--- title: Explore Child Care Benefits for Your Staff description: Discover how Child Care Works in Missouri can help child care programs provide sustainable benefits for staff, improving recruitment and retention without financial strain. image: https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/hubfs/Untitled%20(900%20x%20525%20px)%20(5).png --- [![Child Care Aware of Missouri Logo](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Child%20Care%20Aware%20Logo%20(1).png?width=666&height=414&name=Child%20Care%20Aware%20Logo%20(1).png "Child Care Aware of Missouri Logo")](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication) Open main menu Close main menu [Child Care Keeps Missouri Working℠](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/tag/child-care-keeps-missouri-working) # Explore Child Care Benefits for Your Staff [Child Care Aware® of Missouri](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/author/child-care-aware-of-missouri) [Share this blog post via Email](mailto:?subject=%3Cspan+id%3D%22hs_cos_wrapper_name%22+class%3D%22hs_cos_wrapper+hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field+hs_cos_wrapper_type_text%22+style%3D%22%22+data-hs-cos-general-type%3D%22meta_field%22+data-hs-cos-type%3D%22text%22+%3EExplore+Child+Care+Benefits+for+Your+Staff%3C%2Fspan%3E&body=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post%3A+https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/cckmw-explore-child-care-benefits-for-your-staff) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/cckmw-explore-child-care-benefits-for-your-staff) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/cckmw-explore-child-care-benefits-for-your-staff) ![](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/hubfs/Untitled%20(900%20x%20525%20px)%20(5).png) Many child care programs already provide tuition discounts or flexible payment options to help staff access child care. Others have considered offering this type of support but determined the cost was simply too difficult to sustain long term. While these benefits can make a meaningful difference for employees, they often place additional financial strain on programs that are already operating with limited margins. Child Care Works (CCW) offers a new opportunity for programs to provide child care benefits to staff without carrying the cost alone. CCW is based on a shared cost model that brings together employers, employees, and public or philanthropic partners to share the cost of care while supporting provider sustainability. Funding for this initiative was approved through the Governor’s budget specifically for this purpose and does not pull from existing child care subsidy funding. This funding opportunity is available now, making it an important time for child care programs to explore participation in offering this benefit to staff while support and resources are actively being expanded across Missouri. By participating in CCW, programs can: - Improve staff recruitment and retention - Provide meaningful workforce benefits in a more sustainable way - Reduce the financial strain of absorbing tuition discounts independently - Support more predictable and consistent payments - Strengthen long term workforce and program stability If your program already offers staff discounts or payment flexibility, CCW can help strengthen and sustain those efforts. If you have wanted to offer staff child care benefits but felt the financial impact was too great, CCW provides a structured and supported way to begin. Now is the time to learn how CCW can support your program, your staff, and your long term stability. 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