Strengthen Your Workforce with Child Care, Become an Employer of Choice

Your employees are your biggest asset, but they also have responsibilities outside of work. Support them and become an employer of choice with YMCA Childcare Resource Service's customized child care solutions.

Supporting Working Families

In San Diego, the cost of child care can be overwhelming for working families. On average, the care of two young children consumes a staggering 50% of a family’s household budget. Employer-supported child care is becoming a vital part of the solution to maintain a strong workforce.

Employers, like you, play a critical role in nurturing the needs of working parents. By assisting your team with child care, you can be a part of the solution to San Diego’s child care crisis while improving morale, presenteeism, and retention.

By partnering with YMCA Childcare Resource Service, you can make a positive impact on the lives of your employees, their families, and your business. Together, we can:

Improve employee retention and engagement by offering a benefit that truly supports work-life balance
Attract and retain highly qualified candidates who desire a family-friendly workplace
Boost productivity and efficiency by reducing employee stress and absenteeism due to child care challenges
Increase employee loyalty and commitment by demonstrating that you value their well-being and family needs

At your service! Whether you're just starting your search for comprehensive child care benefits or have been working on it for a while, we're here to lend a hand and offer our assistance.

Child Care Solutions

YMCA Childcare Resource Service offers a range of customizable child care solutions tailored to your organization’s unique needs. Whether it’s support with finding trusted child care providers, financial assistance for off-site child care, or setting up on-site child care centers, we work closely with you to design a program that meets the specific needs of your workforce. By partnering with us, you join a community of employers who are dedicated to the well-being and success of your employees and their families.

Here's how we can help:

CHILD CARE PLANNING

Securing child care is one of the most important decisions parents in your company have to make.

COMPLIMENTARY SERVICES:

Free enhanced child care navigation services where your employee has a dedicated referral advisor to support them through the search process.
Open access to our online referral widget, including all licensed care providers in San Diego County.
Ability to integrate our referral widget on your internal employee website.
A real human to answer your employee’s questions, connect to other community resources, and share tools to choose care.

PAYING FOR CARE

We understand that child care costs can be a significant financial burden. YMCA Childcare Resource is one of the largest agencies in San Diego County to administer state-funded child care payment assistance to families who qualify.

COMPLIMENTARY SERVICES:

Help your staff navigate the application process for state-funded child care payment assistance, ensuring they receive the financial support they qualify for.
Explore the possibility of establishing an on-site licensed child care program through collaboration with SAY San Diego.

Contact us to develop a personalized benefits program that provides tailored financial support to your staff members, catering to their individual child care requirements.

CASE STUDY

YMCA of San Diego County + March & Ash + UFCW Local 135

Working Together

In 2021, UFCW Local 135, March and Ash, and the YMCA began working together to discover a better way to support employees with child care payment and planning.

March and Ash contributed $4500 a year towards child care costs per eligible employee. The Y coordinated payments to the child care programs of an employee's choice. In addition, March and Ash employees will work with a YMCA team member to help with other child care needs such as searching and enrolling for care, parent workshops, or getting access to additional resources.

Candice, an employee at March and Ash, shared her experience with this pilot program.

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