Experts are warning of families falling off a 'child care cliff' as day care centers may be forced to close, waitlists grow and parents consider leaving the workforce altogether.
, are going to feel the strain, economists say. And while that may force some employers to offer better wages, they may also pass higher costs along to consumers.
"You used to be able to have grandma help today and a neighbor tomorrow," Kashen said."Now, your village has shrunk."Kat Brockschmidt, who works for a youth program nonprofit in upstate New York, said local day care centers have extremely long waitlists, so she and her partner are considering paying another stay-at-home mom to watch their almost 2-year-old while they work.To quit her job, she said, is out of the question.
Anila Rawasia, a mother of two from Montgomery County, Maryland, said she was floored by the long waitlists for child care centers in her area, but now she's lucky to have found a hybrid job where she can work from home as a recruitment specialist and also has her mother to help care for her 2-year-old son when needed.
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