The 2010 Business on Board with Childcare! Award Criteria and Downloadable Application Form

2010 Business on Board with Childcare! Application FormTo be eligible for the 2010 Business on Board with Childcare! designation, an employer must comply with any combination of the award criteria that totals at least 20 points. This minimum threshold represents a five-point increase from the 15-point minimum that was required for the 2009 designation. The minimum point change reflects the addition of one new award criteria: participation in KIDS COUNT's 2010 Take a Flower to Childcare Day! celebration (see the list of criteria below).

Each of the criterion has been assigned a weighted point value based on its overall value in creating a childcarefriendly workplace. The 2010 award criteria are based on a list of nationally-recognized policies developed by the Families and Work Institute (www.familiesandwork.org) and on KIDS COUNT's state-based efforts to advocate for better childcare.

Important note: All 2009 Business on Board with Childcare! designees must re-apply to be eligible for the 2010 award and earn the 2010 recognition benefits. Click here to download the 2010 Business on Board with Childcare! Application Form.

For 2010, KIDS COUNT has designated three, separate Business on Board with Childcare! award lNavigator Awardevels:

The 2010 Business on Board with Childcare! Award Criteria:

On-site childcare (25 points)

Payment for childcare with vouchers or other subsidies that have direct costs to the company (20 points)

Flexible spending accounts that help employees pay for childcare with pre-tax dollars (10 points)

Reimbursement of childcare costs when employees work late (10 points)

Reimbursement of child care costs when employees travel for business (10 points)

Childcare for school-age children on vacation (10 points)

Backup or emergency care for employees when their regular childcare arrangements fall apart (10 points)

Sick care for the children of employees; or sick leave for employees with sick children; or employees allowed to bring sick children to work (10 points)

Participation in their local KIDS COUNT Community or other similar efforts to advocate for better childcare. (5 points)

Access to information to help locate childcare in the community (Child Care Resource and Referral information) (5 points)

Financial support of the West Virginia KIDS COUNT Fund, including sponsorship of the Business on Board with Childcare! awards (5 points)

Support of KIDS COUNT's annual Take a Flower to Childcare Day celebration (5 points)

Click here to download the 2010 Business on Board with Childcare! Application Form. We look forward to receiving your application and honoring your organization at our statewide award event in the spring of 2011! The deadline for applications is December 31, 2010.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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