Employers and Businesses
Access to early care and education is vital to economic success – both for today’s generation of workers and tomorrow’s. So, what can you as an employer do to help your employees and your bottom line? This is where Child Care Answers comes in. We offer a variety of free services to highlight employer child care benefits for both the company and the employee.
Impact of Lack of Child Care on Indiana
A report from IU Public Policy Institute and Early Learning Indiana shows us just how much of an impact child care, or lack thereof, can have on Hoosier businesses.
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Corporate leaders
Early care and education has an immediate impact on today’s workforce and your bottom line – every $1 invested in early care and education reaps $4 of benefits. So how do you know where to start investing in your working parents? Our specialists provide free services to help you better understand just how closely the need for child care affects your particular business’s bottom line. This free support includes:
- Consultation to understand your corporate strategy and current workforce environment
- Creation, administration, and/or communication of an employee survey, with questions targeted to what you want to learn about your workforce
- A targeted data report, based on survey findings, with action steps and recommendations
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Human Resources Professionals
Savings that result from corporate investment in child care often stem from recruiting and employee retention. Our staff can consult with you one-on-one to better understand how your company can support:
- Family-friendly benefits, such as Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, adoption assistance, or subsidies for child care
- Work-life policies, such as remote work, flexible schedules, or job sharing
- Parent employee resource groups and activities
Our Resource Center also features information checklists and printables to help you with this process.
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Facilities
Your physical environment also says a lot about your support of working parents on your teams. Our specialists can connect with you to discuss options for:
- New mothers / nursing / pumping / lactation rooms
- Bring-your-child-to-work environments
- Starting on onsite child care center
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Employees
Your employees can never truly turn off being a parent when they enter the office building or fire up their laptop. Sometimes they’re having trouble finding child care for their shift. They might be struggling with a child with special needs or various other challenges. Or, they might just need a listening ear and to know that their colleagues are going through the same thing. Here are our free services that can help:
- One-on-one consultation to provide free support in finding and choosing child care
- Onsite or virtual presentations on parenting topics and family-friendly benefits, through brown bags or benefit fair booths
- Breastfeeding and pumping support as new moms return to work
- Tips, videos, and stories to share on your corporate intranet, available through our Resource Center
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Early Learning Matters
Get more insights into how child care impacts your bottom line and your employees. Learn how to make an impact. Hear from other employers leading the way. Find out your next steps. Act today!
Child care is a huge issue among our workforce and finding affordable childcare in the area too. CCA has taken our needs and been working to put together different options for our employees. All together Sitel is extremely appreciative for the opportunity to have worked with CCA and help serve our employees better.
Taylor Hurley
Community Marketing Lead, Sitel Group
Employer Engagement Team
We grow with your business
Our team of specialists are in your corner, every step of the way. If you need help understanding your workforce’s child care needs, implementing family-friendly policies and benefits, or advocating for child care in the corporate community, call on one of these caring experts. Fill out our Community Information Form in English or Spanish or call 317.636.5727 to get connected.
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Support and Services for Businesses
Learn how Child Care Answers can help your business save money, increase productivity, and improve recruitment, morale, and retention.
