New Child Care Toolkit for Businesses Launched

Access to quality and reliable child care is a critical element in supporting the workforce. To support employers in understanding and addressing the specific needs of their employees, the Early Care & Learning Council has just launched the Business Navigator Child Care Toolkit, a pioneering resource funded by the NYS Office of Children and Family Services and supported by 10 leading Child Care Resource Centers. This statewide initiative provides crucial strategies and tools for New York State employers dedicated to enhancing workplace support for caregivers.

The Business Navigator will connect businesses with child care services and focus on understanding the needs of both businesses and employees, navigating economic and logistical considerations, accessing tax benefits, and delivering resources that can be meaningful in a variety of circumstances across the state.

The Business Navigator will provide business leaders with key strategies that they can use to support caregivers, along with tools to support implementation. Employers in New York State who are seeking to deliver a child care strategy that focuses on the specific needs of their employees will find the essential resources, case studies, and regional contacts to begin this process, or augment a plan already in place.

Employer-sponsored child care is an investment in the workforce that can yield significant returns. Providing employer-sponsored child care solutions can reduce turnover, increase productivity, attract talent, reduce absenteeism, and enhance the overall workplace culture.

The Business Navigator is designed to help employers understand their employees’ child care needs and connect them with employee benefits, HR services, other child care resources, and relevant tax credits. The Toolkit provides data to child care providers on where the areas of child care needs are the greatest. Additionally, it will support parents in guiding them to find available child care.

Access the information packet to learn more about the Business Navigator.

Register for the Live Launch in Your Region - HERE

Capital Region
Date: December 10, 2024
Time: 8:00am - 9:30am

Long Island
Date: January 14, 2025
Time: 8:30am - 10:00am

New York City
Date: January 15, 2025
Time: 9:30am - 11:00am

Mid-Hudson
Date: January 16, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 10:00am

Finger Lakes
Date: January 22, 2025
Time: 7:30am - 9:00am

Western New York
Date: January 23, 2025
Time: 8:30am - 10:00am

Southern Tier
Date: January 29, 2025
Time: 8:00am - 9:30am

Central New York
Date: January 30, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 10:30am