There’s some studies showing parents of kids in daycare are sick upwards of 90% of the time.
I don’t know if it was that much, but when my kids were in daycare, it was definitely A LOT for sure. Work doesn’t provide nearly enough sick time for that period of being a parent. So what are parents to do if they’re not able to work from home?
I was a kid in daycare a lot. Also, my mom (sole caregiver, besides daycare) was a registered nurse and at the time specialized in staff (i.e, direct patient care) nursing.
No way was she sick 90% of the time, or even 10% of the time, despite the numerous alleged opportunities for infection ("daycare", staff nursing, etc).
My kids almost never got sick in daycare (1-2 days per year), but especially the first year I felt like I had a cold most of the time. But it improved later years.
I don’t know if it was that much, but when my kids were in daycare, it was definitely A LOT for sure. Work doesn’t provide nearly enough sick time for that period of being a parent. So what are parents to do if they’re not able to work from home?