Employer Child Care Toolkit
Family-Friendly Policies, Child Care support and Community Impact
Getting Started!
Employers and employees have come to new realizations over the past few years in navigating the public health pandemic.
- For employers, there is greater awareness about the need to better understand and meet the needs of employees.
- For many parents, access to affordable, high-quality child care is a necessity to obtain and retain a job.
Identify the needs of working parents
- Conduct a survey of employees to better understand their challenges with child care, their current arrangements, and their interest in potential options (e.g., a Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP), flexible hours, remote work, child care financial assistance, or other options).
- Identify any “Quick Wins” (e.g., low cost/no cost options) and build on that success.
- Use or modify this employee survey to begin the process.
Employer Child Care Toolkit Contents
Family Friendly Policies
HR Child Care Info
- Employee Child Care Survey (Find out what your employees need and want)
- Human Resource Materials for Employees
- Supporting Affordable Child Care for Employees
- Free Tax Help for Employees