💡DID YOU KNOW that 46% of #companies in a recent Care.com survey of 500 US executives are prioritizing #childcare more in 2023 (trailing only retirement plans as the most popular benefit to prioritize)?💡

#childcare + #workforce = #jobs + #economicgrowth ! #MassBiz4EarlyEd

Thanks MassBiz4EarlyEd, for having MTF’s Director of Research Meaghan Callahan, and Policy Researcher Victoria Bergeron at the coalition meeting! MTF presented early education and care spending in the @Massgovernor’s FY25 budget and the importance of the C3 program.
#mapoli

Versus pre-pandemic, what type of #laborforce participation rate state is #Massachusetts ?

📉”Less participation,” says the U.S. Chamber’s analysis of BLS-Labor Statistics data 📉

CHILDCARE could help GROW #MA !

#childcare + #workforce = #jobs + #economicgrowth for ALL! #MassBiz4EarlyEd

Thanks to MassBiz4EarlyEd for having MTF’s Ashley White provide an update on budget negotiations and present new research on employer-supported childcare. #mapoli #childcare #earlyed

Thanks to MassBiz4EarlyEd for inviting MTF Senior Policy Researcher Ashley White to present to coalition members today on the Maura Healey budget proposal and discussing what it means for the early education and care field.
#mapoli #EarlyEd

Thanks to the Greater Louisville Inc. - Your Metro Chamber for hosting us for an engaging conversation on the business case for early childhood development focusing on both the workforce of today & the future. Grateful to MassBiz4EarlyEd Strategies for Children Kristin McSwain and TeeAra Dias for their ideas & leadership.

Maura Healey & Kim Driscoll will improve child care programs with plain language policies in 14 languages. Support from Patrick Tutwiler, Team Katherine Clark, Speaker Ron Mariano, Rep. Denise Garlick, Strategies for Children, Greater Boston Legal Services, Massachusetts Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs, MassBiz4EarlyEd
mass.gov/news/healey-dr….

⚠ NEW Research, NEW Warnings: “A looming #workforce problem is accelerating, & #childcare costs are playing a big role,' says Business Journals coverage of new Bank of America #research .

CHILDCARE helps with Untapped #Talent ! #MassBiz4EarlyEd

Twitter bizjournals.com/bizjournals/ne…

Thanks for your leadership and partnership, Joe Murphy Iowa Business Council!

MassBiz4EarlyEd

nice job Tom MassBiz4EarlyEd

Listen to our friend, Sec. of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones Lauren, talk about the importance of child care to our economy and to ensuring women can fully participate in the workforce…a top priority for MBR & MA competitiveness. Thanks AIM! MassBiz4EarlyEd

Ellis is looking forward to the presentation by Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation Senior Policy Researcher Ashley White at today's “Preparing for Child Care Reform” webinar. #earlyeducation #childcare Boston Foundation Eastern Bank foundation MassBiz4EarlyEd
massnonprofit.org/calendar/forum…

So that is what some leaders here have set out to do.

The MA Business Roundtable and MassBiz4EarlyEd worked with Alice Peisch to craft a bill, modeled after Iowa’s program.

“It’s basically another item on the menu for employers to support their employees” Jondavid Chesloff told me.