Child Care Critics

03/13/2009

Acknowledging the good that is already in your life is the foundation for all abundance.
Eckhart Tolle

In ExchangeEveryDay we have cited researchers, politicians, business people, and economists who have endorsed the value of quality early care and education. However, it is important to recognize that there are plenty of influential critics of our profession. The UNICEF publication, The Child Care Transition, quoted some of the critics:

Steve Biddulph from Australia, whose books on parenting have sold more than 4 million copies:
"The best nurseries struggled to meet the needs of very young children in a group setting. The worst were negligent, frightening, and bleak: a nightmare of bewildered loneliness that was heartbreaking to watch. Children at this age — under three — will want one thing only: the individual care of their own special person."

Susan Gerhardt from England, is co-founder of the Oxford Parent-Infant Project:
"It is not popular these days to spell out how great the responsibilities of parenthood are, since women have struggled desperately to establish themselves as men's equals in the workplace and do not want to feel guilty about keeping their careers or pay cheques going while someone else takes care of their babies."

Cathleen Sherry from Australia, is a human rights lawyer:
"No one has an absolute right to a career — men or women. If you choose to have children, your major responsibility is to care for them properly, and if that affects your career, it affects your career."

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