This week’s featured Actions
In advance of this September’s launch, here are some sample solutions
from the business, faith, health care, government, and civic sectors.
Stay tuned for more actions and more sectors in the coming weeks!
Partner with child care providers to offer health screenings
Support communities with high levels of families living below the NPPS by providing health screenings at child care centers.
Offer on-site child care for your staff
Eliminate child care as an obstacle to employment for your staff members who have child care responsibilities.
Increase awareness of government-funded child care benefits
Inform employees of available resources such as the Child and Dependent Care Credit, TANF, and local child care subsidy programs.
Develop innovative cross-departmental child care services
Utilize your local government network to create new child care options for fellow government employees.
Develop innovative, cross-sector child care partnerships
Utilize your network in the region to build new child care options, in partnership with local businesses and educational institutions.
Create and distribute a child care resource guide
Provide a resource guide to local, affordable child care options and payment support.
Establish an on-site child care center
Offer flexible and affordable child care to support families in your community.
Establish child care centers for student and community use
Provide an on-campus resource for student-parents and employees of local businesses.
Create and maintain play spaces for children
Join or organize a collaboration to fund, develop, and maintain public parks, recreational areas, and green spaces.
Institute family-friendly employment policies
Offer your employees benefits that allow them the flexibility to complete their work while also meeting the needs in their roles as caregivers.
Develop innovative, cross-sector child care partnerships
Cross-sector partnerships offer a dynamic way to address child care costs for your employees.
Support non-traditional child care options
Research and support non-traditional options that can reduce the burdensome nature of child care.