At Intel, small details are important—especially when it comes to our children. Finding available, affordable, quality childcare is an ongoing challenge for working parents and guardians. Find out how Intel is taking steps to provide more support in the area of childcare.

Childcare Solutions
Childcare issues can cost millions of dollars each year in lost productivity and turnover when parents are disrupted at work because their childcare is unreliable or poor quality. Intel found through employee surveys that working parents are in need of childcare help, and traditional childcare solutions do not adequately address the needs of many employees. Intel has had a pretax childcare benefit and relationships with national childcare providers for some years, but is taking greater steps to provide more support for parents and guardians.

To best address the unique childcare needs of our employees, Intel takes a site-based approach to childcare. For example, in Israel, Intel has partnered with the community to support childcare centers located near Intel facilities providing services that match the needs or our employees. In Ireland, Intel has implemented an on-site resource and referral service to help employees locate childcare. In Malaysia, Intel offers an on-site preschool.

In the United States Intel offers resource and referral services, a pretax dependent care spending account and discounts to national childcare chains. Additionally, various U.S. sites offer supplemental programs based on the local market needs ranging from schools-out programs, to back-up care, to priority access. The solutions are a combination of investing in the community, investing in the education of childcare providers locally, and developing relationships with childcare organizations that meet national accreditation standards.