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These examples explore successful initiatives, created with available resources in the Business Toolkit, that were custom-crafted to meet local child care needs for communities and workforces. Use these as a model to inspire your own approach and explore practical solutions that will benefit your business.
Flexible Scheduling: Employer Guide to Offering This Family-Friendly Work Perk
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Flexible Scheduling: Employer Guide to Offering This Family-Friendly Work Perk

Flexible scheduling isn't just a family-friendly perk. It's a business strategy. Learn how offering flexible work hours can help employers boost retention, improve productivity, and strengthen trust across their workforce.
How Child Care Impacts an Employee's Budget
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How Child Care Impacts an Employee's Budget

Understanding how child care costs factor in to your employees' household budget and other expenses, can help you to better understand the wage level and benefits that would allow them to support their family's needs.
Offering Backup Child Care for Your Employees: The Complete Guide
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Offering Backup Child Care for Your Employees: The Complete Guide

When child care falls through, who catches your employees? Child care breakdowns are one of the leading causes of absenteeism among working parents. For employers committed to supporting their workforce and staying competitive in today's labor market, backup child care is a strategic investment.
Paid Parental Leave: How Small Businesses Can Afford to Support Working Parents
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Paid Parental Leave: How Small Businesses Can Afford to Support Working Parents

Discover how small businesses in PA can afford paid parental leave using smart strategies and tax credits. Support your team - start building your policy today!
Returning to Work After Maternity Leave: A Guide for New Moms
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Returning to Work After Maternity Leave: A Guide for New Moms

Returning to work after maternity leave is a big transition for new moms, with a range of emotions. This guide offers practical advice on preparing for your return, managing emotions, and finding support—along with resources like the Working Families Toolkit for Pennsylvania families
What Is an Employee Assistance Program? An Employer's Guide to EAP Benefits, Costs, and Use

What Is an Employee Assistance Program? An Employer's Guide to EAP Benefits, Costs, and Use

This guide explains what an employee assistance program is, how EAP programs work, what they cover, and how employers can use them more effectively.

Resources to Help Employers Support Working Families

Tools, templates, guides, and examples for supporting working families - from flexible scheduling to employer-sponsored care.

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Guide to Quality Early Childhood Education in PA

Pennsylvania's early childhood education system can be confusing to families and employers. The Pennsylvania Early Learning Investment Commission created a one-page guide to help define and clarify key services and agencies.

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Data & Reports to Demonstrate ROI

See the numbers. Understand the costs of inaction and benefits of investing in child care.

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Resources to Share with Your Workforce

Help employees access care, benefits, and local services that make work and family life easier.

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2-1-1 Referral Services

Families that need to connect with resources in their community but don't know where to look can call or text PA 211. PA 211 can help with utilities bills, housing assistance, after-school programs for kids, and more.

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Breastfeeding at Work

Learn about breastfeeding benefits, statewide support programs, and workplace rights. This resource offers county-specific help, lactation support, milk bank info, and guidance for breastfeeding after returning to work.

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Child Care Works

Child Care Works helps eligible Pennsylvania families pay for child care while they work or attend school. Learn how subsidies, co-pays, and local ELRC offices support you, who qualifies, and how to apply for assistance.

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COMPASS: Quality Child Care & Other Early Learning Services

Find child care and other early learning programs near you. You have options when it comes to the care for your child. Whether you need child care or another early learning program, you can find it here.

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Dependent Care FSA Savings Calculator

Curious how much a Dependent Care FSA could save your family? Enter your expenses to estimate yearly tax savings and compare your options with the federal child and dependent care tax credit.

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Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRC) by County

Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts (Pre-K Counts) provides quality half-day and full-day pre-kindergarten to eligible 3 and 4 year olds in Pennsylvania.

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Family Budget Calculator

Get a clearer picture of economic security in your area. The Family Budget Calculator details the income families need to cover essentials like child care, housing, food, and health care for 10 family types across every county and metro region.

