Concerned about your employee's child care needs?
We're your Starting Point.
Starting Point helps employers across Greater Cleveland and Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula Counties connect employees to reliable child care—at no cost to your business.
When employees can count on child care, you can count on them to reduce absenteeism and boost productivity. So how can employers connect employees to care? Starting Point has Northeast Ohio businesses like yours covered.
Business Partnerships & MidTown Benefit Fund
Connect Employees with Child Care
Consult on Market Availability for Child Care
Don't wait. Get started, today.
Start the Conversation with your Employer!
Let your Human Resources team know about these great opportunities! Download our Employer Toolkit to get a sample email and get the conversation started.
Starting Point is local and knows the child care market in your community. We work directly with licensed programs in Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula Counties and provide real, human support—not just a national database. Your employees get better matches, and your business gets better results.
Starting Point serves employers and employees in Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula Counties, including the Greater Cleveland area. We can help any family or business in our four county region.
Absolutely. Many employers use child care referral support as a no-cost, high-impact benefit that helps with hiring, retention, and day-to-day reliability at work.
Yes. Starting Point focuses on connecting families to licensed child care programs, including center-based care, in-home aides, and family child care providers. These providers are licensed by the state so employees get reliable, safe choices they can count on.
Individual families can get started today by calling our Referral Line at 216.575.0061.
Employers and Starting Point can begin custom referrals quickly, too. The first step is filling out the form so we can start the conversation.
We work with small and mid-sized businesses across healthcare, technology, manufacturing, and other industries. Any employer with working parents on staff can benefit from offering child care support.
