High quality and affordable early childhood education and care is integral to the future of our economy, impacting both current employees and our future workforce.

Early education and care is a huge concern for many parents and caregivers. They view it as a necessity that allows them to work and provide for their children and quality matters. They want to go to work knowing their child is safe, healthy, happy, engaged and supported to learn.

Challenges accessing quality, affordable and reliable childcare entrench inequalities that already exist. Families with low incomes are worse affected and careers of women tend to be disproportionately impacted.

It is in businesses’ interest to address the childcare challenge that many of their employees are facing, by acknowledging the important role childcare plays in their employees’ lives and considering any support they can provide.