#Childcare Support

A magical mechanism where the idealistic slogans of government and the reality of bureaucratic paperwork can be savored simultaneously. A technique of distributing small coins called 'support' to parents while freezing budgets in the name of future expectations. Users solemnly utter 'thank you' as they etch their names onto the childcare waitlist. The scheme proclaims child growth, yet end users bond over the sorrow of drowning in stacks of ID photos. A social performance pairing the glamour of policy shows with the ledgers hidden behind the curtain.

Parental leave is the supposed celebration of new life that hijacks both your household budget and career trajectory. You chant "for the kids" to win sympathy at work, only to find after you return that only a line item in a spreadsheet remembers you. To companies it appears as a benevolent perk, but beneath the surface it sits atop the risk matrix, locked in a bureaucratic game of paperwork. Meanwhile you experience the surreal fantasy of transparency, peeking from Slack channels and PowerPoint slides, even as you step into the 24/7 service industry of household and childcare duties.