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

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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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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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Cakes Body founders hope to inspire other companies by covering employee child care costs

The undergarment brand is offering significant financial assistance to families with young children.

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On-site child care can be an extension of workplace culture

With outdoor adventuring at Patagonia and STEM learning at Qualtrics, companies’ infusion of workplace values into child care can add greater purpose to employee’s experience.

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