Resources on Business and Child Care Partnerships

Publications

"Investing in Child Care, Challenges Facing Working Parents, and the Private Sector Response", United States Department of the Treasury, 1997.

This report outlines concerns of working parents, the economic impact of child care, best practices for employer child care and child care community partnerships, and data on employer child care cost effectiveness. http://www.ustreas.gov/press/releases/docs/chdcare.pdf *(PDF)

Organizations

Alameda County Local Investment in Child Care (LINCC) Project

The Alameda County Local Investment in Child Care (LINCC) Project promotes and supports business and local government investments to strengthen the child care infrastructure through integrating child care planning and resource development with land use, economic development, and business planning and partnerships.

LINCC offers Alameda County businesses:

Reports and information on the economic impact of child care at the state, county, city, and individual business level.
Links to resources for employer child care needs assessments and program development.
Identification of business investment opportunities in the child care field.

For more information, contact Ellen Dektar or call 510-208-9578.

Child Care Partnership

This web site provides practical information on creating and maintaining public-private partnerships to increase and improve child care in states and communities throughout the country. It draws from the experiences of successful partnerships at the national, state, and local levels to provide tools and materials for existing and future initiatives. http://nccic.org/pact/index.html

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