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Guide for Implementing Child Care Legislation

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Benefits to the Agencies

What are the benefits to the agencies?

By helping Federal employees with their child care costs,

  • Agencies can improve recruitment and retention---they can recruit more skilled employees and they can retain valuable employees;
  • Agencies can save costly training expenses for new employees and save on lost productivity due to the need to replace employees;
  • Agencies can improve human capital practices;
  • Employees who previously could not afford licensed or regulated child care may be able to do so as a result of this authority;
  • They should feel more comfortable with their new child care arrangements and have fewer distractions at work;
  • Agencies are supporting good job performance and good attendance;
  • Agencies that have on-site child care centers with vacancies can use this authority to help fill the vacancies at their own centers; and
  • Agencies can contribute to improved employee morale.

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