ReadyNation and the Council for a Strong America's "2.4 Billion: The Annual Cost of PA's Child Care Crisis for Working Mothers" details the amount lost in earnings, productivity, and tax revenue due to gaps in the child care system.
This report shows how child care challenges impact Pennsylvania businesses. Learn where employer supports fall short, what solutions workers need, and how interested companies are in site-based or statewide child care strategies.
For Pennsylvania, inadequate child care options impose substantial and long-lasting consequences. The verdict: an annual economic cost of $6.65 billion in lost earnings, productivity, and revenue.
This report looks deeper at Pennsylvania's child care and pre-k system complexities and recommends the improvements necessary to ensure the system functions equitably and increases access and affordability for all families in the commonwealth.
Choosing child care for the young children in your life can be less stressful if you know what to look for when determining whether or not a program is "high-quality." Start Strong PA offers an easy to access fact sheet.
Learn how limited child care during the pandemic forced many PA families to reduce hours or leave jobs—and how employers felt the impact. This report outlines key survey findings and the growing need for child-care support in the workplace.
Explore a full menu of child-care support strategies employers can offer, including FSAs, subsidies, flexible schedules, EAPs, contracted slots, backup care, and partnerships with local providers. A quick guide to building family-friendly workplaces.
There is no doubt that high-quality early childhood education (ECE) is a win for everyone - children, parents, employers, and our economy. Yet this critical sector is on the brink of a breakdown.
Choosing child care for the young children in your life can be less stressful if you know what to look for when determining whether or not a program is "high-quality".
Pennsylvania families face some of the nation's toughest child-care costs. Infant care in centers tops $12K a year, far exceeding the federal affordability standard and often outpacing housing or tuition bills.