As Parents' Work Revs Up, Many Are Experiencing a Day Care Crunch - NBC 10
By Alysha Palumbo
Balancing child care during the pandemic has been hard enough for parents – but now, as more people are returning to the office, you may find there are far fewer options.
Like many parents of young children, Bessie Chen of Weymouth, Massachusetts, will be looking for child care soon, as she and her husband balance their kids with increased demand at work.
"I already worry about if I can find someone I can trust in watching my two kids," Chen said.
Some people are working partly remotely and may be looking for more flexibility with child care, "but there's certainly a high demand right now for childcare in general," said Kim Dion with the Seven Hills Foundation's Child Care Resources program, which works with families to help connect them with child care and navigate the subsidy system.