Business Resources
Business Resources
Facts to Consider
- Parents of young children are in the workplace in record numbers, 75% of mothers with children under 6 and 59% of mothers with children under 3.
- Balancing work and family is not just a women’s issue, more than 90% of fathers with children under 18 are in the workforce. Single fathers now head 1.5 million households compared with 570,000 in 1975.
- 89% of employees believe that they are more productive when not worried about child care.
- 84% of employee’s report their work environment would improve it the child care needs of coworkers were addressed.
- Parental dissatisfaction with child care is the top predictor of absenteeism and unproductive work time.
- Child care referral services save an average of 16 hours per search, 80% of which would have been spent during working hours.
Child Care Resources Can Help
Child Care Resources offers services to employers related to child care. Our professional staff will work with you to improve the work life and family situations of your workforce.
Child Care Referral Services
Through Child Care Resources’ referral services, our staff can help parents navigate their child care choices through individualized counseling. Access to a professional referral counselor is available Monday through Friday from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. Child Care Resources can even set a time and date to set up a referral sessions at your location. All child care referrals include a personalized free listing of regulated child care choices, information on all available child care options and customized publications to assist the family with their search.
Workplace Seminars
Our experienced experts will provide on-site training and discussions, helping your employees manage issues related to child care. These seminars can be held at any time. We can offer seminars including, but not limited to, Choosing Quality Child Care, Child Development and Parenting. Each participant will receive a packet of additional materials based on the topics discussed.
To learn more about how Child Care Resources can support your business, please contact, Kim Perrelli, Executive Director at 732-918-9901, Ext. 121 or at kperrelli@ccrnj.org.