In a tight labor market where good employees are at a premium, isn’t it about time that on-site child care becomes the norm?
Now that the monthly child care bill for two-child households exceeds the cost of rent in most of the country, parents have a hefty obstacle to clear in order to head back to the office, especially after a second baby. As companies scramble to adopt parent-friendly benefits to retain employees with children in a tight labor market where wages are rising, isn’t offering affordable, on-site child care a no-brainer?