Child Care This National Small Business Week 

This Small Business Week, there’s one surprising issue that’s keeping small business owners from thriving: child care challenges. A number of recent polls from employers and employees have found that having access to affordable quality child care is key to smoothly running a successful business – and a lack of affordable and available options is hurting employees and employers. 

Commenting on National Small Business Week, FFYF Executive Director Sarah Rittling said:

“Child care may not be the first thing most people think of when they think about running a small business. But in reality, child care challenges can be devastating for employers. Employees with small children need reliable, affordable care and the peace of mind it brings to know their little ones can learn and grow in a safe environment. Making sure more working families have access to child care they can afford will take a variety of approaches, including strong funding for federal programs and updates to tax provisions that help businesses and families. We look forward to working with lawmakers across the aisle to make this a reality.”

Recent studies have found: 

The bottom line: Child care challenges are business challenges. There are bipartisan legislative actions that Congress can take to help ease challenges for employers and families. Read more about them here.