64% of Parents Say Inadequate Child Care Access Negatively Impacts Their Daily Lives
Summary
Balancing parenthood and a career is no easy feat, especially when access to proper child care is limited. In a new BestColleges survey of 759 American parents or guardians of at least one child under age 18, 64% say their day-to-day life has been negatively impacted by inadequate child care access.
In addition to the impact on day-to-day life, about a third of parents/guardians (32%) say that inadequate child care access has hindered their ability to achieve their career goals, while two-fifths (40%) have had to sacrifice something in life because of it.
Source: Best Colleges (2022). 64% of Parents Say Inadequate Child Care Access Negatively Impacts Their Daily Lives.