What Are the Benefits of Child Care at Work?
Child care is an important consideration for working parents. Parents that must use a child care center outside of their offices must consider the transportation needs to and from the center, the cost of this transportation, and the stress of being separated from their children. By offering child care at work the employer can attract high quality employees that might not be able to work for a company that does not offer this benefit. It can also assist with employee morale and retention, as it shows the company supports the family bond between the child and parent.
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Benefits for the Child
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Children that are part of child care at work programs find numerous benefits. The children in work place child care get to be in the same daycare environment with any siblings they have that also attend the day care. The children also have the comfort of knowing their parents are in the same building that they are and available in an emergency. Being in the same location as their parents allows children to enjoy lunch with their parents during the parents' lunch breaks, strengthening the parent and child bond.
Security
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The parents know that their children are being cared for by employees of the same company that they work for. Having their children at a child care center in the office allows parents to come down and check on their children when their work allows. This can help with any separation anxiety both the parent and the child are having. It can also allow parents to give extra attention to a child during times of growth that are challenging for children, such as teething or when recovering from an illness or injury.
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Transportation
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Having child care at work can relieve the stress a parent has about the costs involved with child care. Parents do not have to worry about driving to and from a private daycare facility to drop their children off and pick the children up each day. This can save the parent a considerable amount of time in her commute. It can also save money in terms of extra gas consumed by her vehicle and maintenance required due to the mileage driving to and from an off-site daycare facility.
Scheduling
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On-site child care facilities provide scheduling convenience. The on-site facility is open when the company is open. If the parent is running late at the office, he does not have to worry about driving to the child care facility and picking up the child before the facility closes. He also does not have to make arrangements for someone else to pick up the child, if the parent can not arrive in time to pick the child up.
Benefits For The Company
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Having an on-site child care facility at work can attract high quality employees that can not work for other employers due to the lack of child care offered. This can also help retain employees with the company that have worked for many years for the company, but otherwise would consider leaving the office after having a child. The company benefits from having parents feeling less stress about leaving the office in time to pick up their children each day, and parent have the ability to work late when an important project arises.
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