Day Care Options

A large company with a high number of employees may opt to open an onsite day care center serving only its own employees. For other companies, a better option may be to partner with a local organization or school to provide services. For example, a shortage of affordable day care in Rochester, Minnesota, led to a partnership between day care provider Child Care Resource and IBM. A new day care facility was built adjacent to IBM, with IBM's financial assistance. Smaller companies located near each other can consider joining to open a nearby day care cooperative. Another option is partnering with a local day care to accept employee children at a discount.

Disadvantages

Before opting for a workplace day care program, companies need to consider if it is indeed the best option. If too few employees take up the day