Child Care Between The 1950s And 1960's

After the postwar mothers with paying jobs were faced with the challenge of where to place their children while working, at this period few available child care facilities were very expensive with poor sanitary conditions. There was a cry out by the women to the state to subsidize daycare services. The patriarchal generalized opinion at that time saw no reason while a woman should take up a paying job when their family role was to keep the home front while the fathers work for wages.

However, between the 1950s and 1960s mother were combing their domestic responsibilities with outside employment, this was very challenging for them. The governments and its capitalist with the patriarchal social attitude decided to limit public spending and prevent free universal daycare. Many employers used this opportunity to come up with policies preventing women from getting paid job, this propaganda was also supported by the media. This led to women leaving their paying job to take care of their family. Pressure were place on the government by women activists, stating that it is the responsibility of government to sponsor child care facilities and also that women have a right to take up paid job to support their families especially with the rising

Presently government subsidized childcare but this is usually tied to the combined income of parents or the single parents. Both parents have to be working or schooling to be eligible. Some working mothers do not qualify for childcare subsidy, so they have to pay out of their pocket and because it is usually very expensive most of their earning goes into payment of this services as a result, some had to stop working. Also most childcare services operate between the hours of 7am to 6pm, this is a big challenge for mothers resuming work at 6am or closing after 6pm. The constant monitoring of eligible parents by government may also cause psychological