Von der Leyen came under attack from all sides as soon as she announced her proposal. Although she also received plenty of praise, many feared that if daycare centers became widespread, German housewives would rush en masse into the workforce. Edmund Stoiber, who gained notoriety for his "Kinder, Kuche, Kirche" statement, was the first to oppose von der Leyen's proposal.
馮德萊的構想一宣布，立刻成為眾矢之的，指責與喝采交相而來，甚至引起某種恐慌──害怕托兒所普遍以後，女人都放心上班去了。