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Family-friendly policies increase employee engagement – a strategy to improve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Job Recruitment & Retention - Family-Friendly Policies (Forbes, 2022)

80%
More loyalty to employers
41%
Lower absenteeism
21%
Higher profitability

Child care problems impact the ability of Maryland parents to work, which impacts employer revenue and profitability.

49.9%
MD parents with children under age 5 say child care problems affected their ability to work in the past three months.
Source: Maryland Family Network, Counting Our Losses, 2018.
71,807
MD children under age 6 in families where a parent left a job, took a leave of absence, or cut back hours due to problems with child care in the past year.
Source: 2022 National Survey of Children’s Health, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
29.7%
MD parents with children under age 5 had to leave work early due to child care challenges in the past three months.
Source: Maryland Family Network, Counting Our Losses, 2018.
34.1%
MD parents with children under age 5 had to miss work due to child care challenges.
Source: Maryland Family Network, Counting Our Losses, 2018.

Absenteeism and turnover due to child care challenges Impact Employers Annually

$2.4 billion
Maryland private sector employers lose $2.4 billion annually from absenteeism and turnover related to child care challenges.
Source: Maryland Family Network, Counting Our Losses, 2018.
$1.3 billion
The Maryland state economy loses over $1.28 billion in economic activity annually because of child care related absenteeism and turnover.
Source: Maryland Family Network, Counting Our Losses, 2018.
$117 million
Child care challenges lead to an annual tax revenue loss for Maryland of more than $117 million.
Source: Maryland Family Network, Counting Our Losses, 2018.
16.9 days
On average, Maryland working parents are absent from work 16.9 days per year because of child care problems.
Source: Maryland Family Network, Counting Our Losses, 2018.