Under Pressure: Why Working Parents Are Struggling, and What HR Needs to Do.

September 12, 2024 –  In an article for Human Resource Executive, Bright Horizons CEO Stephen Kramer discusses how working parents are facing a child care “trilemma” as they struggle to find access to care that is affordable and high-quality.

Parental stress is nothing new, says Stephen Kramer, CEO of Bright Horizons, an educational support services company. However, the obstacles facing today’s parents are growing, particularly when it comes to childcare, he says.

Kramer frames the childcare crisis as a “trilemma”—working parents are struggling to find access to care, care that is affordable and high-quality care.
“They are unable to be productive at work when they are struggling to piece together care for their children,” Kramer says.

Read the full article here.