Gentex, Odc Partner to Bring Child Care to Employees


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Gentex, a major employer in Holland, Mich., has found a novel way to reward its employees for their hard workwith discounted child care.

The auto manufacturer has partnered with the Outdoor Discovery Center, a nature-based preschool, to open a child care center on the company campus, the Holland Sentinel reports.

The center will be open to children of both first and second shift workers, and will offer discounted child care rates as a benefit of employment.

"The availability of affordable child care is a major barrier for both employees trying to earn a living and employers seeking to hire and retain workers," says Gentex CEO Steve Downing, calling the lack of availability and high cost of child care a barrier to employment.

The subsidized weekly cost for care will be much lower than typical child care rates in the market today, says ODC CEO Travis Williams.

The nonprofit's nature-based preschools have several locations that serve nearly 400 children younger than 5, and the new Gentex Discovery Preschool will be the first of its kind in the area due to its extended hours of operation.

Gentex plans to offer discounted child care rates as a benefit of employment.

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