Tyson Foods Celebrates Grand Opening of Child Care Facility
18 Julho 2023 - 2:00PM
Tyson Foods officially opened a new employer-sponsored child care
facility near the company’s Humboldt, Tennessee, poultry processing
complex. The Tyson Learning Center (TLC) offers greater access to
affordable child care for Tyson Foods team members.
The nearly $5 million investment will support more than 100
children, 5 years of age and younger, and employ a staff of 20. It
will be operated and managed by KinderCare. Tyson Foods will
subsidize tuition to help lower the cost for its team members.
“I’m proud of our company’s approach to make high-quality child
care accessible and affordable for our team members. We recognize
child care services can be a barrier to enter the workforce, which
is why have worked on this solution to provide child care options
that support our team members,” said Johanna Söderström, executive
vice president and chief people officer at Tyson Foods.
According to data compiled by Child Care Aware, the average
price of child care in 2022 was nearly $11,000. The U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services recommends that child care cost no
more than 7% of a parent’s annual income. However, research shows
many couples spend 10% of their median income, and a single parent
can spend as much as 33%, on child care. Through the TLC
facility, parents receive a child care cost benefit that can be
used to reduce other family expenses.
By partnering with KinderCare, a company with decades of
experience building early strong foundations for children, Tyson
Foods is offering team members top-quality child care close to
where they work.
“We know from [KinderCare’s] Parent Confidence Report that child
care benefits are second to health insurance in retaining
employees, a benefit all the more important in rural areas like
Humboldt where there are more families needing care than there are
child care options,” said Dan Figurski, president, KinderCare for
Employers and Champions. “We’re proud to partner with Tyson in
supporting their working families in a center custom-designed to
meet their specific needs. We’re looking forward to welcoming
children to the Tyson Learning Center later this month.”
Tyson Foods was honored with the Best Place for Working Parents
Innovator award in a grand opening program attended by Tyson Foods
and KinderCare executives and local and state leaders. Parents who
work at the Tyson Foods’ Humboldt, Tennessee, plant, whose children
will attend the learning center, helped cut the ribbon and
officially open the facility.
“As we considered the recipient of our first-ever Best Place for
Working Parents Innovator award, our aim was to recognize a company
that truly epitomized what it means to be best in class. Tyson
Foods emerged as a trailblazer in support of working parents,” said
Sadie Funk, director of the Best Place for Working Parents.
During the grand opening program held outside TLC, Jude White,
assistant Commissioner for care and community services with the
Tennessee Department of Human Services, recognized the need for
more employers to make child care more accessible. She
announced the facility will award a $150,000 Establishment Grant
providing financial support for furniture, equipment and curriculum
costs associated with opening a new child care agency. Team members
can also apply with the state for additional subsidies to further
lower the cost of child care.
About Tyson Foods, Inc. Tyson
Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) is one of the world’s largest food
companies and a recognized leader in protein. Founded in 1935 by
John W. Tyson and grown under four generations of family
leadership, the Company has a broad portfolio of products and
brands like Tyson®, Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire Farm®, Ball
Park®, Wright®, Aidells®, ibp® and State
Fair®. Headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, the Company
had approximately 142,000 team members on October 1, 2022. Through
its Core Values, Tyson Foods strives to operate with integrity,
create value for its shareholders, customers, communities and team
members and serve as a steward of the animals, land and environment
entrusted to it. Visit www.tysonfoods.com.
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