A recent article in the Wall Street Journal talked about Japanese daycare and working women's dilemma there in terms of finding quality child care. While meticulous organization and reasonable fees are trademarks of Japan's 22,800 publicly-supported daycare centers, supply is limited so that there are huge shortages in big cities. This has led to really tough competition to land a spot in a coveted care center. While we in the U.S. face tough choices in child care in terms of choosing what we think is best for our kids and budget, at least in most cases there are choices to be had. Other differences? Many child care centers in Japan require parents to take home their children's dirty diapers at the end of each week to reduce the center's trash disposal fees. I don't know about you, but I sure wouldn't welcome a bundle of smelly, old diapers come Friday each week in my car and then my home until the next trash collection day. Ewwwww. Thank goodness for all our child care choices!
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