Childcare is a growing workplace problem. Here’s what employers can do

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  • Key Insight: The real reason childcare has overtaken retirement benefits as a top priority for parents.
  • What’s at Stake: Employers facing massive productivity losses and turnover if parental childcare struggles remain unaddressed.
  • Forward Look: Brace for enhanced federal tax credits raising maximum employer childcare credits in 2026.
    Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review

As summer winds down and kids head back to school, working parents may be trading one set of childcare challenges for another. 

Jimmy Nesbitt
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Jimmy Nesbitt is a reporter at Employee Benefit News, where he covers the evolving landscape of workplace benefits, healthcare, retirement, financial wellness and related policy issues. His career … Read full bio


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