A Palm Beach Gardens family is speaking out about the financial strain of child care costs, saying they’re being forced to drain their savings despite both parents working full-time jobs as engineers.
“We will have to cut back on food and savings, and have even considered opting out of our 401ks and taking out a loan,” said Meghan and Pablo Martinez-Reyes, who contacted us through our Let’s Hear It email about their struggle to afford care for their nearly 4-month-old son, Emilio Pablo.
“The mortgage payment with child care payment is just out of our budget, there’s absolutely no way we can afford that,” said Meghan…