Center for American Progress

The Child Care Sector Will Continue To Struggle Hiring Staff Unless It Creates Good Jobs

Child care sites across the country are facing immense challenges hiring and retaining staff amid a shortage of good jobs, leaving parents struggling to find care and placing increasing stress on the ...
Center for American Progress

The Child Care Crisis Causes Job Disruptions for More Than 2 Million Parents Each Year

Across the country, expensive and limited child care options are causing parents to interrupt their jobs and make other financial sacrifices. Investing in Care Is Essential Infrastructure Investing in ...
The New York Times

‘We Feel Stuck’: Child Care Needs Limit Women’s Work Force Gains

Participation in the labor force has surged among women in their prime working years. But for those with children under 5, the gains may have peaked. By Sydney Ember Jessica Cuevas loved her job as a ...
CBS News

With child care unaffordable, many parents struggle to stay employed

Laura Pacific would love to find a job — if she could afford child care for her 10-year-old son. The 35-year-old single mom faces a common predicament for many U.S. parents, and especially women, as ...
The Hechinger Report

More companies open on-site child care to help employees juggle parenting and jobs

A young boy enters the toddler room with his mother at the KinderCare Child Development Center at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas April 18, 2024. Credit: Jackie Valley/The Christian Science Monitor The ...