Publication Date

1-1-2004

DOI

10.17848/9781417505913

Abstract

Connelly, DeGraff, and Willis chronicle the trends in the growth in on-site child care programs and perform analyses that shed light on the value of employer-sponsored child care to employees. The authors note that employees may not be the only ones to benefit. Employers may be able to gain wage savings for the firm.

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Contents

1. Introduction: Policy Issues and Research Questions
2. The Labor Market and Child Care Context in the United States
3. Economic Framework for the Valuation of ESCC
4. Description of Study Sites and Data Collection
5. Analysis of the Use of Employer-Sponsored On-Site Child Care
6. A Direct Method for Valuing Employee Benefits from ESCC Using a Contingent Valuation Approach
7. Employee Valuation of Employer-Sponsored On-Site Child Care
8. Discussion and Policy Implications

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9780880993050 (cloth) ; 9780880993043 (pbk.) ; 9781417505913 (ebook)

Subject Areas

EDUCATION; Early childhood; Preschool and early education; LABOR MARKET ISSUES; Wages, health insurance and other benefits; Nonwage benefits; Work and family balance

Kids at Work: The Value of Employer-Sponsored On-Site Child Care Centers

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Connelly, Rachel, Deborah S. DeGraff, and Rachel A. Willis. 2004. Kids at Work: The Value of Employer-Sponsored On-Site Child Care Centers. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. https://doi.org/10.17848/9781417505913

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