SATCHA PRETTO: And at this hour, the uncertainty about child care grows across the country. More and more nurseries are closing and for many families this is a vicious circle, because the service these institutions offer is key for parents having their own jobs.
EDWIN PITTI: The problem of access to child care across the country is becoming increasingly severe.
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The industry has seen a decline of over 125,000 workers, and since June alone 10,000 more have left. The reason: the lack of good wages.
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Four out of five children's centers are currently understaffed, and they are gradually being forced to close their doors: the most serious problem...
VERÓNICA ESCOBAR (D) TEXAS: It's that our women, our moms, can't find work because, they just, because they don't have child care.
PITTI: Satcha, precisely in the last hours President Joe Biden met with congressional leaders at his home in Delaware to discuss precisely the part of his economic agenda that includes billions of dollars for child care. However, he continues to face many obstacles not only from Republicans, but also from centrist Democrats, and this would be a serious problem, because at the end of the day the most affected are the African-American and Hispanic communities.