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Daycare Benefits for Employees
In the age of the two-parent income, it is clear to see that working parents need safe, reliable and affordable child care for their children. And yet, parents are having difficulty finding care that meets their needs. Why? The answer is threefold: Availability, affordability and quality. These challenges exist because child care is labor-intensive, and high-quality child care is even more so due to the salary and benefits needed to attract and retain qualified staff and the teacher-to-child ratios required by law. (Yang 112)
There are three challenges that parents confront in finding high-quality child care: If care is available and affordable, often it is not of high quality. If child care is available and of high quality, it is often unaffordable. Finally, given the more intense teacher-to-child ratios for infants, many community programs do not offer infant care for financial reasons, further increasing the challenge working parents experience in finding care for their children.
The general economics of the child care business create a child care shortage. This is because child care is a high-cost/low-return business that is cost prohibitive -- specifically for infants and toddlers, causing a severe shortage of care for these children Additionally, it is often available for limited hours, which may not match employees' needs. (Hamburg-Coplan 46)
High-quality child care is limited for a variety of reasons. Why? According to a recent article entitle "The Daycare Dilemma" "Demand exceeds supply, which creates long waiting lists for parents, and only 8% of child care centers throughout the country...
Given this, there are far fewer high-quality centers available than those of lesser quality."(Ferguson 58)
Given these statistics, it is no real surprise that employees continually cite finding quality care as their number one challenge (68%), followed by affordability of care (63%) and availability of care (53%). (Hamburg-Coplan) These findings are based on the results from surveying nearly 100,000 employees at 33 different work locations over the past three years. So, what's the solution? While there are a number of possible child care solutions to address one or another of employees' child care challenges, only an employer-sponsored child care center can eliminate all three challenges at the same time.
An employer-sponsored center increases the supply of child care available for working parents. By providing exclusive or priority enrollment to the employees of the employer sponsor, a work-site child care center provides employees with access to high-quality care, including care for infants and toddlers. In addition, the operating hours and days are tailored to match work schedules, providing child care during times when employees often have the most difficulty finding care. This is essential for organizations that operate around the clock. Many employer-sponsored centers also have sliding-scale parent fees or scholarship programs based on household income to assist employees. Other employers choose to contribute ongoing support to the center to make the fees affordable for all…
Works Cited
Not Available. "The Battle Over Child Care." The Wilson Quarterly 22 (1998): 115-17.
Ferguson, Sue. "The Daycare Dilemma." Maclean's 08 Apr. 2002: 58.
Hamburg-Coplan, Jill. "Solving The Daycare Dilemma: Why Good Daycare is Hard To Find & What You Can Do About It." Baby Talk 01 Apr. 2002: 46.
Yang, Seungju. "A Proposal to Diversify Daycare Services Supported By Employers." Contemporary Women's Issues (1997): 112-17.
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