Mr McCoskrie said this was concerning as full-time parenting should be seen as a child's right.
"New Zealand should undergo a timely and long overdue re-evaluation of motherhood."
He said the Government should subsidise family arrangements in the same way that they are currently subsidising early childhood education so one parent can stay at home.
An Early Childhood Education analysis done by Family First showed that the proportion of babies and toddlers in long periods of childcare had, on average, tripled since 2000.
"These statistics are concerning. Babies are spending more time in daycare than primary age children are expected to spend at school when they first start," Mr McCoskrie said.
He said it was essential that the benefits of the investment for child education were weighed against the real needs of very young children & babies and their families.
"Funding should not to go to the ECE industry but should be given to families so they can choose which arrangement works best for them, whether it is ECE, kindy or having a full-time parent."'
"At the moment the bulk of the funding goes to ECE and families don't have real choice."
His solution to the issue was income splitting for families so a family could afford a stay at home parent or paid parental leave.
With regards to the reduced funding for kindergartens New Zealand Educational Institute president Lynda Stuart urged families and teachers to contact their local MP to share their concerns.
"The dire financial situation the association finds itself in is entirely the fault of the government's seven-year freeze on per-child funding."
Her only solution for this was for the government to restore funding, so quality services like the Heretaunga Kindergarten Association don't have to lay off any teachers and could continue to provide outstanding early childhood education to Hawke's Bay children.