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"The programs help improve retention and recruitment of employees and reduce absenteeism. They are a visible sign to employees that you care about work and family issues and about them as individuals."

- Employee Relations Manager, Bronson Healthcare Group 

Whether you are a parent using child care or a business relying on your staff to be at work:

You Work when Child Care Works!


Child Care Resources provides Work Family Solutions:
Reduce Absenteeism and Improve Productivity!

Here are some of our services for Businesses: 

Enhanced Referral Service:  Let our expert Referral Specialist do the time consuming research for your employees and provide them with personalized child care options, technical assistance 
and consultation. Read more about the Enhanced Referral Service here.
 

Online Referral  Search: Provides 24/7 access to Child Care Resources' online database for your employees. Read more about the Online Referral Search here.

Emergency Back Up Care: Coordinates temporary child care options for times when your employees' own child care is not available. Read more about the Emergency Back Up Care here.

Survey employees to determine their work/family needs. 

Provide employees with on-site workshops dealing with work/family issues. 

Provide information about tax benefits and company savings.

Who takes advantage of the services provided by Child Care Resources? 
Read more about them here.


Are the issues of child care hurting your business? 
Impact on the Bottom Line "Impact on the Bottom Line"

Want more information about CCR's resources for businesses?
Contact Ella Fabel-Ryder Contact the executive director, Ella Fabel-Ryder.

Other web resources for businesses and work/family issues: 
Families and Work Institute
       Work & Family Newsbrief


Impact on the Bottom Line

Absenteeism: Employed parents of children under six miss an average 6.7 work days per year due to family related issues. (Families and Work Institute, 1998)

Turnover: Almost two-thirds of employers found that providing child care programs reduced turnover. (Landsman, 1994)

Productivity: Child and elder care referral services save and average of 16 hours per search, 80% of which would have been spent during working hours. (Working Woman, 1996)

89% of employees believed they are more productive when not worried about child care.

84% of employee’s report their work environment would improve if the child care needs of co-workers were addressed.

Parental dissatisfaction with child care is the top predictor of absenteeism and unproductive work time.

85% of labor force will eventually become parents.

Contact Ella Fabel-Ryder for more information about Child Care Resources for your company!

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E-mail, write or call: Child Care Resources
3304 Mindi Lane, Kalamazoo Michigan 49001
269 349 3296 or 800-343-3470, extension 227