The COVID-19 pandemic turned the day care affordability problem into a full-blown crisis, which North Carolina has decided to use federal money to help.
For many American families, child care is a necessity, as children make up 22% of the U.S. population. But the cost can be prohibitively expensive, forcing some parents to choose between paying for child care or quitting their jobs. We sit down with local and national experts to look at the impact of child care on everything from gender roles to the national economy.