A daycare crisis, a workforce crisis
When mothers leave the workforce, India loses twice — once as a society, and once as an economy
Updated At : 07:06 AM Jul 04, 2026 IST
Horrifying: The ill-treatment of toddlers at a Bengaluru daycare centre has sparked outrage. Credit: X
THE allegations emerging from the Bengaluru daycare centre are every working parent's nightmare. It is something truly appalling and blood-curdling. We are not talking about a child falling off a swing or a momentary lapse in supervision. We are talking about allegations of systematic cruelty against toddlers — children allegedly locked inside bathrooms, placed inside washing machines, sprayed with toilet jets because they cried. With no CCTVs in sight.
