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The Soaring Costs Of Day Care Stifle Some Parents Return To Work

Copyright 2021 WKAR Public Media. To see more, visit WKAR Public Media. NOEL KING, HOST: We know that a lot of workplaces can t find enough employees right now for a variety of reasons - among the employers, child care providers like day care centers. Here s Michelle Jokisch Polo of member station WKAR in Lansing, Mich. MICHELLE JOKISCH POLO, BYLINE: During the pandemic, tens of thousands of child care centers across the country were forced to find new ways to work. They had to embrace physical distancing and masking requirements while finding enough workers to keep their doors open. Many could not. Others reduced hours and availability. Elisabeth Tobia runs EC3, a day care company operating in downtown Lansing for nearly 40 years. Before the pandemic, Tobia was managing two locations and the care of nearly 200 children. Today, the second location has closed, and enrollment at EC3 has been cut in half. Despite increasing demands for child care, Tobia says she s struggling to fin

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