Does your employer pay/provide childcare?
by austin316 (2023-03-24 21:50:39)
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We are hoping to start doing so.
What problems, concerns, or praises do you have for how it’s handled?

As a perk of employment, it's a big deal.
by FaytlND  (2023-03-25 13:22:09)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

We have an attached daycare, and the cost is cheaper for employees. Definitely a selling point for physicians, nurses, etc. The key point that may be different from other daycares, though, are the hours. To really make it work, the drop-off/pick-up times have to match the standard shift times.

I don't know all the details, but from my experience I think a question would be whether you run the daycare vs. contracting some existing third party to open a center (either in the hospital or nearby).
It would be the latter.
by austin316  (2023-03-25 22:14:28)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

To EC’s point, we can’t keep ourselves staffed for our basic operations, much less opening a whole new service on our own.
A friend runs a few daycares.
by EricCartman  (2023-03-24 21:53:34)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Staffing and insurance are the two main corners. With staffing being the most pressing.