Supported parents make productive employees. Retaining skilled, productive workers is a continual challenge for employers. For working parents, the employment challenge is compounded by balancing work and family life, as well as ensuring a nurturing environment for their children, especially during the critical first years of a child’s life.
What can employers do to partner with parent workers to retain
quality employees, reduce absenteeism, and increase productivity? What can employers do to help ensure future generations of a skilled, educated workforce? Why does investing in working parents and early childhood development yield high rates of return?

Keynote Speaker: Rob Grunewald, Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Local Panel:
• Jim McIntyre, CEO of Greenheck
• Kelly Borchardt, Executive Director of Childcaring, Inc.
• Laura Hunt, young professional and parent