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Guide to Quality Early Childhood Education in PA

Pennsylvania's early childhood education system can be confusing to families and employers. The Pennsylvania Early Learning Investment Commission created a one-page guide to help define and clarify key services and agencies.

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How to Find Quality Child Care Fact Sheet

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.

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How to Find, Choose, and Pay For High-Quality Child Care: A Guide for Families

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".

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Keystone Scholars: PA529

All children born in 2019 and after to PA residents, including children who are adopted, have a Keystone Scholars account in their name with $100 for postsecondary education expenses.

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Living Wage Calculator

Use the Living Wage Calculator to see the real cost of basic needs where you live. Explore living wages for 12 family types across every county and metro area, and understand what it truly takes for workers and families to meet essential expenses.

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Marketwatch Child Care Cost Calculator

The rising cost of childcare is making life impossible for parents. Use the MarketWatch calculator to track the expense where you live.

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Navigate PA: Search and Connect to Support and Child Care

PA Navigate helps families find child care, housing support, food resources, transportation aid, and other services in one place. Use this tool to quickly connect with local programs that make daily life more stable and manageable.

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Returning to Work After Maternity Leave: A Guide for New Moms

Returning to work after maternity leave is a big transition for new moms, with a range of emotions. This guide offers practical advice on preparing for your return, managing emotions, and finding support—along with resources like the Working Families Toolkit for Pennsylvania families

Working Family Resources

Tools and Calculators to Guide Your Next Step

Understand what working families need and how your business can respond, with hands-on resources like surveys and cost calculators.

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Dependent Care FSA Savings Calculator

Curious how much a Dependent Care FSA could save your family? Enter your expenses to estimate yearly tax savings and compare your options with the federal child and dependent care tax credit.

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Working Family Resources Tools
External Link

Family Budget Calculator

Get a clearer picture of economic security in your area. The Family Budget Calculator details the income families need to cover essentials like child care, housing, food, and health care for 10 family types across every county and metro region.

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Working Family Resources Tools
External Link

Living Wage Calculator

Use the Living Wage Calculator to see the real cost of basic needs where you live. Explore living wages for 12 family types across every county and metro area, and understand what it truly takes for workers and families to meet essential expenses.

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Working Family Resources Tools
External Link

Marketwatch Child Care Cost Calculator

The rising cost of childcare is making life impossible for parents. Use the MarketWatch calculator to track the expense where you live.

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Working Family Resources Tools

Policy & Advocacy Briefs to Inform Your Voice

Stay informed on current legislation, programs, and how your voice can help shape policy and make a difference.

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Keystone Scholars: PA Treasury Funds Early Scholarship Accounts for all PA children

With the launch of Keystone Scholars in 2019, Pennsylvania became the first state in the nation to enact legislation that provides a universal, automatic, at-birth deposit of $100 into scholarship accounts for EVERY child born to Pennsylvania residents...

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Erie County Investing in Families Phase I—Educator Retention Awards

By investing in educator retention awards, Erie County is stabilizing the child care workforce, reducing teacher attrition, and expanding access to quality early learning for working families across the region.

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for Early Learning

With 72% of eligible young children in Pennsylvania not receiving subsidized care, Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning stepped in to meet the urgent need for accessible, high-quality early care.

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What Is an Employee Assistance Program? An Employer's Guide to EAP Benefits, Costs, and Use

This guide explains what an employee assistance program is, how EAP programs work, what they cover, and how employers can use them more effectively.

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Flexible Scheduling: Employer Guide to Offering This Family-Friendly Work Perk

Flexible scheduling isn't just a family-friendly perk. It's a business strategy. Learn how offering flexible work hours can help employers boost retention, improve productivity, and strengthen trust across their workforce.

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Offering Backup Child Care for Your Employees: The Complete Guide

When child care falls through, who catches your employees? Child care breakdowns are one of the leading causes of absenteeism among working parents. For employers committed to supporting their workforce and staying competitive in today's labor market, backup child care is a strategic investment.

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Explore the Employer Toolkit for step-by-step strategies, real examples, and tools that help businesses better support working families and child care.

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