This is where free daycare, and support from the government helps.
(And yes of course it's not "free", it is paid for from taxes, people are so smart to point that out.)
Different countries have different incentives, but I was really pleased with the setup in Finland when we had our child. A free box of first-clothes, daycare from 1-5 years old cheap enough that it was almost free, and preschool at 6 before schooling started at 7.
Lots of minor perks, such as free transport on busses, trams, etc, if you were pushing a stroller, and so on.
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This is where free daycare, and support from the government helps.
(And yes of course it's not "free", it is paid for from taxes, people are so smart to point that out.)
Different countries have different incentives, but I was really pleased with the setup in Finland when we had our child. A free box of first-clothes, daycare from 1-5 years old cheap enough that it was almost free, and preschool at 6 before schooling started at 7.
Lots of minor perks, such as free transport on busses, trams, etc, if you were pushing a stroller, and so on.
It doesn't seem to be helping with the birth rate though. Not much of a correlation on countries with great natal policies and higher birth rates.