Lack of affordable and accessible child care is the #1 reason parents with children under 6 leave their jobs in Florida, with 281,000+ working parents departing the workforce in 2024 alone. Barriers to accessing early learning threaten families and businesses across Florida.
Improving early learning and child care access means keeping jobs filled, keeping parents in the workforce, and preparing the next generation of Florida talent for success.
Ensuring Florida’s working families have access to affordable, quality child care is essential to bolstering our workforce and strengthening Florida’s economy. The Florida Chamber Foundation’s policy research report, School Readiness in Florida: How We Can Close the Gaps, examines the case for State Median Income in Child Care Tuition Assistance Eligibility. This change will ensure that more Florida families can access the early childhood education they need.
Lack of affordable and accessible child care is the #1 reason parents with children under 6 leave their jobs in Florida.
Florida’s child care tax credit provides businesses with the potential for significant tax savings while supporting employees’ childcare needs. This guide explains how your business can benefit and support Florida’s economy by expanding access to quality child care:
Each year in Florida, nearly $5.4 billion dollars in economic value is lost due to working parents having to be away from their jobs while caring for children under the age of six. Through the release of the Untapped Potential in FL report, the Florida Chamber Foundation, in partnership with the National Chamber Foundation, is bringing light to the impact Florida’s childcare crisis has on early learning, workforce productivity, and our economy.
