Anonymous
July 22, 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?
I needed childcare in 2013~2016 as I was wrapping up my Ph.D. We used childcare center. The tuition was out of my budget but there was a state-wise support for low income families (PhD students' income qualified) which took care of the majority of expenses. We were satisfied with the availability of childcare options.
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?
As I mentioned, affordability was a problem/challenge but there was a state-wise support for low income families.
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.)
If there was a childcare facility at university, it would have been much better as logistics were not efficient to send our child to a childcare facility outside of campus.
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