Working Parents Prioritize Social Development in Considering Pandemic Child Care Solution Working Parents Prioritize Social Development in Considering Pandemic Child Care Solution The stress and uncertainty brought on by almost a year of the COVID-19 pandemic has left working parents struggling to find a child care solution that not only meets the expectations of their employers, but also the social and educational development of their children. A new survey of working parents commissioned by Bright Horizons (NYSE: BFAM) revealed that over three-quarters (78%) of parents whose children are not in a child care center or school setting are worried that their child is missing out on social and other developmental opportunities.