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.