Corporations and Child Care

CORPORATIONS AND CHILD CARE
With the increased number of women in the workforce, corporations are dealing with a higher rate of worker absenteeism and turnover connected to problems with child care. Realizing the effect this has on their bottom lines, many corporations are now addressing the problem of balancing work and family. Some solutions include onsite full-time child care facilities; emergency/substitute child care programs; flex-time schedules and working from home.

To retrieve articles pertaining to this subject, try searching ProQuest ABI/Inform, Lexis/Nexis, Sociological Abstracts and Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA).

The proper subject is "child care" but in the case of CBCA try "day care". Please ask reference staff for further assistance with searching these products. Some sample articles are provided below. All of the articles are available on campus. The journals in the Business Library are filed alphabetically by title. Journals on electronic products or located in other libraries have been noted.

"A Welcome Legislative Surprise". Business Insurance. V.31, No.9, Mar 3, 1997, p:8. (CD-ROM/BPO)

"Costly Onus Becomes a Bonus: Firms Start to See Day Care at Work as a Valuable Perk to Attract and Keep Top-Quality Talent", Montreal Gazette, Oct. 14, 1997, p. c14

Bigwood, Sally. "The Advantages of a Caring Approach". People Management. V.2, No.10, May 16, 1996, p:40-41. (CD-ROM/BPO)

Bloom, David, E.; Steen, Todd P. "Why Child Care Is Good for Business". American Demographics, V. 10, 8 Aug. 1988, 22-27, 58-59. (DBWPER HB881.A1A542)

Cardenas, R. "Combining Employment and Breastfeeding: Utilizing a Work-Family Conflict Framework to Understand Obstacles and Solutions" Journal of Business and Psychology. Fall 2005. Vol.20, Iss. 1; pg. 31.

"Corporate Care: The VON is Raring to Offer its Child and Elderly Care Program Nationwide, but are Canadian Employers Ready to Pay for it?" Benefits Canada, V.19, No.8, September, 1995, p:33,61.

Cowans, Deborah Shalowitz. "Accommodating Child Care Needs of Shift Workers not Impossible for Employers". Business Insurance. V.30, No.26, Jun 24, 1996, p:3-4. (CD-ROM/BPO)

Cowans, Deborah Shalowitz. "Vacation Child Care can Help Calm Fears of Working Parents". Business Insurance. V.29, No.31, Jul 31, 1995, p:3-4.

Davenport, Cynthia. "Child care solutions for a harried work world", Canadian HR Reporter, V.10, No.8 Apr. 21, 1997. p.16,18

Donoho, Ron. "Making travel child's play". Sales & Marketing Management. V.148, No.11, Nov 1996, p:110-111.

Dressel, Terese; Martin, Michael. "Needs and Preferences for Employer Supported Child Care: A Feasibility Study", Lifestyles, 1989, V.10, No.2, Summer, p:163-171. (DBWPER HQ1.A584)

"Employer-provided day care a substantial perk". Financial Post Daily, V.8, No.199, January 23, 1996, p:32.

"Employers respond to two-career families". Chain Store Age Executive, V.61, July 1985. p:11-13.

Fierman, Jaclyn. "Child CAre: What Works -- And Doesn't". Fortune, V.118, No.12, Nov. 21, 1988, 163-176.

Filipczak, Bob; Gordon, Jack; Hequet, Marc; Picard, Michele. "Minding baby on company time". Training. V.32, No.8, Aug 1995, p:18-19. (CD-ROM/BPO)

"Flex benefits that include the kitchen sink". Benefits Canada, V.19, No.7, July/August 1995, p:16.

Flynn, Gillian. "Deciding how to provide dependent care isn't child's play". Personnel Journal. V.74, No.10, Oct 1995, p:92.

Friedman, D.E. (1986, March-April). "Child care for employee's kids". Harvard Business Review, 64: 28-34.

Gilbert, Evelyn. "Flexibility key to workforce of future's benefits". National Underwriter - Life/Health/Financial Services. V.100, No.19, May 6, 1996, p:39,42.

