University of Kansas Medical Center Childcare Needs Assessment Survey Results Presented to Childcare Steering Committee 6-3-15

Survey Invitation • Broadcast survey invitation with endorsement from Dr. Girod • Housed on WIMS homepage • Two survey versions: faculty/staff and students/residents • 38 items total – 31 items completed only for those with current or future childcare needs – 7 items completed by all respondents

Five Survey Domains 1. Perception of need – for employee satisfaction, retention, recruitment, advancement

2. Current childcare needs 3. Future childcare needs 4. Perceived impact of campus childcare – for one’s own work satisfaction and productivity

5. Most important childcare facility characteristics

Response Rate • 1629 respondents • 1373 complete surveys • 26 pages of open-ended comments (from 295 respondents) • Response rates – 36.6% of faculty/staff – 24.6% of residents – 7.0% of students

Participant Characteristics • 74% female • Mean age = 36 ± 11 years Fellows 3%

Residents 8%

Faculty 26% Students 23% Staff 40%

Overwhelming endorsement of positive impact on workforce % agree or strongly agree Campus childcare would improve… 100% 90%

95%

94%

96%

Satisfaction

Recruitment

Retention

80%

91%

70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% Advancement

Current childcare needs • 707 respondents had current needs – 879 children age newborn to 5 years • • • • • •

244 infants 139 1 year-olds 139 2 year-olds 143 3 year-olds 128 4 year-olds 86 5 year-olds

– 381 school age children, age 6-12 years

Majority of those with current needs would switch to campus childcare • 60% (n = 451) YES • 36% (n = 269) Maybe • 4% (n = 30) No • Most common reasons for “maybe” or “no” – Satisfied with current childcare – Don’t want children to have to deal with change

Future childcare needs • 473 respondents anticipated new full-time childcare needs within next 2 years – 941 children, newborn to pre-school • 453 infants, 343 toddlers, 145 preschoolers

• 153 respondents anticipated new parttime childcare needs within next 2 years – 310 children, newborn to pre-school • 146 infants, 124 toddlers, 40 preschoolers

Overwhelming majority would consider enrolling future children in campus childcare • 92% (n = 516) YES • 7% (n = 44) Maybe • 1% (n = 4) No • Most common reasons for “maybe” or “no” – Future children would attend same facility as current children – Partner/spouse will stay home

Most important childcare features Top 3 scored very closely 1. Cost 2. Provider qualifications 3. Hours of operation 4. Education program

Current back-up childcare When child is sick or regular childcare is closed

%

Take off work

64.5%

Spouse/partner takes off work

18.8%

Friend or family watches

12.3%

Hire sitter

2.9%

Bring children to work

1.5%

Lost productivity from childcare related problems • Of those with current childcare needs in the past 6 months – 61% missed at least 1 work day • Estimated 5.6 full to ½ days per person per year

– 55% missed < 4 hours at least 1 day • Estimated 5.4 < ½ days per person per year

Campus childcare perceived to have an overwhelming positive impact on work satisfaction and productivity On-site or near-site childcare would…

% agree or strongly agree

Increase my work satisfaction

96%

Improve my work productivity

93%

Improve my career advancement

91%

Decrease my anxiety

94%

Increase likelihood I would breastfeed longer

87%

Influence my specialty choice (students/residents only)

59%

Top 3 themes from written comments

Symbolic of working environment and how KUMC compares locally and nationally “Everyone is shocked when I tell them that KU does not have childcare. I feel it could greatly enhance work life of employees.” “For an employer the size of KU to not offer childcare is an absolute disgrace that ends up hurting employee productivity and morale significantly. If you cant tell, I have been angry about this for years and have never been given an opportunity to share my opinion. So I appreciate it.” “On-site childcare would be a wonderful addition to KUMC and is an important step in making KUMC an employer of choice.”

Impact on employee stress and productivity “The biggest stressor in my (and my husband's) daily lives are definitely arguing over who will take off to care for a sick child or during school holidays and who "gets" to work late or start work early. It is difficult and sad.” “My work is indirectly influenced by their tardiness and frequent absences due to distance of daycare and childhood illnesses. Having onsite or nearby childcare would increase my colleagues presence and work productivity.”

Important for recruitment and retention “I have considered relocating my nursing practice to Shawnee Mission Medical Center for the on-location daycare.” “This is long overdue and I have definitely seriously contemplated resignation or changing to part-time work due to child care issues (my husband and I are both faculty at KU).” “KU is behind the local market for workplace child care. I would personally benefit with my own children staying at KU, but I also believe my department's inability to staff and retain talented nurses is partially because of lack of child care at KU.” “This would be an extremely powerful recruitment tool for residency programs.”