Episode 110: Employer Supported Childcare Project

Lea Ann Scales and Kat Deals are on a mission: making quality child care affordable and accessible for working parents. The North Central Massachusetts Employer Supported Childcare project was founded in January, 2023 with that goal in mind. With childcare costs in Massachusetts totaling about $27,000 a year, many working parents- all too often women-have some hard choices to make when trying to work and raise a family.Learn about:🔸The Project's mission to develop and fund a working model🔸The impact of child care on employee retention and turnover🔸The shared funding model🔸The benefits of having an employer investment in child careand how some major companies in North Central Massachusetts are responding to the challenge.https://uwncm.org/ncmesc/#healthylivingwithyogaanita #WLPZ #childcarecosts #northcentralmassachusettschamberofcommerce #AIS #unitedwayncm #Bemis #mountwachusettcommunitycollege #fitchburgstateuniversity #bristolmyerssquibb #nashobavalleychamberofcommerce #guildofstagnes #umassmemorialhealthcare #heywoodhospital #greenmountainevaluation