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Re:New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child ... by potato3732842 on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @12:00PM (#45183920)
Worse. Not just a "stranger" but a subset of strangers running "real businesses".

I would rather my kid be raised by a) spouse b) grandparents c) no-habla cash only daycare (who are catering to customers who's average values are much closer to mine than an above the table business). Only after all those options are exhausted do I look toward a "real business".

Re:New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child ... by afavour on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @12:05PM (#45184005)
> Worse. Not just a "stranger" but a subset of strangers running "real businesses".

Real businesses subject to real inspections and real assessments, you mean? With "strangers" who need to have qualifications and background checks?

To each their own of course but I'd prefer somewhere I know is actually judged to be a safe environment than some under the table option.

Re:New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child ... by potato3732842 on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @12:13PM (#45184131)
The incentive alignment of a stay at home mom who's taking care of 10-15 kids (which is typically what these operations are) to add some extra income is way better than a "real" operation that's got one manager and some min-wage employees running around herding 15 kids each while simultaneously trying to keep the state off their back.

Don't get me wrong, I don't expect the former to have ADA compliant doors or hot water that meets state regulations but the "give a fuck factor" is just so, so, so much higher when someone is working out of their own home, one of their own kids is in the mix, the rest of them are kids of a friend or friend of a friend, etc, than it is when your kid is being looked after by some 20yo college kid who's doing this part time.

Re:New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child ... by janalsncm on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @12:06PM (#45184008)
Those are still options? The state isn’t going to force parents to use public daycare. However you might keep in mind that not everyone has an available spouse, and grandparents might not always be available either.
Re:New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child ... by lagniappe on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @12:02PM (#45183942)
>no-habla cash only daycare

Yo, what the fuck HN?

Re:New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child ... by potato3732842 on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @12:09PM (#45184061)
You send your kid to the daycare run by foreigners to learn a language.

I send my kid to the daycare run by foreigners to learn cultural values.

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Re:New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child ... by declan_roberts on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @12:14PM (#45184141)
The whitewashed term for this is "Spanish immersion daycare"
Re:New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child ... by programjames on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @12:34PM (#45184495)
I'm confused, what cultural values do you want them to learn?
Re:New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child ... by fragmede on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @12:18PM (#45184219)
just flag it, and child comment below, and move on with your life. if it really bothers you, email [email protected]. any ignorant mothertrucker can create an account and just spew hate. it's, ah, a design choice.