Anonymous
July 18, 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?
Daycare, grandparents
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?
Long waiting times ( in Canada), some teachers are not caring and difficult to switch class/daycare
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.)
Employer university support — our university’s daycare needs two years’ waiting time; also lack of emergency backup.
Additional insights
Are there any additional comments or personal insights you would like to share about childcare?
In Canada, there is a lack of price differentiation ( for example, in China you can choose cheaper or expensive ones; while Canada only have cheap ones which introduce congestion and result in low quality as teachers are poorly paid low.
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