Why should employers address child care issues? Child care demands are challenging for employees, especially working parents juggling work and family commitments. There is a cost to business when work and family responsibilities come into conflict unexpectedly. Programs that balance work and family commitments have been found to reduce costs of absenteeism and turnover, while increasing productivity and job satisfaction.

As the demand for skilled labor increases and the workforce shrinks, the need for talent pushes resilient businesses to:

• Act strategically to recruit and retain employees
• Proactively strengthen the workforce of tomorrow

Consideration of work life issues of the current workforce, including assistance with providing high-quality child care for employees’ children, can address both goals by leading to a reliable, stable workforce today and a more capable workforce tomorrow.

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• Governor's Early Childhood Summit Information/Registration (Web page)