Yeah, that one really makes me wonder. (Though I'd take my kid to a center based day care, thus avoiding the entire question of home based care.) My hesitation about possible cost increases came from the fact that a lot of people I work with are very poor. I wondered if child care would be even less possible for them if the home based day cares unionized. *cheers on Head Start* I never claimed it was a sensible fear.

For what it's worth, a union doesn't always indicate happy. I'm told that the nurse's union might have successfully gotten their people big salaries, but they bargained away quality of life in return.