
Nurseries, raids on babies
TP2025•8.0/10
Documentary
Ratings
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8.0/10(1)
An investigation into the inner workings of an economic model where profitability takes precedence over the well-being of children and their families. Former employees provide behind-the-scenes accounts of these daycare centers, which now operate on a profit-driven basis. In France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, this sector is being privatized, paradoxically thanks to massive public subsidies. But where do these public funds end up?
Production
ARTE, CAPA
Language
FR
Status
Ended
First Aired
September 9, 2025
Last Aired
September 9, 2025
Networks
ARTE
Created By
Coraline Salvoch, Alain Pirot
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season

E1
The hidden side of private nurseries
Air date: 2025-09-09
Since daycare centers opened to the private sector in the early 2000s, early childhood has become a lucrative business for its voracious stakeholders. As child abuse scandals multiply and embezzlement of public funds is uncovered, we investigate the excesses of deregulation that has transformed babies into cash machines.

E2
A system fed on public money
Air date: 2025-09-09
After twenty years of liberal deregulation, child abuse scandals and the misappropriation of public funds, governments and municipalities in several European countries are trying to regain control of the private daycare sector.






















