Employer & Business Resources
Invest in Working Parents. Strengthen El Paso's Workforce of Today & Tomorrow.
When working parents can't find reliable child care, businesses feel it through absences, turnover, and unfilled shifts. Early Matters El Paso partners with employers across the Borderplex to make family-friendly workplaces the norm, not the exception. Whether you're exploring the expanded federal 45F child care tax credit, pursuing a Best Place for Working Parents® designation, or simply want to understand what your employees need, we can help you take the next step. Questions? Reach out to us at info@earlymatterselpaso.net.
Employer Resources
Practical tools to help you support working parents.
Best Place for Working Parents® (BP4WP)
Best Place for Working Parents offers real-time designations to local businesses of all sizes that have family-friendly policies through a 3-minute online self-assessment.
EMEP Employer Toolkit
A quick guide for employers of any size on practical steps to help working parents stay, grow, and thrive.
First Five Years Fund: 45F Tax Credit Explainer
National guidance on the expanded Employer-Provided Child Care Credit (Section 45F), developed with Civitas Strategies.
Texas Workforce Commission: Child Care Resources for Employers
The state's one-stop hub for employers, covering child care assistance programs, state and federal tax credits, dependent care savings accounts, and workplace practices. It also explains how to survey your staff about their child care challenges.
TWC Employer Child Care Solutions
Free technical assistance for Texas employers exploring on-site or nearby child care for their workforce.
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