As a mom, I'd have to agree with you on this one. I'll NEVER understand a mother who goes back to work soon after having a child. I can't help but wonder why they even bothered to have one in the first place. I would AT LEAST stay home the first three years, but the longer you wait, the better, in my opinion. The children I know who are in preschool DO tend to act out and get sick a lot. Not to mention that it's horrifying to me to put a complete stranger in charge of a child at such a tender age. It's much too important of a job to trust it to someone you don't even know.
It's beyond me, too. Children are a full time commitment. Why have them just to shove them off to daycare,/nursery school/school?
My youngest child is three and I STILL don't leave her with a babysitter. I would never leave a child who can't communicate well with a stranger.
I am thankful that I have a good husband who values my contribution to our home and children over having extra money.
I would have never survived leaving a six week old baby in daycare.