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- Comparison of Child Care Options for Employers (National Child Care Administration Center) – one page chart of investment/benefits for 4 main approaches to address employee child care needs.
"Employees with access to family-supportive programs and policies are more likely to be satisfied with their jobs, to be loyal, to go the extra mile to help their companies succeed, and to stay at their jobs.” ~ (Bond, Galinsky and Swanberg, 1998).
- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY: First 5 Santa Barbara County, Early Care and Education Division
– contact ECED for information and support
- SANTA BARBARA: Downtown Santa Barbara Employer Child Care Partnership has developed a business consortium project along with the County of Santa Barbara and First 5 Santa Barbara County to survey employees about their child care needs. The resulting report show that there is a critical shortage of workforce child care spaces in the downtown Santa Barbara area. Please contact First 5 at (805) 560-1038 for more information.
- Boston College Center for Work and Families – a national leader in helping organizations create effective workplaces that support and develop healthy and productive employees
- WFC Resources is a company offering services and resources to help employers create workplaces that better address work-life issues. The website includes free articles and other resources
- Corporate Voices for Working Families – membership association. Free articles, resources (free registration required)
- Alliance for Work Life Progress is dedicated to advancing work-life as a business strategy integrating work, family and community
"One of the main findings of a recent study of eight organizations showed that voluntary turnover of child care center users was almost half that of the voluntary turnover among the total workforce, resulting in a $3.4 million aggregate cost savings. Moreover, retention of top performers who used the child care centers was 97%.” ~ Fortune Magazine, special section on ‘Work-Life’ Effectiveness
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