Anonymous
July 15, 2026Childcare solutions used & satisfaction
If you needed childcare in the past 10 years, what childcare solutions (e.g., childcare center/nursery, nanny, family support, adjusted work schedule, etc.) did your family end up using? Are you satisfied with the availability of childcare options in your country of employment, why or why not?
We had family support during the first 8 months and then used a childcare center.
Joined multiple waitlists?
Did you join multiple childcare waitlists while searching for care?
Yes
Biggest challenges & their impact
Looking back, what were the biggest childcare challenges (e.g., long waiting times, affordability, quality, location, etc.) your family faced? How did these challenges impact your work and family life?
The biggest challenges were the quality of care (due to babies not getting enough one on one attention), falling sick often, and the constant work adjustments we had to make to accommodate that.
One thing to change
If you could change one thing about today's childcare system, what would it be? (For example: access, affordability, quality, employer or university support, emergency backup care, or anything else.)
Childcare is too expensive and too inflexible (in terms of food options, individual developmental needs etc.). The current system is very cookie cutter which deals with every child in the same way, without recognizing that every child is on a different learning and developmental pathway. As a result, I feel some kids thrive in daycare settings while some others don't.
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