Should they? Why should they?

I believe that the government should provide day-cares to parents who actually work, but it should not be mandatory. Although parents work and have their kids at home, some children are actually more than capable of taking care of themselves, rather it sounds ridiculous or not. Some children who are not quite ready to take a wild gander and consider a chance to stay home, should at least try. If they are not capable of achieving such a traumatic attempt, then they should stay at the day-care until they are ready for sure. Day care is a place where kids learn to develop home skills, when they are not trusted alone. If the government does provide such day-cares, they should be free, and not feed for money. Some parents do not have the money to provide for such things, and the government doesn't understand that. The day-cares should only be provided if its truly necessary, and its highly in demand.