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Visit Utah Care for Kids for child care action items, to keep up to speed on local movement, find local resources, and Utah-specific research.
Important Child Care Legislation for Utah
Read about it here, and contact your legislator with support. This is our time to increase access to child care! Follow the bill here.
New Local Research
UC3’s own Marin Christensen co-authored this Utah Women & Leadership Project child care white paper that describes the complexity of the child care issue, and details what every state is…
These Utah businesses opened child care centers
Here’s how (and why) they did it. This article also includes advice for businesses from UC3’s Marin Christensen. If you are a business interested in other options besides onsite, UC3…
Why should businesses offer child care benefits to employees?
Author: Haley Ackerman-Barton Offering child care benefits to employees helps businesses attract and retain talent, increase productivity, and support diversity in the workplace. Attract and Retain Talent Utah is facing…
UC3 talks with KUER
Page Checkett’s talked with KUER’ 90.1’s Jon Reed about Utah’s child care needs now and post-pandemic.: https://www.kuer.org/health-science-environment/2021-04-01/the-pandemic-has-opened-the-door-for-better-child-care-in-utah-advocates-are-hoping-it-will-last
"It’s a huge advantage to individuals, to our businesses and to the state to find a balance between supporting our economy and supporting families...
our bottom line depends on it”
our bottom line depends on it”
Vance Checketts
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