Childcare 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 used daycare/childcare center. We lived both in the Netherlands and the US. The availability of childcare options in the Netherlands was good. But it was more challenging for us to find a suitable/available childcare option in the US.
Joined multiple waitlists?
Did you join multiple childcare waitlists while searching for care?
No
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?
In the Netherlands, availability and quality was good but it was expensive. In our experience in the US, both availability and affordability could be better, but the quality is still good.
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.)
All items listed above. If I need to pick one: access.
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