I am pretty well travelled but I have never been a parent anywhere else. So, I guess I am just ignorant of what is available everywhere else.

I do not think there is anything that is not a private residence within 200 m of me. It is well over a kilometre to the nearest school. It is more than 2 to the closest business. I am having trouble relating to a world that has all these services available a short stroll from my front door.

Oh, and with regards to the poster from the UK with the free daycare, I pay $800 per month for one child ( and have 4 ).

So yes, these places are very much sounding like utopia to me.

Just you understand how different cities can be if designed for high density.

There are 25 day cares within 700m from my home, 3 supermarkets and 3 primary schools, 3 parks and the police station.

Cars are greatly disadvantaged because of the lack of parking.