”We need to start questioning the pre-school.” So begins a letter to the editor on the DN Review by Anna Brix Thomsen, which I interpret as a parent’s desire to put the child’s peace and security in the focus.
It may seem to be a nice reminder, it may seem about why many people choose to take on one of the most rewarding but extremely ansvartyngande life tasks as the raising of children entails. To choose to stay home with their children should, perhaps, be a matter of course, but the reality is that children are costs and someone pays the price.
the Question is who, and in what currency. To question the pre-school could almost be considered a blasphemy in Sweden, which is perhaps the best country to be a parent in with free access to health care, school and nursery, not to mention the generous and paid parental leave. It is of course not free, but tax-funded.
the parents for them to go out into the working world, while publicly paid staff to take care of their children, of course, is no alms, but an investment to create a larger skatteinbringande base with more income earners. From the parent’s point of view, however, is the pre-school is often an economic necessity.
As a bonus, pre-school also provide a platform to develop the child’s social samspelsförmågor – given that the pre-school has pedagogical skills and can create a nurturing environment with not too large broods. The reality is, however, different in many places, I guess.
In the absence of access to statistics (there is one?) about how toddlers in Swedish preschools really feel I am relying on anecdotal stories from parents about the chaotic and heartbreaking relics and stories from the tired and overworked staff.
the parent, I know that the combination of work and parent means a constant compromise. It is often to defend themselves and from the bad conscience of not being a fully present parent and balancing the cyclical weather system that draws through an average smaåbarnsfamilj in the form of viruses, colds and teething.
at the same time trying to be as perfect as possible on the job. One may ask why not more parents join the ranks of the brave group who dared to leave the notorious rat race. Let me for a moment to stop at the words ”brave” and ”daring”.
To tell me that my son had felt better to stay home than to go to the kindergarten from 18 months of age is a bit like beating down an open door. The kindergarten was, for my part, a compromise. I would have liked to have stayed at home longer with my son, but the truth is that I did not dare to stay at home.
full-time privatekonomins equivalent of Russian roulette. Kindergarten was a choice, and in my case an expensive one because I live in Switzerland and an average heltidsdagisplats costs in round numbers 24.000 kr a month.
I looked upon it as a necessary investment to secure my long-term source of livelihood for myself, and not least my children. To give a child a safe and nurturing upbringing costs. The question is who pays the price?
To stay at home means a lower income and a lower pension, Might be considered the of the time and the peace you bestow upon your children during the important this, but let us not ignore the negative financial effects of staying home.
freedom of choice. They can choose to be at home, they can choose to hire a nanny or so called ”nanny”. I disregard this category. I’m talking about parents with limited freedom of choice – the parents who for some reason are single or föräldrarparet who can’t support his family on a full-time salary or two deltidslöner.
Children will cost you. Children are a choice, sure, but without children, would society pösa together as a överjäst dough of an ageing population, so I don’t think we want to discourage people from choosing to become parents.
Then the question remains, who should pay the cost for the children? To question the pre-school as a concept is from my point of view not a solution. I want to angle the problem to how the pre-school can be financed in a way that improves quality by smaller broods and a competent and satisfied staff.
defame the pre-school can challenge the way in which the nursery is funded. Is it reasonable to expect a kindergarten of high quality, but to create space for more funding Perhaps should high income earners pay more in the disappearance of the low fee of 1,200 dollars a month per child.
To give a child a safe and nurturing upbringing costs. The question is who should pay.
