Americans knew child care was important before the outbreak of COVID-19, but there’s nothing like a sticky-fingered child tapping on your keyboard during a Zoom to prove just how important it is. This crisis has demonstrated how incompatible the American workday is with raising children.
Productivity is at a low for nearly all parents, and employers will be eager to resume engines in full-force once social distancing comes to an end. One thing to anticipate, however, is that employers’ child care troubles are far from over. A second child care crisis is coming, and employers will need to address it.
