City Council wants to know if Sioux Falls businesses will help pay for child care
Members of the council and their consultant will be talking to companies over the next weeks to find out if a "tri-share" program is possible to blunt strain on workers.
The Sioux Falls City Council has a question for local businesses.
Are they willing to help pay the cost of childcare for employees who need it in order to bolster their workforce?
Put bluntly, though diplomatically, show me the money.
The City Council on Tuesday received their latest briefing from a consultant hired to explore options to ease the strain on families and childcare providers. Earlier this year, the council agreed to hire Justin Smith, a lawyer and lobbyist with the Sioux Falls firm Woods Fuller, to research potential solutions and make recommendations.
One element of Smith’s charge was to outline a plan to create a “tri-share” program under which the city, employers and families combine resources to make childcare more affordable.
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