Childcare

Measures to support employees with children

Text last updated: 2024-02-22

How companies can support childcare

Good childcare plays a key role for parents in balancing work and family life. Companies can support their employees in a variety of ways. Here you can find out which regular, one-off and monetary measures are available to you as an employer.

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When parents know that their children are well looked after and supported, they can be motivated and reliable in their work. Finding a childcare place is also a prerequisite for mothers and fathers to return to work after or during parental leave. This has great advantages for you and your company, as you can quickly return to your qualified specialists. It therefore makes sense to support your employees with childcare. There are various family-friendly measures available to you for this purpose. The first step should always be an open exchange with your employees to find out what regular or occasional childcare services they need for their children. This way, you can develop tailor-made solutions together.

Overview: Possibilities and forms of company-supported childcare

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Choose the right model for your company

There are many ways to support your employees when it comes to childcare. Regardless of the size and location of your business or company, you can find the right approach to make it much easier for your employees to combine family and work:

Regular support measures

Selective support measures

Even if regular childcare is guaranteed, it may still be necessary to organize additional childcare for working parents. This applies, for example, in emergency situations, in cases of illness or during vacation periods. Here you can support your employees with occasional childcare services.

Special measures during the vacations

Nearly any parent has enough vacation days to cover the total of 75 vacation days in NRW. This causes childcare problems and a great deal of stress for many parents. As a company, you can support them with various measures:

Good company examples from practice

Where can we find help and advice?

Further information and support can be obtained from contact persons at local youth welfare offices, youth welfare organizations, churches, charities and local alliances for families in your region.

You can find practical examples of company childcare on the Success Factor Family internet portal.

You can find out which employer benefits for a better work-life balance are tax-free on the federal government's family portal.