Childcare Facilities

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This paper argues that extended hours at daycare facilities are essential to working parents in this day and age, where the 9-5 job has gone the way of the single-income, two-parent family. The writer asserts that, in order to give hard-working parents at least some of the respect shown by European nations to their working parents, it is necessary to meet the demand for 24-hour care created by our own desire for a 24-hour service economy. The writer further maintains that daycare can provide the benefits to children's psychological well-being. Thus increased access to daycare will be a boon, not a bane, for American society. The writer strongly argues that it is imperative that extended hours become a priority at daycare facilities all over the nation.

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"In some nations, the federal government has recognized the value of treating daycare as a national priority and expanded parental leave as well. The government creates a daycare system that works with people's working needs. In France, to take one example, according to a 2006 report by CBS news, all French families, regardless of income, are entitled to three years paid maternity leave with a guarantee that mother's job will be there for her when she returns, followed by access subsidized child care. At very least, creating more U.S. facilities that offer extended hours is an important first step to provide more accessible daycare to families in a nation such as ours, where benefits to parents with small children are few and far between. In the U.S., federal law entitles some mothers to twelve weeks of unpaid leave, depending on the circumstances of their employment, while some mothers receive no leave; if for example, they are working two part-time jobs to pay the bills. Yet one hundred and sixty three countries around the globe offer at least some daycare subsidies to new mothers regardless of income or employment status. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• "A 24- Hour Day Care Trend?" CBS News. 13 Nov 2003. 1 Aug 2007. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/11/12/earlyshow/living/main583299.shtml
• Besharov, Douglas. "Economic Benefits of Childcare and Early Childhood Education."Congressional Testimony. Congressional Quarterly 27 Jun 2007 1 Aug 2007. http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/571391.html
• "Bonuses for Having Babies in France." CBS News. 9 Dec. 2006. 1 Aug 2007. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/10/eveningnews/main2243958.shtml
• "Daycare benefits children." KUJH-TV News. 16 Apr 2007. 1 Aug 2007. https://tv.ku.edu/news/2007/04/16/daycare-benefits-children/

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