[somekyle2]

Daycare was an anti-perk for Google, practically speaking. It was a huge waiting list to have a chance, and a small fraction got to use it, so most parents just got to be somewhat frustrated by it.

Lots of perks aren't widely used, but mostly by choice; a perk I could potentially use is still a perk, and it feels good to have that option.

Pushing toward remote work or asking someone to work on a different campus also makes the on-prem daycare a bit weird.

But yeah, a company day care that has enough spots to serve most interested parents would be a pretty nice perk. But, I think for most parents, a daycare near home is much better, especially those not working from office every day.