The surprising number of parents scaling back at work to care for kids

[mahatmakanejeeves]

The surprising number of parents scaling back at work to care for kids

Business
By Danielle Paquette and Peyton M. Craighill August 6 at 9:54 PM 

More than three-quarters of mothers and half of fathers in the United States say they’ve passed up work opportunities, switched jobs or quit to tend to their kids, according to a new Washington Post poll.

While it has long been clear that finding affordable, dependable child care is a daily challenge for parents of young children, the new poll provides rare data on the breadth of the problem and how it’s shaping careers for millions of American parents.

The poll also signals that the issue will figure in the 2016 presidential campaign, with about twice as many Americans saying Democrats would more reliably ensure access to child care than Republicans.

For many parents, scaling back at the office has become a necessity when the cost of child care strains even a middle-class salary. Roughly three-quarters of parents with children younger than 18 say care is expensive in their area, The Post’s poll shows, and a little more than half say it’s hard to find.

{Which states have the most and least expensive child care?}

[Johonny]

1. Remember in the late 70s when companies offering affordable child care was an issue

It's 2015 and it is still an issue that wasn't solved. It feels worse now than ever. It is an issue that won't be discussed this election cycle. But the fetus, oh how we will worship the fetus this election cycle.