To do that, you will want to survey your workforce to decide which solutions are most appropriate for you to offer. The Michigan 4C Association can help. We begin by meeting with you and your human resources team to design a customized survey that will verity the extent of the problem. The Michigan 4C Association will collect the data, analyze it, and prepare a report which provides you with a concise profile of employee need, along with estimates of costs related to each option. At your request, Michigan 4C Association will also prepare a set of recommendations on how best to implement the options that are most feasible, and will consult with you as you work to put the solution in place.
More companies provide resource and referral programs than any other form of child care option.
Trained referral counselors help parents find appropriate child care settings which take into account the parents' work schedules, the location and type of facility, openings, cost factors, and learning environment. The counselors will provide parents with a checklist of factors to consider when they choose a child care setting. This saves the employee hours of unnecessary phone calls and subsequent lost time on the job. Parents who do not choose their child care provider carefully the first time may be forced to request additional time off if the original child care arrangements break down, and they are forced to search for child care all over again. The parent provides the referral counselor with detailed information about his or her work schedule, type of care preferred, and any special needs the child may have.