Indeed that's the viewpoint that we take.
I would point to statistics from Statistics Canada and other polls and surveys suggesting that cost is not the first issue that parents face. Where cost is a problem, the money that goes to parents would allow us all to make our own decisions and choices. Furthermore, a lot of us are prepared to sacrifice financially in order to spend time with family in these short-lived years when kids are growing up and won't be small forever.
What I see in the policy arena is what is echoed in my private life in taking care of a two-year-old, which is to say that a lot of parents are balancing and juggling in important ways to spend more time with their children.