Economics
The Economic Recovery Has a Child-Care Problem
Can Biden fix it?
The pandemic is crippling America’s already fragile child-care system. Jerletha McDonald has no kids enrolled at her day care in Arlington, Texas.
Photographer: Laura Buckman/Bloomberg
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When the pandemic broke out, significant help arrived quickly for working parents in many rich countries, with one notable exception: the United States.
Now, nearly a year later, President Joe Biden aims to address what has become one of the most daunting obstacles to a full economic recovery, with policy proposals such as more money for child care and families.