How the high cost of childcare is forcing US parents to get second jobs

The rising cost of childcare in the US is forcing parents to find new ways to make ends meet. — 123rf.com

A DRAMATIC increase in childcare costs since the pandemic is forcing parents to find new ways of making ends meet, from working part time at a daycare for a discount to driving for a ride-share service on weekends.

In a sign of how extraordinary the financial pressure has become – at a time when housing, groceries and other everyday items have also grown more expensive – even workers with full-time positions at the likes of big banks and tech firms are among those embracing such solutions, according to interviews with nearly two dozen parents.