STEM workers tend to be highly educated, nearly twice as likely than the general U.S. population to have earned at least a bachelor’s degree (65% vs. 38%) and roughly three-in-ten STEM workers have earned a master’s degree or higher. However, only half of highly educated STEM majors actually join the STEM workforce, instead using their sought-after skills in other fields, such as banking and finance. This issue is especially acute for women. While they earn 57% of bachelor’s degrees and 50% of bachelor’s in STEM fields, broadly defined, they only earn 38% of STEM degrees in engineering, computer science, and physical sciences that lend themselves to manufacturing and life sciences occupations. By 2031, if nothing changes, only 30% of the manufacturing sector’s total workforce will be women. Considering that the early-to-mid career timeframe is also when employees tend to have young children, combined with the importance of education to the field and the employees, this research focused on education and child care needs as they relate to STEM employment. In partnership with Qualtrics, Bright Horizons Workforce Consulting surveyed a sample of 999 participants who currently or previously work(ed) in a STEM organization and are currently or plan to be parents of children under the age of six. Much of the report focuses on the 796 full-time & 97 part-time current STEM employees with additional analyses for former employees (N=106). (author abstract)