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Because our social system was built on the expectation that a parent (Mother) would stay home with the kids, when women started joining the workforce in greater numbers, people took advantage of the system that was in place (schools) and added onto that (before and after care, summer camps) rather than re-inventing a better way to provide childcare.  That is the conversation we should be having.[/quote]

While I certainly don't disagree that there's a need for a broader discussion about childcare, I am getting a little lost in your argument as it relates to schools.  You seem to be trying to separate school from child care needs.  I think it's rather clear that school would be a fundamental component of any national/state child care policy strategy. For about 180 days a year, you already know where and how school-age children will be cared for- you'd obviously build on that.

Whether child care is or isn't a primary purpose of schools is moot.  It obviously functionally plays the role of child care, and a huge part of our society and economy is based on that assumption.[/quote]

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