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Business Partnership Grant Opportunity

Business Partnership Grant

Unlock Your Competitive Advantage!
A unique grant from the Department of Children and Youth supports partnerships between local child care programs and your employees, helping your business gain a competitive edge in today’s labor market.

What This Partnership Offers Employers in the Firelands Region (Huron, Erie and Ottawa counties):

  • Reserved, guaranteed child care slots for your employees
  • Direct contribution options toward employee child care tuition
  • Additional discounts through the Preferred Employer Plan
  • A structured model that aligns HR, fiscal planning, and employee support

Why This Matters
Providing child care support is a high‑impact employee benefit, proven to:

  • Reduce absenteeism
  • Improve employee retention
  • Increase productivity
  • Strengthen your company culture
  • Support long‑term workforce stability

The business partnership grant covers 75% of the total investment made by your business, giving you time and opportunity to build or enhance child‑care‑supportive HR policies and programs.

Unlocking your competitive edge.

Our Impact This Year

  • SUTQ Rated

    94%

  • CACFP Members

    147

  • Highly Rated

    58%

  • Training Hours

    358

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