Today’s world runs a 24-hours, 7 days a week economy and the feminization of the workforce has created difficulties for working parents to balance work life and family time. Work life balance concerns can have a negative effect on work performance. The emotional stress related to finding the right balance can be difficult for both parents and children. Traditionally, parents select one of two options for providing care for their children; either relying on family members to raise their children, or placing their children in public daycares. While it may be comforting to have family members provide daily care for their children, it can be burdensome therefore creating many challenges including reliability. Public daycares tend to have
