College grads in childcare

This is not a "religious" issue except in the larger sense that many religions (including the Humanists of Palo Alto) have found that providing childcare (or quality schooling) is a great way to bring in converts...

Now for the question...

The Right Start Child Care and Education Act (S.210)introduced in the Senate would provide a tax credit of up to $2,000 a year for three years for college graduates who decide to enter the child care field.

Do we really need more college graduates in childcare? I suppose someone with a college degree might manage a larger childcare facility, but that's like, uh, a business degree? Is that what we really need in childcare? I DO agree with most of the other provisions of the bill, but I can't quite fathom the notion of urging someone to go to college for a job that is traditionally performed by someone without a degree, and at a lower cost. While going to college theoretically makes you a more rounded person, and a person specializing in childhood development might create better programs for the children in daycare, that would be the high-end, more expensive daycare option, for parents who CAN afford daycare and are willing to pay a premium for it. Those people don't need financial assistance, and we probably don't need more high-end daycare people; what we need is daycare more available to the average working parent, which generally means affordability is the issue.