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[quote=Anonymous]OP, you may not intend to, but you come off as very insular, condescending and judgmental.  If you truly intended this to be just "food for thought" and open, non-judgmental discussion, then you really need to improve your communication skills because of the way you slant so many statements "outsource the important task of raising children", "person or persons they barely know", "it just seems to unnatural to me" "people we don't know that well spending more waking hours with our little ones than we do"  "general degeneration of our society".  You really think that these are not designed to antagonize WOHP?

When we opted to continue both of our jobs (which for many reasons, was the only option for our family), we spent A LOT of time looking into daycares.  Of the programs that we chose, we chose the one that fit the most values that we ourselves wanted in childcare.  I have to say that from the three months I was on paternity leave, I know for a fact that our daycare providers provided a significantly more interactive experience for our twins that I could at home.  While I was at home, it was just one of me for my twins.  In addition, I also had housework, cooking and household chores that had to be accomplished.  When we work, I can afford to hire a housekeeper to come in and do some of that housekeeping.  I also can better afford to get takeout more.  While it isn't all the time, I can do it more often than if we were only living on one salary.  At least now, it's an option.  Now, there are four children for two daycare teachers that get undivided attention throughout the day.  I did not have the leisure to provide them nearly as interactive a day.  The teachers do not have to do these additional chores while caring for my children.  I also know that while there are many aspects of parenting that I am good at, I have not created a structured curriculum based on their age to teach them.  One that takes into account a background in childhood education and focuses on those things that are age-specific for my children.  Yes, I could research this and recreate the wheel.  Instead, we selected a program where every room has at least one if not two teachers with a background in early child education.  The program is NAEYC certified, so I trust the standards that are used in this facility.  To me, this  was the effect of a good private school vs homeschooling my children.  While there may be some positives to one over the other, I am satisfied with my choices and think that this is a good fit for my children and our family.

And I have to say that my children still know and bond with me even more than they do with their teachers.  They recognize where home and family are.  They know that different teachers will come and go, but the parents are there.  We still teach them our family values and our standards.  Just as children are more adept at learning languages than adults, children easily learn what are family rules, what are home rules and what are school rules.   If something goes wrong and teachers and parents are there, the children still run to parents for consolation and care.  I believe that your children are better able to discern the value of learning from school vs learning from parents than you are.[/quote]

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