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Driving Growth: The Economic Value of Child Care in Cleveland & Cuyahoga County

Released in the summer of 2024, Driving Growth presents the results of a large survey of local families with children under the age of five and calculates the economic impact of inaccessible child care options in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. The report found that a staggering 78% of parents identified child care accessibility as a barrier to work, with a significant portion either unemployed or not participating in the labor force due to child care constraints. This issue isn't confined to low-income families; middle-income families and mid/senior-level talent are also struggling to find affordable care. These sweeping challenges cost businesses in Cuyahoga County more than $120 million every year due to lost productivity and turnover.

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Employee Child Care Survey

Our partners at Starting Point have created a brief survey that employers can use to gauge how child care is impacting their employees.

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Employer Child Care Navigator

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Employer Child Care Toolkit

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Child care ‘core economic issue’ in Indiana; working parents navigate various paths

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Small business strategies for supporting employee child care needs

Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Boston

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How employers can better support working mothers

Child care benefits don’t just support families — they strengthen business outcomes.

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The economic impact of America’s child care gap: Up to $329 billion lost over the next 10 years

Bipartisan Policy Center

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How rural places in the Southeast are expanding child care, which economists say is necessary for growth

If rural communities want to attract jobs, child care solutions are needed.

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Strong foundations: Strategies for child care capital and supply-building solutions

During a Senate hearing, Britt pressed the labor secretary on child care reform, highlighting its impact on workforce participation and economic growth.

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