Business & Child Care Connector (BCCC)
Business & Child Care Connector
Child care is an economic issue. Through the collaborative efforts of Early Care & Learning Council (ECLC), the Child Care Resource Center (CCRC) network, the Regional Economic Development Councils (REDCs), and funding provided by the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), the BCCC (previously known as Business Navigator) toolkit connects businesses with child care services. The needs of both businesses and employees are addressed in the toolkit, including: navigating economic and logistical considerations, accessing tax benefits, and delivering quick wins and other resources that can be meaningful in a variety of circumstances across the state.
The BCCC provides business leaders with key strategies they can use to support caregivers, along with tools to guide implementation. Employers in New York State who are seeking to deliver a child care strategy that focuses on the specific needs of their employees, and provides a strong return on their investments, will find the essential resources, case studies, and regional contacts to begin this process, or augment a plan already in place.
Employer-sponsored child care is an investment in the workforce that can yield significant returns. Providing employer-sponsored child care solutions can reduce turnover, increase productivity, attract talent, reduce absenteeism, and enhance the overall workplace culture.
The BCCC is proving to be an invaluable resource for businesses across the state by supporting their employees to align their work responsibilities and caregiving needs. This alignment is essential for businesses to stay strong and competitive, while also safeguarding equitable economic opportunities for employees.
The BCCC helps employers to understand their employees’ child care needs and connect them with their local child care expert (their Child Care Resource Center), identify and implement employee benefits, HR services, other child care resources, and relevant tax credits. Additionally, the Toolkit provides data on where the areas of child care needs are the greatest, and support for parents in guiding them to find available child care near them.
Employer’s Guide to Child Care Solutions in New York State
Your One-Stop Shop for Business Child Care Connections
A quick reference for connecting New York State employers with child care solutions, tax benefits, and the resources of your Child Care Resource Center
“Governor Hochul will establish a Business Navigator program in each of the 10 Regional Economic Development Council regions to help interested businesses identify options to support employees’ child care needs, and will also develop a statewide employer child care guidebook, making good on another one of the State task force’s recommendations.”
— 2023 State of the State press release
Map it out: NYS Child Care Mapping System
Cornell ILR’s Buffalo Co-Lab maintains an interactive map of child care supply, demand, and licensed capacity across New York State — sponsored by ECLC. Layer in provider density, seat availability, and workforce data by region to show an employer exactly what the child care landscape looks like around their sites, before you’re even at the “Create a Plan” module.
Getting Started
Not sure where to start? The guidebook is broken into five modules for easier consumption, depending on where you are— as an employer — in your child care journey. Click on a module below to jump to the tools that match your stage.
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Resources
Contact Information
Reach out to ECLC’s team for more information about the Business & Child Care Connector Toolkit.
Fred Arcuri
Associate Executive Director of Operations
farcuri@earlycareandlearning.org
Jeannie Thomma
Associate Executive Director of Strategy & Vision
jthomma@earlycareandlearning.org
Shameia House
Community Engagement Associate
shouse@earlycareandlearning.org
Regional Contacts for More Information
REDC | CCRC AGENCY | CONTACT | EMAIL & PHONE |
|---|---|---|---|
Western New York | Child Care Resource Network | Kim Suminski, CEO | ksuminski@wnychildren.org
(716) 877-6666 ext. 3023 |
Western New York | Child Care Resource Network | Susan Gawley, Director of Business Services & Child Care Supply | sgawley@wnychildren.org
(716)-877-6666 ext. 3082 |
Finger Lakes | Child Care Council, Inc. | Rose Shufelt, MA, IMH-E®
Chief Executive Officer
| r.shufelt@childcarecouncil.com
(585)-654-4727
|
Southern Tier | Family Enrichment Network, Inc. | Jenn Perney,
Child Care Resource
and Referral Director | jperney@familyenrichment.org
(607) 723-8313 ext. 872 |
Central New York | Child Care Solutions | Anne Napper,
Executive Director | annen@childcaresolutionscny.org
(315) 446-1220 ext. 310 |
Central New York | Integrated Community Planning
of Oswego County, Inc. | Brandy Koproski,
Executive Director | bkoproski@icpoc.org
(315) 343-2344 ext. 119 |
Mohawk Valley | Cornell Cooperative Extension
Oneida County | Richelle Singer,
Child Care Council Director | rfs35@cornell.edu
(315) 223-7850 ext. 223 |
North Country | Child Care Coordinating Council
of the North Country | Jamie L Basiliere,
Executive Director | jbasiliere@ccccnc.org
(518)-566-3462 |
Capital Region | Brightside Up, Inc. | Abbe Kovacik,
Executive Director | akovacik@brightsideup.org
(518) 426-7181 ext. 323 |
Mid-Hudson | Child Care Council of Westchester, Inc. | Laura Newman,
Executive Director | lauran@cccwny.org
914-565-9056 |
Mid-Hudson | Child Care Council of Dutchess
and Putnam, Inc. | Krystallyn Martinez | kmurphy@childcaredutchess.org
(845) 473-4141 ext. 224 |
New York City | Day Care Council of New York, Inc. | Mary Gamory,
Chief Program Officer | mgamory@dccnyinc.org
(212) 206-7818 |
Long Island | Child Care Council of Suffolk, Inc. | Jennifer Rojas,
Executive Director | jrojas@childcaresuffolk.org
(631) 462-0303 |
Capital Region | Brightside Up, Inc. | Tricia Howland, M.A., EdEd, NYSPEP-CPE, Director of Human Resources | thowland@brightsideup.org (518)-426-7181 ext. 315 |
New York City | Day Care Council of New York, Inc. | Lissette Garcia, Child Care Resource Center Specialist | lgarcia@dccnyinc.org (212)-206-7818 |
The Business & Child Care Connector Toolkit is funded by the Office of Children and Family Services, created by Early Care & Learning Council, and supported by 10 leading Child Care Resource Centers.