The number of parents who reported missing work because of child care surged in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak; it has yet to recede to pre-pandemic levels.

By ARIEL GILREATH of The Hechinger Report
NEW ORLEANS — Last summer, Derrika Richard felt stuck. She didnt have enough money to afford child care for her three youngest children, ages 1, 2 and 3. Ye…