Childcare

Finding and choosing quality childcare is a major challenge for many working parents.

By assisting employees to meet the challenge of finding and managing their childcare responsibilities, organisations can improve their retention of talented and experienced people who are balancing work and childcare responsibilities. For new parents in particular, an organisation's work/life policies can encourage and assist employees to return to work following parental leave.

The Managing Work | Life Balance Childcare Information Kit is a cost effective and practical resource for organisations who wish to distinguish themselves as an "employer of choice" by providing ready access to information and support services for working parents.

The Kit contains information, ideas and suggestions to help employees make the right choices for themselves and their families.

Topics covered include:

A guide to choosing childcare
Childcare options including family day care, day care centres and in-home care
Checklists for screening potential carers including care centres and home carers
Preparing yourself and your child for childcare
Child development
Childcare fees, rebates and financial assistance
Government regulations
Special care situations including teenage care and supervision, after hours care, vacation care, caring for a sick child, childcare for parents who travel for work, and extended hours child care
Relocating with children
Recommended reading and workshops available for parents
State by state directory of childcare resources, agencies and emergency care facilities

The Childcare Information Kit is provided to organisations under a licensing arrangement with Managing Work|Life Balance, in a printed or electronic format and can be adapted to include your organisation's specific policies, programs and corporate identity.

Organisations currently using the Kit include,

Air Services Australia,
American Express,
The Commonwealth Bank,
Ernst & Young,
Henry Davis York,
Minter Ellison,
Malleson Stephen Jacques,
Australian Federal Police,
Goldman Sachs JB Were,
ANZ Bank,
Swiss Reinsurance,
Orica,
Mercer HR Consulting,
Vic Roads.

Testimonial

"HDY invested in the Childcare Information Kit to assist employees commencing maternity leave. It provides our staff with important information and answers many questions that new parents face when starting a family, particularly for the first time. The feedback from our staff is that they have found the Kit to be a useful reference point, giving practical tips and contact details for many different support organisations. Our staff are always overwhelmed and delighted about the support they receive from the firm when becoming parents and the Childcare Kit is an important part of this support."

Deborah Stonley Human Resources Director Henry Davis York - NSW