BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20191112T200000Z DTEND:20191112T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Economic Impact of Child Care DESCRIPTION:Join Greater Grays Harbor\, Grays Harbor College\, and the Association of Washington Business to learn about a recent report outlining the critical importance of Child Care to the Washington State economy.\n\n\n\nHear from Amy Anderson\, Government Affairs Director for the Association of Washington Business and co-chair of the statewide Child Care Collaborative Task Force about the issues facing employers due to a lack of affordable and accessible child care in Washington state.\n\n\n\nThe event is located in the Schermer Building at Grays Harbor College.\n\n\n\nAbout the Report\n\nAn in-depth report released by the Washington State Child Care Collaborative Task Force substantiates how the high costs of quality child care leads to decisions that reduce workforce participation\, hurting families\, employers\, and the economy. A survey of working parents conducted by Elway Research and subsequent analysis performed by Eastern Washington University's Institute of Public Policy and Economic Analysis revealed that there is a $2.08 billion in estimated direct costs to Washington employers due to turnover and missed work because of child care issues and $6.5 billion in total estimated direct and lost opportunity costs resulting from child care issues. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join Greater Grays Harbor\, Grays Harbor College\, and the Association of Washington Business to learn about a recent report outlining the critical importance of Child Care to the Washington State economy.
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\nHear from Amy Anderson\, Government Affairs Director for the Association of Washington Business and co-chair of the statewide Child Care Collaborative Task Force about the issues facing employers due to a lack of affordable and accessible child care in Washington state.
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\nThe event is located in the Schermer Building at Grays Harbor College.
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\nAbout the Report
\nAn in-depth report released by the Washington State Child Care Collaborative Task Force substantiates how the high costs of quality child care leads to decisions that reduce workforce participation\, hurting families\, employers\, and the economy. A survey of working parents conducted by Elway Research and subsequent analysis performed by Eastern Washington University&rsquo\;s Institute of Public Policy and Economic Analysis revealed that there is a $2.08 billion in estimated direct costs to Washington employers due to turnover and missed work because of child care issues and $6.5 billion in total estimated direct and lost opportunity costs resulting from child care issues. LOCATION:Schermer Building - Room 413 A+B Grays Harbor College 1620 Edward P Smith Dr. Aberdeen\, WA UID:e.26.12265 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260424T042400Z URL:https://chamber.graysharbor.org/events/details/economic-impact-of-child-care-12265 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR