‘I don’t have a choice’: childcare cost preventing US women from returning to work

The pandemic has worsened childcare issues in terms of their expense, the low pay for workers and lack of accessibility

The high costs and lack of access to childcare is preventing many thousands of women from returning to the workforce in the United States despite a widespread labor shortage.

Childcare systems in America were already facing significant problems in terms of their expense, the low pay for workers, and lack of accessibility for families before to the pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic has worsened these issues as childcare centers were forced to shut down, and many closed permanently, have yet to reopen, or have lowered enrollment.