Boosting Outcomes
New York Department of Labor
"Access to affordable quality child care is critical for New York State’s economic competitiveness. Lack of access to affordable child care significantly impacts the State’s labor force levels and productivity, especially among women."
Source: New York Department of Labor, 2023 Child Care in New York State
Boost KPIs
Family-friendly policies increase employee engagement – a strategy to improve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Job Recruitment & Retention - Family-Friendly Policies (Forbes, 2022)
80%
More loyalty to employers
41%
Lower absenteeism
21%
Higher profitability
Child care problems impact the ability of NY parents to work, which impacts employer revenue and profitability.
41%
NY parents with children under age 5 report child care problems have affected their ability to work, attend school, or other commitments 2 or more times in the past month. (46% for Black parents and 45% for Latinx parents).
Source: Raising New York, New York’s Child Care Crisis, Parent Poll September 2022.
140,236
NY children under age 6 in families where a parent left a job, took a leave of absence, or cut back hours due to problems with child care in the past year.
Source: 2022 National Survey of Children’s Health, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
45%
NYC parents had to leave work early due to child care challenges
Source: The Education Trust-New York, Investing in Our Future: Addressing New York City's Child Care Crisis, August 2021
37%
NYC parents had to miss work due to child care challenges
Source: The Education Trust-New York, Investing in Our Future: Addressing New York City's Child Care Crisis, August 2021
Mothers depend on access to child care to obtain and retain a job.
88%
Women with children under age 6 looking for a job said that having work flexibility, predictable hours, or child care support would make them more likely to choose an employer
Source: Moms First and Boston Consulting Group, Marshall Plan for Moms, The Business Case for Child Care, 2022.
83%
Mothers with children under age 6 said that child care benefits would be a very important or somewhat important factor in deciding whether to stay at their current employer or switch employers.
Source: Moms First and Boston Consulting Group, Marshall Plan for Moms, The Business Case for Child Care, 2022.
86%
Of 91,800 New York parents working part-time due to child care problems in 2022, 86% were women..
Source: NY Department of Labor, 2023 Child Care in New York State