Quality Child Care Makes Good Cents!

As families have changed, so has your workforce...

  • Nationally, the proportion of single mothers with jobs increased sharply from 58% in 1993 to 72% in 1999 72% of mothers with children age 1 & older working outside home.
  • In Kern County, one out of every two children under 6 has only/both parents in labor force.
  • One out of every two Kern mothers with children under 6 is in the workforce.

All of these parents have one common concern…care for their children while they work. For parents, the overwhelming task of arranging child care creates stress and may affect productivity, work attitudes, absenteeism, longevity and a number of other critical areas bearing on employee performance.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor child care resource and referral services can reduce employee absence due to child care by forty percent. On average, female single parents miss 12.5 days per year because of child care issues. In dual career families, fathers are absent an average of 9 days per year and mothers 11.5 days. Research indicates that the cost of these absences is about $100 per day per employee. Community Connection for Child Care can help you, as an employer, develop a child care assistance program that will meet the needs of your employees.

Enhance your bottom line by incorporating family friendly practices and quality child care options!

  • Attract valuable employees
  • Lower turnover
  • Reduce tardiness and absenteeism
  • Higher morale
  • Lower training costs
  • Greater productivity and performance
  • Enhance corporate image

How does CCCC's Resource and Referral work?

Community Connection for Child Care stands on the foundation of Resource and Referral services. CCCC provides the connection between licensed family child care providers and families throughout Kern County.

Your employees receive:

  • Free personalized, bilingual child care referral services to area child care programs and caregivers based upon their child care needs
  • Child care information and referrals from a comprehensive database of regulated providers
  • Information on selecting and evaluating quality child care programs
  • Consulting and assistance for children with special needs
  • Support during their child care search
  • A comprehensive child care handbook
  • Information on child care expenses
  • Tips on ensuring a successful child care arrangement
  • On-going recruitment of child care providers in areas where employees live and child care need exists

Please call us today at 661.861.5200 or 877.861.5200 (Toll-free number)

Looking for child care resource and referral services outside of Kern County? Child Care Resource and Referral (R&R) agencies are located in every county in California. Click here to select your county of interest to access contact information.

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