Parents in the Richmond area are experiencing waitlists for child care that are several months, and even years, long. Plus skyrocketing prices. “Finding child care has been the most stressful part about having a baby,” one parent said.
Lindsay Mummert, a single mother of two, teared up when she talked about how she lost custody of her son during the pandemic because she couldn’t afford rent.
Today could be the last payment for parents , unless the U.S. Senate passes the Build Back Better Act by Dec. 28 to extend the program for another year.