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Child Care Connect Works helps Kansas businesses find practical solutions to child care challenges.

Child Care Connect Works is a service of Child Care Aware of Kansas in partnership with the Kansas Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) Network, and oneCOMMUNITY.

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Statistics

The Cost Without Child Care

See the numbers behind the cost of child care challenges for businesses and communities.

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Cost

$0B

Annual revenue lost due to working parents leaving workforce.

Source: The National Law Review

workforce

1 in0

Number of women considering leaving the workplace due to child care challenges.

Source: Kansas Department for Children and Families

importance

Percent of men who say child care benefits are important to staying at their current employer.

Source: The Best Place for Working Parents

ROI

ROI tracked through five businesses offering child care benefits.

Source: Moms F1rst

For Businesses

Child Care Toolkit for Businesses

Supporting your employees with child care may also benefit your bottom line.

Understand the business case for child care benefits
Explore benefit models that fit your size and budget
Connect with Kansas businesses already making it work

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Find A solution That fits your needs

Explore Child Care Benefit Models & Options

There's no one-size-fits-all solution. From dependent care assistance plans to on-site child care, we'll help you find a model that works for your business and your employees.

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FAQs for Businesses

Where do I start if I want to offer child care benefits?

What types of child care benefits can a business offer?

Is offering child care benefits worth the investment?

How does child care availability affect my workforce?

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Stories from Kansas Businesses

Breaking Through: How Russell County Built a Child Care Coalition That Refused to Accept “No”

To learn more about the Child Care Community Champion Awards and the four pillars of recognition, check out this resource from Child Care Aware of Kansas. “We don’t take no for an answer. If it’s a no, then we walk around it and we find a new way in.” – Melinda Olson For the members…

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Building Capacity, Building Community: How Coffeyville Came Together for Child Care

To learn more about the Child Care Community Champion Awards and the four pillars of recognition, check out this resource from Child Care Aware of Kansas. When people think about child care, they often picture the children first: classrooms filled with activity, teachers helping young learners discover something new, or parents dropping their children off before heading…

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When a Community Says “Yes”: How Raising JoCo Is Strengthening Child Care in Johnson County

To learn more about the Child Care Community Champion Awards and the four pillars of recognition, check out this resource from Child Care Aware of Kansas. When people think about Johnson County, Kansas, they often assume it has everything it needs: strong schools, growing businesses, and thriving neighborhoods. From the outside, it can look like…

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Stronger Together: How the Ellis County Child Care Task Force Built a Community Around Child Care

To learn more about the Child Care Community Champion Awards and the four pillars of recognition, check out this resource from Child Care Aware of Kansas. When people think about child care, they often picture classrooms or homes filled with curious toddlers, shelves lined with picture books, or child care providers welcoming families at the…

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Building the Infrastructure of Care: How Saline County is Reimagining Child Care Through Collaboration, Trust, and Community Investment

To learn more about the Child Care Community Champion Awards and the four pillars of recognition, check out this resource from Child Care Aware of Kansas. In Saline County, Kansas, the story of early childhood systems change does not begin with a single program or policy announcement. It begins, instead, with a long table, a…

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Cloud County’s Child Care Crisis: A Community’s Fight for Support and Sustainability

Economic Challenges and the Strain on Child Care Cloud County is home to Concordia, where Concordia Technology and Gerard Tank & Steel have their strongholds, as well as to some of Kansas’ most resilient and passionate citizens. This is a small town with a population of approximately 5,000 inhabitants, but its large industrial offerings stand…

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Exploring the Impact of Child Care Benefits on Kansas Businesses

Child care is undeniably in crisis in the state of Kansas. Child care providers are struggling to make their own ends meet, resulting in higher costs of the services they provide. Families are struggling to afford these costs, and are thus forced to make the decision whether to stay home with their children, sacrificing income,…

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The Cost Without Child Care