An innovative child care benefit for today's working families

Attract and retain top talent at every level of your company with Reten, an employee benefit that helps your team find and pay for child care.

The Simple Business Case for a Child Care Benefit:

The ROI of providing a child care benefit can be as high as 30 times the measurable impact of recruiting, training, and productivity annually.

Employers in the U.S. lose an estimated $13 billion in productivity annually due to insufficient or unreliable child care in the U.S.

Reten is a benefit designed for today’s working families

1 in 4 women

1 in 4 women consider leaving the workforce due to inadequate child care

$13 billion

Employers lose $13 billion in productivity annually due to inadequate childcare

+41% costs

The cost of child care in the US has risen 41% since 2020

Reten is the partner employers need to deliver the best in child care benefits

As a full-scope partner to HR teams, we deliver everything our clients need to offer a high-impact benefit to working parents and guardians:

One-on-one coaching to help families find and enroll in the right child care program for them.

Identification of public funding for child care or preschool and guidance on how to apply for funds.

Verification of qualifying monthly expenses when employers implement monthly stipends.

Support and deadline management for public funds, applications, and taxes

Knowledge bank and deadline-management support for public funds, applications, and taxes

How It Works

Employer determines the monthly contribution

1. Calculate CosT

2. enrollmenT

Employee enrolls in Reten Benefit

3. locate child care

Concierge helps employee find high-quality, licensed care in their area

Employee pre-qualifies for government support where available

4. find supporT

Reten verifies employees qualifying monthly expenses

5. Reimbursement

More than a Benefit

Reten gives employers the partner they need to overcome the primary challenges working parents identify in the U.S. child care system.

Let’s build something together

Learn how Reten can help attract and retain top talent.