[dragonwriter]

> The other likely factor is that many schools are either still closed or are doing remote learning, which means many parents are stuck with having to look after their kids when they would otherwise be working.

Also, many day cares are still “temporarily” closed, operating at reduced capacity, not taking new children, or have been permanently shuttered due to the pandemic.

[spamizbad]

Or are open one week, closed the next when someone in contact with a child contracts COVID. Rinse and repeat.