you guys have the wrong idea. the best scenario is one person works outside the home and makes the bulk of the money, and another WORKS AT HOME while taking care of the kid and the house. the work would most likely be part time
there are jobs AND careers that can be done from the home. you get the best of both worlds, a two income house and someone to tend the home.
i did used to get babysat by people my mom thought was safe, but man it wasn't. it wasn't the babysitter but the kids that would come over or the babysitter's kids. i wasn't abused but some rape went down and the rapist was another kid.