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A high-impact benefit for today's workforce.
Traditional cost share with employees, like health insurance.

SHARED COST CHILDCARE™
A service of oneCOMMUNITY, a 501c3 nonprofit organization.

1

Employer
Enrolls to offer the benefit.

  • Reduce turnover. Recruit hard-to-fill positions.

  • No additional liability or administrative burden.

  • No cost until employees' children receive care.

  • Typical ROI 90-425% from a childcare benefit.​

2

Employees
Sign up to participate.

  • Stay with current licensed center/in-home provider.

  • Choose a new provider close to home or work.

  • Not a use-it-or-lose-it benefit.

  • No cost until children receive care.

3

oneCOMMUNITY
Handles the rest.

  • Easy on-demand implementation.

  • Single invoice billing based on benefit usage.

  • Flexible payment options for employees.

  • Benefit qualifies employers for major tax credits.

Childcare is a workforce issue.

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Working parents without childcare.

More than 1 in 3 working parents with kids 5 and under have

no childcare arrangement at all.

- US Census Bureau

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Reason women are leaving the workforce.

Care responsibilities/childcare, the #1 reason women left the workforce in 2025.

- Catalyst

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1/2 of a single parent's income.

Typical childcare costs take nearly 1/2 of an average single parent's income.

- US Census Bureau

What does this mean for employers?

In addition to creating chaos for working parents, the childcare crisis is hurting the bottom line.

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Job Disruptions

3 out of 10 working parents quit their jobs, reduce hours or turn down job opportunities every year due to childcare issues.

12

Missed Days

Working parents miss an average of 12 workdays per year due to childcare issues.

$3.3B

Cost to Kansas Employers

Lack of affordable childcare is costing Kansas employers up to $3.3 billion.

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Employer Return on Investment

Childcare benefits are a powerful recruiting, retention tool and deliver tremendous ROI.

86%

86% of employees say they're more likely to stay with current employer due to a childcare benefit.

-Boston Consulting Group

90 - 425%

Employers see a return on investment of 90 - 425% from offering childcare benefits.

- Boston Consulting Group

Request a free consultation for an estimate tailored for your workforce today.

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