I can only speak for the opinion that I expressed:
Yes, I am sure there are some daycare providers who do a wonderful job, but, ultimately, a child belongs with his own mother or father. There is important bonding that goes on between a parent and a child who is caring for him. It makes no sense to pay someone to “bond: with your child. I have seen far too many of these daycare-raised children, and it is very sad.
there is no doubt that parental involvement is critical for kids, but think of the extraordinary number, in this day and age, of single mothers, broken families, welfare babies etc. etc. etc....beyond all that, you will send your child off to school at age 5 or so and then they are actually being nurtured by someone else.....The vast majority come out of this situation just fine.....some better than others, but overall pretty good. We have three sons, graduates of 2 state universities, one Catholic university, who are more conservative than Ronald Reagan. The influence of their family overcame the liberal nonsense that they were inundated with in school.. You can't babysit your kids forever....you raise them to the best of your ability and then send them out into the big bad world to fend for themselves.....if you did a good job, they will reward your efforts over and over again and you will FEEL FULFILLED...guaranteed!!!