“[...] to support themselves and their children while trying to finish high school and/or hold down a part-time, minimum- wage job is very difficult without day care provided for them”(Pardini, 2003). Without daycare services being provided for students, having a job or trying to keep a job can be difficult for teenage parents who want to continue their high school education and prepare for the future. There should be daycare centers available at high schools because it would lower dropout rates, make life easier for teenage parents, and provide children with safety. Although, people say that daycare in school makes it a welfare state. “This is money that schools are using to find help for families who have been left high and dry by cuts to public services”(Kershaw, n.d). Welfare is a government institution already. School is also a government institution, they should be put together.
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“People have concerns about whether children of dual career parents do not receive enough care and attention”(Young, 2000). Lindsay Kretschmer got pregnant when she was eithteen years old; family and friends had always told her "not to limit yourself" but when she got pregnant there was nobody there for her (Crawford, 2008). The only way Lindsay made it through schooling was because of the daycare services provided at her school. The daycare not only made it easier for Lindsay but safer for her son. With these day care services provided on campuses, Kretschmer was able to get her degree, she said “[...] was the most wonderful achievement. It was amazing. I loved it and felt so proud”(Crawford, 2008). Daycare in school helped Lindsay finish high school and go to college where she got her degree. This in return, has made her son's life better because Lindsay has been able to provide for him and will for a long