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| 11.21.05 | State Releases Economic Dimensions of the Child Care Industry Study Results | |
| The recently released Economic Dimensions of the Child Care Industry in Indiana report is available on-line. The study, conducted by INSIGHTS Consu . . . | |
| 04.07.05 | Take Part In National Work Family Survey | |
| This survey asks: What stands in the way of work-life? Are work-life programs and practices exactly where you'd like to see them in your organization . . . | |
| 04.07.05 | Working Parents Want Flextime The Most | |
| Flextime - the ability to alter the time at which they start and end their workday - would have the most impact on their ability to handle both their . . . | |
| 02.16.05 | The Productivity Argument for Investing in Young Children | |
| James Heckman, 2000 Nobel Laureate, argues that it makes sound business sense to invest in young children from disadvantaged environments. To read t . . . | |
| 01.19.05 | Cut Costly Absenteeism in 2005 | |
| By Nancy Ahlrichs Raichart, SPHR, EOC Strategies Your organization does not have to be an airline to be brought to its knees by multip . . . |
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| 01.05.05 | Bush Sets Off Pre-K Scramble | |
| With the stroke of a pen Sunday, Gov. Jeb Bush sent Florida's new prekindergarten program in a race against time. To read the entire text, click | |
| 09.19.04 | Cross-generational care believed to cut costs | |
| Intergenerational care may be a foreign concept now to benefit managers, but as the number of working caregivers continues to grow, it could become c . . . | |
| 09.19.04 | Flextime elevated to national issue | |
| Increasingly popular flextime benefits have jumped to national prominence as the calendar peels to the fall elections. Pounding the campai . . . | |
| 08.10.04 | After School Study Released | |
| "America After 3 PM: A Household Survey on Afterschool in America" was recently released by the Afterschool Alliance. Key findings include: * Only . . . | |
| 06.01.04 | The Night Watch: Finding Child Care For Evening Employees | |
| After-6 p.m. child care is getting easier to find, but it can be expensive and inconvenient. This issue was featured recently in the Indianapolis Sta . . . | |
| 05.25.04 | 2004 Alliance for Work-Life Progress Innovative Excellence Award | |
| Cendant Mobility today announced that its Flexible Work Options Program has been recognized by the Alliance for Work-Life Progress with a 2004 Innovat . . . | |
| 05.18.04 | Parents Raising Children: The Workplace | |
| Ellen Galinsky, President of the Families and Work Institute, testified before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Subco . . . | |
| 04.24.04 | New Center Opens In Anderson | |
| On Tuesday, March 1, 2004, owner Nellie Jones opened Great Kids at Autumn Ridge child care center in Anderson, Indiana. The center cares for children . . . | |
| 01.28.04 | Cause of Work Stress | |
| University of Arkansas (data from National Study of the Changing Workforce) - 2003 Professor Dan Ganster, University of Arkansas, has fou . . . | |
| 01.27.04 | Flexibility and the Gender Gap | |
| American Association of University Women - 2003
Women are more educated and more employed than ever, but the high-paid, high-status, . . . |
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| 12.11.03 | Day care shortage is worsening | |
| (Editorial printed in the Madison Courier on December 11, 2003) OUR VIEW The closing of the Ohio Valley Opportunities day care program complic . . . | |
| 07.16.03 | Family Flexibility Lures Women To Jobs | |
| Family flexibility lures women to jobs By AJA CARMICHAEL South Bend Tribune July 5, 2003 SOUTH BEND, Ind. - When Andrea Hoffman applied to work . . . | |
| 05.10.03 | The Business Case For Child Care: Reserving Slots | |
| By KAYLEY MENDENHALL, Chronicle Staff Writer Rain Jensen gave birth to a baby boy five months ago. After two months of maternity leave from he . . . | |
| 05.03.03 | Local Hospital Develops Daycare Program for Sick Children | |
| Indianapolis - Because employees can't always stay at home to care for their child when they are ill, a local Indianapolis area medical facility . . . | |
| 05.01.03 | Increasing Employee Loyalty | |
| Faced with ever-tightening financial constraints, US employers in growing numbers are instituting flexible time polices as a cost-efficient means to . . . | |
| 04.10.03 | The Business Case For Child Care: Reserving Slots | |
| By KAYLEY MENDENHALL, Chronicle Staff Writer Rain Jensen gave birth to a baby boy five months ago. After two months of maternity leave from her . . . | |
| 04.03.03 | Recruiting: What Perks Job Seekers Are Looking For | |
| from Workforce.com (HR Trends and Tools for Business Results)
A new study by Lee Hecht Harrison asked 1,680 outplaced managers and employees wh . . . |
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| 03.03.03 | Before After School Kudos (Seymour Tribune, 2/28/03) | |
| This positive testimony for before/after school care appeared in the "Tattler Section" of the Seymour Tribune (Jackson County) in February of 2003: . . . | |
| Research Demonstrates Corporate Benefits of Child Care | ||
| The Boston College Center on Work & Family recently released a new study, "Increasing the Visibility of the Invisible Workforce: Model Programs and . . . | |
