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Childcare around the world: who's left holding the baby?
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Childcare around the world: who's left holding the baby?
Madeleine Morris From Fiji's communal childcare tradition to China's boarding school for three-year-olds, childcare differs greatly around the world. But they all offer their own pros and cons, as Madeleine Morris discovered.
