The Business Council on Child Care Financing that I formed last year began a dialogue that still continues today. Many Nebraska businesses are experiencing a critical shortage of workers as a result of our low unemployment numbers. More and more businesses are developing child care on site. This can be a great recruitment and retention tool that allows parents to easily drop in during their work day to see their children. We re even creating on-site child care in state government, and child care providers stepped forward to help us.
Parents working a second shift have a very difficult time finding quality child care.
The Beatrice State Developmental Center contracts with a local child care provider to serve first and second shift employees on site. And the state Thomas Fitzgerald Veterans Home in Omaha is also working toward opening on-site child care. Choosing child care is one of the most important decisions you can make as a parent. Choosing child care is important to the health and well-being of our children. Many providers actively seek additional training so they can manage their programs better, and ensure quality services.