Pending child care disaster

 Axios - In 10 days, the U.S. will fall off a "child care cliff." That's when pandemic-era funding for the industry runs out, Axios Markets co-author Emily Peck writes.As many as 70,000 centers, looking after 3.2 million children, may close after the funding runs out, according to a widely cited estimate from The Century Foundation. The cliff is approaching just as women, particularly mothers, are hitting their stride in the labor market. . . .If the dire forecasts prove true, millions of parents — particularly mothers — are going to be left with some hard choices. ... When the bandage comes off, the state of child care in the U.S. is likely to be even worse than it was before 2020. More