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[quote=Anonymous]Daycare is quite common in Europe (I'm from Germany), but you receive a longer maternity leave, so the baby is generally more than six weeks old before they enter daycare.  But it is totally normal for women to work and I do not see anything wrong with it.  In the former East Germany, all women worked and the children were cared for in childcare centers.  Nobody would have had the idea to stay home and it is generally not seen as sub-standard to have your children in a daycare center while the mother works.

How, I do have to say that the childcare centers in Europe have a much much higher standard.  The people are educated and highly trained in Early Childhood Development.  Here in the U.S., I find that childcare centers employ people who do not necessarily have a lot of education or training (with the exception of a few). Now that does not mean that they are not loving towards the children (many of the workers adore the children they work with), but they are paid slightly above minimum wage and most often they do not have a college degree or even minimum training in ECD.

Instead of the constant debate about SAHM vs. WM, we should all work together as women to make sure that the people who care for our children are not only properly trained and educated, but also receive fair compensation and benefits.[/quote]

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