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In US, lack of affordable child care hinders work force

York, United States: Parents of young children in the United States are finding that with day care centers in short supply, or too expensive, more and more of them -- mostly mothers -- are having to stay at home to look after their kids.

'It was just an undercurrent previously that was exposed and compounded by the pandemic,' said Kevin Schreiber, who heads an association of business leaders in York County, Pennsylvania.