Pandemic exposes fragility, inadequacy of U.S. child care
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Some parents may be pushed out of the workforce due to lack of child care
In the U.S., child care was expensive and difficult to obtain long before the pandemic. But coronavirus has closed schools, forced parents to work from home and shuttered some care facilities for good. With COVID-19 surging in much of the country, many parents may not be able to return to the workforce full-time. Paul Solman reports on the dilemma they face -- and its economic repercussions.
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Pandemic exposes fragility, inadequacy of U.S. child care
Clip: 7/23/2020 | 8m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
In the U.S., child care was expensive and difficult to obtain long before the pandemic. But coronavirus has closed schools, forced parents to work from home and shuttered some care facilities for good. With COVID-19 surging in much of the country, many parents may not be able to return to the workforce full-time. Paul Solman reports on the dilemma they face -- and its economic repercussions.
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