Lillia Callum-Penso, The Greenville News

It would require outside of the box thinking, that's how Dixie Benca describes the decision to add childcare at her Anderson restaurant. The decision to add a babysitter to the staff of McGee's Irish Pub & Restaurant comes as restaurants are looking at new ways to retain and attract employees but also as Benca and her husband and business partner, John, have seen a need for childcare among staff. The need grew with COVID-19 requiring schools and daycares to close and requiring parents to juggle their duties at work and at home.