February 13, 2023
CHILD CARE & EDUCATION

Mass. families lose $1.7 billion in wages annually due to scarcity of child care

Denise Coffey ,

Cape Cod Times

The scarcity of child care facilities and qualified workers to staff them is costing Massachusetts families $1.7 billion a year in lost wages due to missing work or reduced work hours, according to the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation.