"Single mothers work antisocial hours, when daycare isn't available."

As it has always been, so shall it always be.  Sad.  But true.

And to add to/counter the anecdotal "I or someone I know benefits greatly from subsidized daycare" comments, every single person I know (in Ontario, mind you) who lauds (or cries for more) daycare subsidies has at least one bread winner single-handedly earning a median *family* income... so the better-off among parents seem to be getting most of the benefits.  {I think that demonstrates why anecdotal examples are useless..?}