Being a shift worker, government sponsored Childcare is utterly useless. The one and only Municipal Childcare Centre, opens at 8am, and closes at 4:30pm. I report for work at 6:30am, and finish at 7pm. There is no early drop-off option, so to use this centre, I would have to hire an early morning sitter, to come in at 6:15, and have them take them in when it opens. $10 plus driving expenses, and $30 daily fees each day. My wife and I both work shifts, so afternoons and nights, it is family or sitters.
Problem 2; 95% of all funding will go to larger urban centres. I live in a small rural town, so nothing will trickle down to us. $1200/year won't cover my childcare expenses, but it would help. Should some choose to spend it on something else, so be it.
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