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> It's much harder to estimate the demand of a child care center than that of a gym or a cafeteria. Not every employee will become a parent and those who do so will only have one or two children in the lifetime.

not every employee (most?) is interested in gym, so why provide gym? you can make survey or research to estimate what size of childcare you will need

> On top of that, some would prefer an outside child care service, specially if the position has a lot of traveling involved (can your partner or caregiver bring the kid to campus when you are not there?) Even if you decide to do it. ¿How many people should you hire? ¿What happens when the employee is fired or quits? (it's hard to find a daycare center in short time), add insurance, etc...

just put in contract childcare ends same time as contract, simple as that, it's just bullshit excuse not provide option hiding it behind caring about well-being of employee

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> just put in contract childcare ends same time as contract, simple as that, it's just bullshit excuse not provide option hiding it behind caring about well-being of employee

Not an excuse. Just one of the many logistics problems involved. What happens when you have to stay longer than childcare is open, etc...

Yeah, these problems also happen with third party child care but that's the point. It might be wiser and more efficient to subsidize an external option that to build an internal one. Not only for the company, for the employee as well.

as you said all of these can be applied also in 3rd party child care, so it's BS excuse, you just do same wthing as you would do with 3rd party, but most of the time can take of benefit having child care right where you work

nobody rational is so insane to expect different services from child care just because it's provided by employer, but sure it is convenient for parent

I have to work late, why isn't child care open after 5? I'm forced to go all the way down there, get my kid, and then drag them back up to my office and they won't let me work!

My child has a bump on their head, I'm positive they didn't have it before I dropped them, I demand a firing!

Why isn't the company offering healthy snacks to my kids?

I chose not to have kids because I think it's better for our future not to overpopulate this planet. But why can't I leave my Shitzu there? He's never hurt anyone!!!!