Daycare Costs and Quality

Discussions center on the high expense of daycare, its quality and caregiver ratios compared to parental care or nannies, and its role in enabling working parents.

➡️ Stable 0.5x Politics & Society
1,932
Comments
20
Years Active
5
Top Authors
#9441
Topic ID

Activity Over Time

2007
1
2008
24
2009
5
2010
14
2011
25
2012
19
2013
45
2014
64
2015
92
2016
87
2017
131
2018
105
2019
154
2020
186
2021
149
2022
154
2023
262
2024
207
2025
201
2026
7

Keywords

US X7 WFH NYC FAANG daycare childcare child kids care children parents kid day expensive

Sample Comments

gtaylor Apr 29, 2021 View on HN

Someone want to tell this commenter how expensive daycare is?

Zpalmtree Apr 3, 2022 View on HN

why is throwing kids in daycare so parents can go slave for more money a good thing

post_break Sep 9, 2025 View on HN

Paid day cares probably have a big issue with this.

Khaine Dec 26, 2019 View on HN

Sounds like a glorified daycare

wlievens Nov 14, 2015 View on HN

Or horribly expensive daycare for two kids :)

hackable_sand Mar 3, 2025 View on HN

You've described a daycare.

humanrebar Jul 28, 2018 View on HN

Provide childcare, undercutting babysitters.

dont__panic Apr 30, 2021 View on HN

Wouldn't daycare present just as much of an issue if you started working from an office?

WomanCanCode Dec 10, 2019 View on HN

Child care is expensive but I rather pay for someone to watch and look after my child at a daycare center then doing it 24 X7. Taking care of the house and children is just mindless, time consuming and exhausting, It doesn't give me the satisfaction that I get when working with something that requires a degree and talent.

emodendroket Dec 23, 2021 View on HN

Daycare might be a more compelling one.