Until a few years back, the % of women workforce use to drop down in the age bracket of 35 – 49 years. One big reason was maternity break & no support for keeping the child. Will my child be safe at a crèche? Will he be able to eat his meals without me? Will he be able to take his nap without me? Various questions like these run in a mom’s mind. But now, post The Maternity Benefit Amendment Act, which makes it mandatory for every corporate employing 50 or more employees, to have tie-up with near – site crèche.
One such corporate favorite daycare is Eager Beavers having 6 centers across Mumbai, for whom most important is mothers returning back to work confidently. They believe in supporting the corporates by:
- Fighting Attrition
- Reduction in Absenteeism
- Increment in Productivity
- Facilitating Hiring
Eager Beaver is open to setting up crèche facility at the corporate premises. They happily manage everything, while the employees can focus on work, while having their kids nearby all the time. They have a few minimum requirements when it comes setting up On – Site daycare:
- 500 sq. ft. floor space, depending on requirements
- Attached wet-block (toilets)
- A kitchen/pantry space to cook/heat food.
At the same time, a very simple and cost effective option is having near – site tie-up. Eager Beaver has tied up with many corporates few of which are – Aditya Birla Retail Ltd., Aditya Birla Fashion And Retail Ltd., Susten By Mahindra, Gulf Oil Lubricant India Ltd, Xscad India Pvt Ltd, Accelya Kale Solutions Ltd, Amararaja Batteries Ltd, Angel Broking Pvt Ltd, Golden Source, Loudcloud Systems Pvt Ltd, Union Asset Management Company Ltd, Smera Ratings Limited, Religare Broking Ltd, Indus Valley Partner Pvt Ltd, Tata Interactive Systems.
Some responses by parents –
“My motherly worries have actually gone down since I put my kid at EB daycare” – says Priyanka Raut Dhawale, Marketing Manager – Wahl India PVT. LTD.
“Eager Beavers daycare has very easily settled both my kids. It also allowed me to join back to my work from where I took maternity leave” says Richa Chouhan, Senoir Manager – Tata Motors.