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Your Team Needs Support—Get Them Connected!

Written by Child Care Aware® of Missouri | Jun 17, 2025 6:40:17 PM

When working parents struggle to find or afford child care, it impacts productivity, attendance, and retention. But as an employer, you can make a powerful difference—without adding to your budget.

Through Child Care Aware® of Missouri, your employees can access free, personalized child care referrals and support navigating the state’s child care subsidy program. Even better, families often qualify for additional resources through the Missouri Family Resource Portal—and we can help them get connected.

Child Care Referral Support for Your Employees

Our enhanced child care referral service is a no-cost benefit you can offer to support your workforce. Here’s how it helps:

  • Employees receive custom referrals to child care providers based on their work hours, location, child’s age, and other needs.
  • We provide guidance through Missouri’s child care subsidy program, including eligibility basics and how to apply.
  • Our team answers questions and helps employees feel informed and supported throughout the process.

While we don’t make eligibility decisions or process applications, we walk families through what to expect and how to avoid common pitfalls.

Beyond Child Care: Connecting Families to More Support

In addition to helping employees find and afford child care, we encourage them to explore the Missouri Family Resource Portal—a one-stop tool for discovering statewide programs that support working families.

Employees can quickly find resources for:

  • Food assistance (SNAP/WIC)
  • Health insurance and medical programs (MO HealthNet)
  • Housing support and energy assistance
  • Parenting programs and mental health services
  • Job training, transportation help, and more

Many working families are eligible for programs they don’t even know about—this tool helps them find out, all in one place.

A Simple, Valuable Benefit for Working Parents

By offering access to our referral services and promoting the Family Resource Portal, you’re giving your team tools that can reduce stress and help them focus on work—at no cost to you.

Let us help you support the families on your team with resources that go beyond child care. We’ll provide the materials, messaging, and support to help you promote this valuable benefit with ease.

Contact us today to start offering this no-cost resource and referral benefit to your employees.


 

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Explore our other Child Care Aware® of Missouri resources:

Clock Hour Training
Scholarships for Educators
Child Care Health and Wellness
Family Child Care Network
Leadership Development Opportunities
Missouri Office of Childhood Updates
Show Me Child Care Resources
Support Child Care Aware® of Missouri
Community Data
Join Our Team
Resources to Build Your Business