I've used full-time child care myself, and I've run a gender-equity career day at the school that I last worked at, so I'm all for that. But I would not put my child in a day care. I saw the best of the best in Toronto, and it's not good enough for my children. I would not put them in a day care centre. If that's the choice of person B, that's what they can do. But we need to have equality of funding. That is what we've said all the way along.
My husband and I wanted to share the child care duties, so he worked on the weekend; I went in early. Those kinds of situations are not being helped by this. We would be sacrificing so that others could have more than their share, and if we go to this hugely bureaucratic day care system, which.... Listen, the NICHD, which did one of the only longitudinal studies in the world on day cares, has come out saying there is a small increase in behavioural problems that is still noted by grade six.
So to answer both, no. Choice--choice is what Liberals are supposed to be about, and that's what we're about.
Also, to your point, as an educator, I know it is not always the best option for children.
Thank you.