Depending on where they live, that isn't outrageous. My wife and I pay just over $10,000 per year. And that is for one child, if we had more it would be a lot higher.
Yes, I see my child every night, and all weekend, and my parents watch him one day a week. 4 days of daycare comes to a total of $200 per week, and that taken across a full year comes to that number. Welcome to the real world, where both parents work full-time jobs in order to be able to live.
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Maybe in LA. I'm just above the poverty line and my wife doesn't work, but we're working on buying a house in the next couple years. It's called budgeting.
If all or half the people who use childcare just quit to stay home our economy and services would be terrible (doctors, teachers, directors, project managers, all the way down to standard hourly wage workers). There are numerous studies about how child care strengthens the economy, and for low income families they often provide essential meals (some daycares provide multiple meals so it could be the only assured meals some kids get) just like the free and reduced price meals at standard K-12 schools provide.
Blanket statements insinuating parents who use childcare don't see their kids are ignorant.
Just because you chose to live "just above the poverty line & my wife doesn't work" doesn't mean others are wrong in their decision to not live that way. People work, their earnings are taxed, that tax money goes to provide services that everyone uses, even you.
If you were hurt/killed how would your wife support you/herself? Some of us plan for contingencies mere budgeting cant solve.
I can't tell if you're being deliberately ignorant about this or not, because clearly, yes, most people would LOVE to have the option of staying home with their kid. Lots of them will never have that option. Split custody, single parents, a lot of couples making ends meet with their combined incomes, who would have no way of surviving if one or the other quit their jobs
Your question is like asking "if you want your kids to have an education, why don't you homeschool them instead of sending them to a regular school?" If you have that option, good for you, but not everyone DOES have the option or the ability, and there's zero reason to start shaming people because of that
It also is the catch where if you take five years off of work to take care of your child then you cannot get back into a job at the level you were when you left (possibly happens for a few, but for most you're SOL). Employers want (rightfully) current skills and can't hold a job for you for extended absences. My husband and I love both our children but they were in that infant daycare room at a cost higher than our mortgage, to keep them happy, socialized, and taken care of while we earn the money to ensure they have everything they need now, so we can provide them opportunities in the future, and so that we can retire without needing their support. They love/loved their daycare, they are & know they are loved at home. Some people do really great staying at home with their kids, but it's not feasible for most, & unlike some places where the parents offload their kids onto other kids or grandparents as free childcare, it's not an option, nor the best option, for all.
Blanket statements insinuating parents who use childcare don't see their kids are ignorant.
Just because you chose to live "just above the poverty line & my wife doesn't work" doesn't mean others are wrong in their decision to not live that way. People work, their earnings are taxed, that tax money goes to provide services that everyone uses, even you.
If you were hurt/killed how would your wife support you/herself? Some of us plan for contingencies mere budgeting cant solve.
Your question is like asking "if you want your kids to have an education, why don't you homeschool them instead of sending them to a regular school?" If you have that option, good for you, but not everyone DOES have the option or the ability, and there's zero reason to start shaming people because of that