Hayghe, H. "Employers and child care: What roles do They play?" Monthly Labor Review, Sept. 1988, p:38-45.

Johnson, Arlene A. "The business case for work-family programs". Journal of Accountancy. V.180, No.2, Aug 1995, p:53-58.

Lambert, Susan J. "Workplace Policies as Social Policy". Social-Service-Review, V.67,No.2, June 1993,p:237-260. (DBWPER HV1.S6)

McCarthy, Robert. "1-800-DIAL-DAYCARE". Business & Health. V.15, No.4, Apr 1997, p:63-64. (CD-ROM/BPO)

McConnell, C. (1988, October). "Day care worries working parents and their employers". Savings Institutions, p:110-113.

McShulskis, Elaine. "Child care: Helping the bottom line". HRMagazine. V.41, No.6, Jun 1996, p:24-26. (DBWPER HF5549.A2P427)

Nathans, Leah. "Like It or Not, the Employee Child-Care Issue Won't Go Away". Business Month, Vol: V.132, No.5, Dec.1988, 81-82.

Reese, Shelly. "Moonlight and Child Care". American Demographics. V.18, No.8, Aug 1996, p:20-22. (DBWPER HB881.A1A542)

Sahibzada, K. et al. "The Moderating Effects of Work-Family Role Combinations and Work-Family Organizational Culture on the Relationship Between Family-Friendly Workplace Supports and Job Satisfaction" Journal of Family Issues. Sep 2005. Vol.26 , Iss. 6; pg. 820.

Secret, Mary. "Parenting in the Workplace: Child Care Options for Consideration" The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. Sept 2005 . Vol.41, Iss. 3; pg. 326.

Shalowitz, Deborah, "Employers reap benefits of child care", Business Insurance, V.27, No. 5, Feb. 1, 1993, p.1-2

BOOKS

To retrieve books on this subject, search the Western Libraries catalogue using the following SUBJECT headings: work & family; child care; day care centers. WORD searching will also retrieve pertinent books: (child or day) care and (work or employer).

Aldolf, Barbara. The Employer's Guide to Child Care: Developing Programs For Working People. DBW stack HF5549.5.D39A36.

Alvi, Shadid. A Guide to Employer-supported Childcare. BUS oversize HF5549.5.D39A48 1993

Burad,Sandra. Employer Supported Child Care: Investing in Human Resources. BUS stack HF5549.5.D39B87.

A Corporate Reader: Work and Family Life in the 1980s. BUS stack HD6055.2.U6C67.

Fernandez, John P. Child Care and Corporate Productivity: Resolving Family/Work Conflict. BUS stack D4904.25.F47.

Frankel, Judith. The Employed Mother and the Family Context. DBW stack HQ759.48.E48 1993.

Fredriksen-Goldsen, K.I. Families and work: new directions in the twenty-first century. DBW stack HD4904.25.F74 2001.

Friedman, Dana E. Family Supportive Policies: The Corporate Decision-Making Process. BUS oversize HV854.F57.

Galinsky, Ellen. Corporate Reference Guide to Work-Family Programs. BUS reference HF5549.2.U5C68 1991

Hertz, Rosanna. Working families : the transformation of the American home. DBW stack HQ536.W6215 2001.

Magid, Renee. Child Care Initiatives For Working Parents: Why Employers Get Involved. BUS oversize HV854.M32.

Neal, Margaret B. et.al. Balancing Work and Care Giving for Children, Adults, and Elders. DBW stack HD4904.25.B34 1993.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Babies and bosses: reconciling work and family life KINGS second floor HD4904.25.B28 v.1

Sher, Margery Leveen; Fried, Madeline. Child Care Options: A Workplace Initiative for the 21^st Century. BUS stack HF5549.5.D39S55 1994

Vanderkolk, Barbara. The Work & Family Revolution:How Companies Can Keep Employees Happy and Business Profitable. BUS stack HF5549.5.D39V36 1991

For a related research guide see "Maternity Leave Policies and Pregnancy Issues in the Workplace".