Families are still struggling to address child care disruptions caused by the pandemic

Percentage of families experiencing child care disruptions and their responses

In the past four weeks, children were unable to attend day care or another child care arrangement because of the coronavirus pandemic

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "Phase 3.1 Household Pulse Survey: Table 6. Childcare Arrangements in the Last 4 Weeks, by Selected Characteristics" (Washington: 2021), available at https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/household-pulse-survey/data.html.