Balancing parenthood and employment: Factors affecting company receptiveness to family-related innovations in the workplace
McNeely, R. L., 1988
Family Relations, 37(2), 189-195
A study of the implementation of innovative programs in the workplace that enhance the balance between work and family life, and the common characteristics amongst companies that communicate greater receptiveness to such programs
Reports & Papers
Blending work and family: A case study
Sprang, Ginny, 1999
AFFILIA, 14(1), 98-116
A study and discussion of the impact of employer-based infant-care programs on mothers, infants and the workplace
Reports & Papers
The business case for work-family programs
Johnson, Arlene, 1995
Journal of Accountancy, 180(2), 53-unspecified
Highlights of the cost benefits of employer-supported child care services
Other
Child care and corporate productivity: Resolving family/work conflicts
Fernandez, John P., 1986
Lanham, MD: Lexington Books
Other
Child care centers on higher education campuses: Director perceptions of internal and external roles and director leadership
Myers, Kerisa A., December 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo
A survey of campus child care center directors' perceptions of the internal and external roles of their centers, as well as their roles in relationship to their affiliated institutions from an online survey of 191 campus child care directors at two- and four-year public and private colleges and universities
Reports & Papers
The child care crisis in the District of Columbia: Can (or should) businesses fill the gap?
Wallin, Helena K., 1997
Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health.
A discussion of the important role of the business sector in providing support to families with children in need of child care in the District of Columbia
Reports & Papers
Child care & parent productivity: Making the business case
Shellenback, Karen, 2004
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, Department of City and Regional Planning.
An outline of methodology for cost/benefit analyses of work/life initiatives, including employer-provided child care
Methods
College-student mothers and on-site child care: Luxury or necessity?
Gonchar, Nancy, 1995
Social Work in Education, 17(4), 226-234
A study of the effect of on-campus child care arrangements on the educational experiences of 75 student mothers attending an inner-city commuter college in New York
Reports & Papers
Can on-site childcare have detrimental work outcomes?: Examining the moderating roles of family supportive organization perceptions and childcare satisfaction
Ratnasingam, Prema, October, 2012
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 17(4), 435-444
A study of the moderating roles of both perceptions of organizational family support and satisfaction with child care providers on the relationship between type of child care use--on-site or external--and both work engagement and job satisfaction, based on data from 143 employees at a large public university in the Southern United States
Reports & Papers
Corporate investments in after school [Executive summary]
Banach, Vicky, April, 2006
Washington, DC: Corporate Voices for Working Families.
A summary of an analysis of corporate investment in after school programs for children of employees, based on interviews with representatives from eight companies and four advocacy organizations
Executive Summary
Corporate-sponsored child care: Benefits for children, families, and employers
Oekerman, Rebecca, 1997
Early Childhood Education Journal, 25(2), 89-92
A discussion of previous research on the benefits of employer-sponsored child care for families and employers, and suggestions for future research on how corporate child care affects children
Other
Effectiveness of an employer sponsored child care center
Johnson, Lorri A., 1991
Applied H.R.M. Research, 2(1), 38-67
A discussion of the benefits of employer-supported child care, examining data from a survey of hospital employees' perceptions of its role in improving hospital productivity, morale, satisfaction, attendance and recruitment ease
Reports & Papers
Employer offered family support programs, gender and voluntary and involuntary part-time work
Zeytinoglu, Isik U., Spring 2010
Relations Industrielles=Industrial Relations, 65(2), 177-195
A study of differences in the availability of employer-provided child care and elder care programs to male and female employees and to employees who work full-time, voluntarily part-time, or involuntarily part time, based on a secondary analysis of survey data collected from Canadian employers and employees in 2003
Reports & Papers
Employer-sponsored child care in India: Issues, opportunities, and solutions
Horizons Workforce Consulting, 2012
Watertown, MA: Bright Horizons Family Solutions.
An examination of child care issues facing working parents and employers in India, with a discussion of the role of employer-sponsored child care in addressing these issues, based on interviews with more than 140 employees from 16 companies, interviews with 4 child care providers, and tours of 9 child care centers
Reports & Papers
Enhanced employee health, well-being, and engagement through dependent care supports
Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Consulting Practice, 2010
Watertown, MA: Bright Horizons Family Solutions.
An examination of the relationship between employees' access to program supports for dependent care and employees' health outcomes, and an inquiry into the influence of employers' support of employees' dependent care on employers' long-term organizational success
Fact Sheets & Briefs
An exploratory study of the impacts of an employer-supported child care
Morrissey, Taryn, Q3 2011
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 26(3), 344-354
A study of relationships among reported employee experiences with an employer-sponsored child care voucher program, satisfaction with child care, and perceived of benefits to work-life balance, based on data from 776 employees with children at Cornell University in Ithaca
Reports & Papers
Family-friendly backlash--fact or fiction? The case of organizations' on-site child care centers
Rothausen, Teresa J., 1998
Personnel Psychology, 51(3), 685-706
A study of worker attitudes and behaviors related to the use of employer-based on-site child care
Reports & Papers
Hard to find and difficult to manage: The effects of child care on the workplace
Emlen, Arthur, 1984
Portland, OR: Portland State University, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.
A study of the relationship between employee’s child care needs and their work, focusing on the types of child care arrangements employees use, why they choose the care they do, the level of difficulty in finding care, employees’ levels of absenteeism and stress, and the roles of employers’ personnel policies, based on a 1983 survey of 20,000 employees from 33 companies and agencies in Portland, Oregon
Reports & Papers
If you build it, they will come: Parental use of on-site child care centers
Connelly, Rachel, 2002
Population Research and Policy Review, 21(3), 241-273
An analysis of U.S. employee survey data from three firms in the same industry of the child care strategies of working parents, including primary, secondary and Saturday care, and how such strategies are affected by the availability of employer-sponsored on-site care
Reports & Papers
In the business of child care: Employer initiatives and working women
Auerbach, Judith D., 1988
New York: Praeger Publishers
Other
Investing in child care: Challenges facing working parents and the private sector response
United States. Department of the Treasury, 1998
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Treasury.
A discussion of private sector businesses’ best practices in promoting accessible, affordable, and high quality child care for their employees
Other
The lasting impact of employer-sponsored back-up care
Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Consulting Practice, 2008
Watertown, MA: Bright Horizons Family Solutions.
An examination of the influence of employer-sponsored emergency child care arrangements on the recruitment, retention, productivity and attendance of employees
Reports & Papers
The lasting impact of employer-sponsored back-up care
Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Consulting Practice, 2009
Watertown, MA: Bright Horizons Family Solutions.
Highlights from an examination of the effect of employer-sponsored emergency child care arrangements on the recruitment, retention, productivity and attendance of employees, including information on employees' concerns regarding emergency care for elderly dependents, based on an analysis of data on over 100,000 employees in 10 years
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The lasting impact of employer-sponsored back-up care [Executive summary]
Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Consulting Practice, 2008
Watertown, MA: Bright Horizons Family Solutions.
A summary of an examination of the influence of employer-sponsored emergency child care arrangements on the recruitment, retention, productivity and attendance of employees
Executive Summary
The lasting impact of employer-sponsored child care
Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Consulting Practice, 2008
Watertown, MA: Bright Horizons Family Solutions.
An examination of the effect of employer-sponsored child care arrangements on the recruitment, retention, productivity and attendance of employees, based on data from 3,234 employees using full-service child care centers and 839 employees using employer-sponsored emergency child care
Reports & Papers