Childcare Rant 2

Ok so just found out that on our higher than average income the government will pay 60 odd percent off the chilcare costs per child. Woohoo. NOW that isn't all.... every quarter they are going to give me back another 50% of what I actually pay. So overall it's going to cost me $10 a day to put my kids in long daycare each child with the rest subsidised by the taxpayer. Am I the only person to see the insanity of this??? This second 50% payment isn't means tested either!!! (I am not 100% sure of that but from what I gather). By leaving my baby in daycare, not only is the government paying for a lot of the care but they will then be more likely to pay for hospitalising him with various ilnesses. Now he is lucky in that I can provide breastmilk for him thus decreasing his chances of illness significantly but how many other mothers can when they have to leave their babies at young ages to work?? I know of one mother who has managed this and we all think she is a supermother, extraordinary, etc. So obviously, sadly it isn't the norm.
How can it not make more sense to pay mothers their full income to stay at home with their babies for 12 months??? They do 18 months in Sweden, it's doable. I'd go so far as to say it's a right for our babies to have a parent at home (preferably the one with the breasts) with them for at least 12 months. I saw Steve Biddulph talk at hot milk last year. He is a wonderful speaker if you ever get the change to so him DO! Anyway, he was talking about the dangers of childcare for under 3's especially boys and it just makes so much sense.
Thank goodness they are looking into this now. I seriously had no idea how much taxpayer money is being wasted to keep mothers and babies apart :(