Employee Lunch and Learn

Child Care Resource & Referral of Upstate SC can organize an “Employee Lunch & Learn” to inform working parents about available resources and support systems in the community. Employee Lunch & Learn workshops provide information on a wide variety of parenting issues also are appropriate to address common concerns facing working parents.

An Employee Lunch & Learn may have one or more of the following purposes:

  • To provide basic information about parenting, child care, and other community resources.
  • To assess the family support and child care needs of working parents in the business, in preparation for the development of another child care service.

  • To supplement another kind of child care service, such as reimbursement or referral, by offering the information parents need in a more structured way.


Employee Lunch & Learn can be a single workshop or a series may be offered, usually on site, on topics such as:

  • How to Work and Parent Successfully
  • The Nuts & Bolts of Child Care
  • How to Select Child Care
  • How to Monitor Your Child’s Care
  • Time Management for Working Parents
  • Early Childhood Development


Benefits of Employee Lunch & Learn

  • Relatively inexpensive; minimal requirementsa small amount of staff time, space (conference room), and time off for employees.
  • Can be adapted to reflect parent and employer concerns.
  • Can supplement other employer programs, such as employee assistance or employee-relations efforts.
  • Can provide a visible indication that the employer is sensitive to employee needs.
  • Can foster collective problem solving and generate a variety of responses and solution to stressful situations.
  • Can be used as an interim step for employers considering other child care services.
  • Can reduce employee stress and improve performance and morale.
  • The type and amount of information offered through this system will vary with the needs of parents.


Steps in developing an Employee Lunch & Learn

Contact Child Care Resource & Referral of Upstate SC to assist you in scheduling an Employee Lunch & Learn at your place of employment.