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Employee Child Care Benefit Plans for a Sustainable Workforce

Washington Families Thrive specializes in providing tailored employer-provided child care benefit packages to employers, HR consulting firms, and insurance brokers in Snohomish County. Our mission is to create family-friendly workplaces by offering high-quality, affordable child care benefits services to employers.

Your Washington-based organization needs a benefits plan that helps sustain your workforce and gives your employees the ease and peace of mind that their children are safe and well cared for while receiving high-quality academic education during their work hours.

Most employer benefit plans do not include workforce child care solutions. Washington Families Thrives offers your employees a comprehensive child care benefit package.

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Services

We offer low-lift affordable childcare benefits that will reduce absenteeism, attract and retain talent, increase productivity and staff morale.

Child Care Referral Services

We handle the hard work for your employees: vetting local child care providers for safety, quality, cost, and availability. After a quick intake to map each family’s needs, we deliver three vetted referrals with current openings. The result: faster placements, less stress for employees, and fewer disruptions to your operations.

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Backup Care Referral Services

When unexpected care emergencies arise, finding quality backup care fast is hard. We deliver 2–3 vetted backup care referrals with current openings within 24 hours, so employees feel less stressed and confident their family is safe and well cared for.

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Child Care Impact Program

We strengthen the early‑learning sector to deliver better employer-based childcare referral services. WFT supports child care providers through employer referrals, the Pathways to Progress professional development series, a resource-rich child care newsletter, and targeted state and local advocacy.

What do HR Professionals say?

HR professional at a public institution: We offer child care benefits through Bright Horizons and KinderCare, but cost and capacity are barriers — Bright Horizons is unaffordable for some employees, and KinderCare has limited openings. Proximity to these centers is also a challenge for many staff. Additionally, low digital literacy and limited English proficiency prevent some employees from accessing these benefits.

Senior Benefits Consultant: As major employers like Microsoft and Amazon require more in-office work, other companies will likely follow, and coordinating reliable child care will become a major pain point for employers.