We’re All In! Working Together to Provide Services for Children Whose Parents Work in Agriculture

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety
• Description:
  Everybody benefits when parents are able to access high quality, affordable care for their children while they work. For parents employed in agriculture, there can be major challenges finding acceptable options for the care of young children as well as supervised activities for older children when school is not in session. What makes agriculture unique is that production has seasonal demands, periods of high-intensity work, and variable work hours. There is often a shortage of workers, and some workers spend limited periods of time in a single location. Employers and parents want to generate income when there are jobs to be accomplished and neither wants children present in the worksite. A study conducted in Washington state identified factors faced by employers and farm worker parents regarding child care and youth services. Key findings included: 1. Children are occasionally brought to the worksite with or without the employers' knowledge because parents have no alternative care for them. 2. More than half of all farm working parents are in need of child care and youth services. 3. Benefits to employers when child services for workers are available include: more women available to work; and employees able to work more hours. Recommendations for Action: 1. Raise awareness among employers of the mutual benefits of facilitating and supporting care and services for employees' children. 2. Convene stakeholders to assess local concerns and strategize on opportunities to improve options. 3. Share information about existing services and model programs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Economics Family Farmers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Child Care Workers Children Daycare Facilities Economic Consequences Economic Impact Families Seasonal Factors Services Socioeconomics Work-life Balance Work Analysis Work Intervals Work Schedules

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• Publisher:
  Marshfield Clinic
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publications
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051169
• Citation:
  Marshfield, WI: Marshfield Clinic, 2015 Nov; :1-8
• Email:
  nccrahs@mcrf.mfldclin.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20080930
• Source Full Name:
  We're all in! Working together to provide services for children whose parents work in agriculture
• End Date:
  20250929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4c8281c9c2bb039a0055148d3c3d6cbd537be0299e40850ef763369f82f8f16301ba080088676aceefb34bb5bc6f46cffab6ff75d6e3818a44369d2ff9eb42f0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211262/cdc_211262_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.37 MB ]