Why child care is so expensive

[zappasguitar]

Off the top of my head I'd say the certification process (having to be certified) and the required ratios of workers and kids contribute to the rising costs.

Yeah, because why would anyone care how qualified the people who watch their children are, or whether they might be on the sex offender registry.

And I can tell you've never witnessed what can occur in a room with 25 children under the age of 7.

You want LOTS of adults handy when skirmishes happen.

 

[cawacko]

Yeah, because why would anyone care how qualified the people who watch their children are, or whether they might be on the sex offender registry.

And I can tell you've never witnessed what can occur in a room with 25 children under the age of 7.

You want LOTS of adults handy when skirmishes happen.

You can do background checks on workers without them needing to become certified

 

[zappasguitar]

If think excessive regulations aren't the reason the cost of child care is rising (and on a seperate issue why our economy is having the challenges it is and why new business starts are down) then that's on you.

How about you share why child care costs are rising like they are if don't feel gov't regulation is the cause

Good old fashioned GREED.

 

[Phantasmal]

Boy? Remind me who you are again?

My wife is over eight months pregnant so yes I will be a father. My wife has a masters degree in early childhood development, she directed a preschool for 10 years and has been looking into watching other kids along with our baby after baby girl is born. So I am aware of the cost and the amount of regulations that go into someone being allowed to watch other children. So please spout your holier than thou ignorance to someone else

Well congratulations, then you should also know how vital regulations are to protect children as well as your wife. daycare was once very ugly without them.

 

[Phantasmal]

Riiigggghhhht.....we hate what George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and their ilk were saying about child care centers in 1700's.....

Moron.

The rich had slaves, or servants, the poor children worked alongside their parents, another idiot that longs for the good old days.

 

[Althea]

My sister works in interior design. After her first kid she worked part time and the money she earned basically covered the cost of a shared nanny for the time she was working. So basically she netted nothing.

For many, they do it in order to keep their job for a few years until pre school kicks in.

 

[Phantasmal]

or you could just as easily give child care providers the same amount of legal protections and qualified immunity that you idiots give cops for making you FEEL safe......

Yawn

 

[cawacko]

Good old fashioned GREED.

You're making the assumption that the additional regulations required by the gov't have no cost and that just isn't the case

 

[Phantasmal]

Rana nor you & I voted for giving the cops any kinda immunity-WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE MATTER!!

I am guessing/hoping you were being sarcastic about giving babysitters that kinda immunity~is that correct??

Thanks, I don't even bother past a yawn, anymore!

 

[cawacko]

For many, they do it in order to keep their job for a few years until pre school kicks in.

Yeah my sister basically decided she would rather work part time than be full time stay at home mom so she continued working even though it didn't net her any money

 

[Phantasmal]

You are making the assumption all regulations are good ones and have their intended effect and that's not the case. Childcare cost is a campaign issue and over regulation is not talked about as a cause of it. No one wants to put their kid in an unsafe environment but gov't requirements limit choices parents have and it's the poorer people that get hit hardest by the cost.

Examples, please, I always found Alaska regulations to be reasonable.

 

[cawacko]

Examples, please, I always found Alaska regulations to be reasonable.

I posted an article about it in one of these posts

 

[Althea]

You are making the assumption all regulations are good ones and have their intended effect and that's not the case. Childcare cost is a campaign issue and over regulation is not talked about as a cause of it. No one wants to put their kid in an unsafe environment but gov't requirements limit choices parents have and it's the poorer people that get hit hardest by the cost.

Third time....are you against the regulations that were mentioned in your article?

The low income families have access to some of the best childcare options. Republicans attack funding for those programs every time the govt. needs to be funded in order to remain running.

 

[Phantasmal]

Off the top of my head I'd say the certification process (having to be certified) and the required ratios of workers and kids contribute to the rising costs.

This is absolutely vital, the younger the children, the higher the ratio of adults is vital for infant development. childcare providers not certified to handle infants can cause problems, lead to abuse. First aid is vital to have when. caring for children. People would not take necessary classes if not required. It is among the first things I would ask a daycare provider.

 

[Althea]

No I do not assume all regulations are good or will solve all problems, and there is a system in place to remove the ones that do not work. And you seem to not understand there are public hearings prior to passing any regulation. And that is where all the arguments are heard.

I find it ironic that those who hate regulations, are the ones who use regulations to illegally shut down abortion clinics, etc.

Texas is a fine example.

 

[Althea]

understood. but they (regs) are multiplying like rats. The federal gov't is rapidly expanding with no "checks and balances".
They are forcing the states to also increase reg. There are costs for all this.

I think you're talking about the coal industry for one. After countless decades of allowing this industry to kill workers/the environment, we are indeed scrambling to rein them in. But...these regulations should have been in place from the beginning. Often, we don't realize there is a problem until new research shows us that the industry is toxic.

 

[Althea]

It doesn't take a PhD in economics to understand that adding additional layers of regulation causes prices to increase and that's what we have here. If you're ok with that then that's your decision but to not acknowledge that they do increase the cost is to deny economic reality

You've already cited mandatory maximum children per worker as a reason for excessive cost. If an average daycare worker makes app. $80 for an 8 hour day, how much will it add to the cost if a center has to hire one more worker? Do you know what the maximum is now?

 

[Althea]

You can do background checks on workers without them needing to become certified

Certification makes it unnecessary for EVERY child care center to spend the money on background checks. Once certified, the worker can apply anywhere.

 

[Althea]

Yeah my sister basically decided she would rather work part time than be full time stay at home mom so she continued working even though it didn't net her any money

You will find that there is no better investment of your time, than to raise your child. Unless you get a good quality daycare center, you're doing more harm than good. Sometimes the breadwinner must work, and sometimes one of the parents must work for the health insurance.

For many, the decision to raise the baby is an easy one. We aren't addressing those with the luxury of choice.

 

[cawacko]

You will find that there is no better investment of your time, than to raise your child. Unless you get a good quality daycare center, you're doing more harm than good. Sometimes the breadwinner must work, and sometimes one of the parents must work for the health insurance.

For many, the decision to raise the baby is an easy one. We aren't addressing those with the luxury of choice.

She basically had a nanny share with the neighbor across the street's kids. Seemed to work pretty well. I do not disagree with you that more time and attention from the parent is generally a good thing.