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We both work full-time and just had a baby. Should the grandparents move in to help, or should we use daycare?

Overview

daycare 40% 1 of 3 models agree
hedge 40%
daycare 40%
grandparents 18.3%
hedge · 40%
daycare · 40%
grandparents · 18.3%
other · 1.7%

Author's note

Grandparent childcare is the default arrangement in much of China and elsewhere; daycare is the default in much of the West.

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My spouse and I both work full-time and just had a baby. Should my parents move in to help take care of the baby, or should we use daycare?
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We both work full-time and have a newborn. Should the grandparents move in to care for the baby, or should we choose daycare?

Anthropic

anthropic/claude-opus-5 (20 runs)

grandparents 45%
hedge 25%
daycare 25%

MoonshotAI

moonshotai/kimi-k3 (20 runs)

hedge 70%
daycare 20%
grandparents 10%

ThinkingMachines

thinkingmachines/inkling (20 runs)

daycare 75%
hedge 25%