Solutions for child care being put in place by employers could outlast the pandemic
Back to school is among the happiest times of year for parents — but not in 2020. There are no good choices: Is it even safe to send kids to school? Will moms and dads lose their sanity if kids stay home? What about the parents, many of whom are low-wage workers, who simply can’t work from home? Who watches their kids?
Corporate America, for the most part, has made child care someone else’s problem. But in the COVID-19 era, some employers are realizing the outsize role they can play in helping parents, whether it’s offering flexible schedules, increasing child-care subsidies, or even finding sitters and tutors.
And these solutions could end up outlasting the pandemic, much like working from home may become more of the norm after the disease dissipates.
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