New report shows how badly childcare issues are crushing Utah's economy
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation , in partnership with the Salt Lake Chamber, Utah Community Builders, United Way of Salt Lake, Cicero Group and Voices of Utah Children, worked in collaboration to survey 307 families with children under the age of six.
“Businesses lose out over a billion dollars every single year here in Utah because they have to find employees who have left replacements for employees who have left to care for their children because of loss in employee productivity, because employees are focused on taking care of childcare issues," said Allen.
Hutchinson said she looked for daycare options for months in Farmington before finding an in-home service that seemed reliable and affordable. Still, they didn't have space for all her kids forcing her to work from home.
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