Finding and Affording Child Care is Easy with Reten
Working parents know that one of the greatest challenges to supporting their families and pursuing their careers is finding high-quality, reliable, convenient child care. Reten provides all the help you need to locate the right provider for your family, pre-qualify for any public subsidies available to you, and pay for child care you can feel good about.
Your Employer Cares
When employers partner with Reten, they are investing in your ability to thrive–as a parent and as an employee. Here’s how we work with you to provide the best possible service and support:
Your employer determines a monthly stipend for child care
1. Calculate CosT
You enroll in the Reten benefit.
2. enrollmenT
Our Concierge service and unique Child Care Check-up evaluate your current child care and, if you need, connect you with high-quality, licensed child care facilities.
3. locate child care
Our Concierge service helps you prequalify for any public subsidies you’re eligible for. If you have questions about applications, your Reten specialist has answers!
4. find supporT
Reten sends you all the documentation you need to make the most of any tax benefits, like child care credits, you qualify for.
5. get documentation
6. Stay Informed
Reten keeps you up to date on all application deadlines for subsidies and re-enrollment with your child care provider.
Reten gives employees the partner they need to help overcome the five primary challenges working parents identify in the U.S. child care system:
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By combining the company’s contribution with government subsidies, Reten reduces the cost barrier to reliable child care for all families. No other benefit partners are equipped to help employees navigate the complex system of public-assistance applications to secure free funding.
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Using Reten’s unique onboarding process, Child Care Checkup, parents identify what’s most important to them in a child care provider. And we identify high-quality licensed centers from which parents can choose, so they can be confident about a provider’s credentials.
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With financial support and a designated care facility, parents can rest assured that they have child care they can trust every day.
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Reten’s specialists work one-on-one with a working parent to find a child care center with hours and location that works best with the family’s schedule.
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Each specialist is an expert in a specific geographic area, so an employer can be sure employees are aware of all the child care options available. Reten’s team helps parents manage applications, deadlines, reapplication dates for public funds—all the details that can prevent a family from securing a spot for their child in a high-quality program.
Case Study: Meet Jane
Jane is a single mom with two kids who lives in Denver, CO, and makes $60,000 a year.
Jane's employer contributes $250 per month to her child care stipend.
Reten helps Jane find care for her kids and pre-qualifies her for public support programs that multiply her employer's contribution.
Jane's monthly child care burden is greatly reduced.
Tell your employer that a child care benefit matters to you
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