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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Having a person trained in child development or education is a bad idea? I don't follow you. What standard is "good enough" for your kids then?

Because I'd hate to see this city have a system like VA where any illiterate redneck trailer trash can have an unlicensed operation with up to half a dozen kids.

If people are better qualified, then it will cost more, yes. I'd call that worthwhile. I'm sure there are other expenses in your household budget that you could re-evaluate and decide if it might be worth eliminating some things to put that money towards better care for your children.

Seems like a no brainer to me. I'd want the most qualified person there was watching my kids. I work from home, and we have a nanny, too, but I can't see how this would upset people. I don't get it. [/quote]

Yes, it's a bad idea to require people who make $8-13/hr to go back to college.  Is the district going to pay their tuition to get the AA degree?  Is it going to provide paid time off to attend college classes?  If not, how to you expect people who are in the bottom 25% of the pay scale to attend?

Also, if you expect them to have an AA, then you will need to pay them more.  If you pay them more then daycare costs go up.  There are many people struggling now with the cost of early childcare and you want to increase that?

You reek of being a 1%er who is out of touch with reality.  You can afford a nanny.  You realize that you pay your nanny more than the average daycare worker earns.  And yet you expect them to afford college classes and time off from work from an hourly position where "no work"="no pay".  Many daycares are only barely profitable and you want them to afford to pay higher wages to more educated employees?  The costs will have to be passed on to the parents, many of whom are already stretched thin.  You are entitled and clueless.  You have a typical first world rant.[/quote]

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