10 - Friday, April 12, 1985 - North Shore News

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Who pays for daycare

By JOANNE MACDONALD

“Parents are responsible’

Joan” Gadsby, CNV : District Ald.

‘‘Parents have. the

ultimate responsibility to...

ensure adequate ."daycare ‘supervision for

‘have worked, 1 chosen the route of hiring - babysitters, : ' housekeepers

For: my

ve, © “culated: 4 . over”

hildren, pre-school ‘age, <"

their children under the age of - 14 years. in the 21 years I-

have .

kindergarten. Thirty-six per. cent are cared for in the home and_11-per cent attend daycare..-In, the six

to 14-year-old age’ group,

ich: represents

i 3:2 ‘mil- ‘tion: Canadian ‘children, ‘care. after. school is. pro- vided. by: relatives,’ friends

cent take care of themselves,

“For the fortunate mom who can stay at

home I have the utmost -

respect. I have never had the choice of staying home but I sincerely believe ‘my children have not suffered as a result. It _is not the quantity of time a mother spends with her children that counts, but the quality of the time. Children of career moms learn responsibility, in- dependence, and maturity ‘much earlier. b..en shown in studies on the subject. What is im- _ portant is to let your

‘children know you love

them, are providing con- sistency and continuity ‘in their lives, and that they can grow up. feeling their

feet are firmly planted on. ‘They © also. “learn to be more. adapt-

the ground.

able, flexible and to share in the family workload.’’

This has-

“Busines

Donna Stewart, National Action Committee, Status of Women

‘Daycare has to be the . fesponsibility of business and government as well as parents. It’s in the in- terest of business to- en- sure workers. aren’t distracted by child. care concerns and government has a responsibility because. children are our most signifi icant natural resource. I would love to see daycare in large work places so parents. could visit. their children “at lunch and travel to and from work with them.” ‘NAC has a master” pian that would’ see’ good daycare accessible in every community, .

“Some parents have

. cating skills and enjoy

small. children. Others are depressed by the isolation and begin to'think of the child as: a burden and parenting as an unpleas-

» mean neglect of children.

"It keeps a parent ‘from

ses should pay”

do two jobs ‘isn’t good either and that’s why. society has an-interest in providing. good daycare or after-school care,

“A survey done recent- ly. showed : stay-at-home mothers have less self-. esteem than - any _ other women.. That’s | terribly. sad because they’ re doing something really impor- tant. Providing adequate , daycare would give them

a choice and automatical-

ly. raise their self-esteem, .

Adding: tax credits..and _

pension ; recugnition of

the importance of..their . ‘ child-rearing . would. atso

help. I give great credit to:

women who can afford ‘stay home and‘ who : - pressure’ te become. wage: earners while. thei

ant chore. Working out- side the. home doesn't

The quality of time spent ‘with children is more im-

portant than the ‘quantity. ‘ . choice. and ° still .cthers: smothering the kids. On know their families “<- the other hand, an. ex- happier when ‘he. hausted parent trying to - work.’ “Algg

attend ursery ‘school or...

the youth returned home to .§ find the master bedroom had. :B been ransacked. - : : The. rnissing’ jewelry: been estimated at $5,000. |. ‘rons’ said police currently have no suspects in connec- tion with the .robbery. : The - investigation is continuing. ~.”

and was startled to find the ‘family’s son asleep in.bed.

“Irons ‘said “the suspect im-.

medisyly fled the scene, but

: waking up the

“the ‘robbery: unti} 12:45 p.m., however, . .when’ the sister OF

agreed... _with. the

cino ‘and: Mayor Jack Loucks . features’ ‘of the development

were in:favor of ‘the increas: _ ed tax base, employment and - : community. access © the’. ‘mall : would provide. -. * “While Ald. Hall and Dean

the limited: parking and the “looks of the exterior of. the ‘Suilding.” .

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