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Backup care that keeps your business running smoothly

Minimize disruptions with fast, reliable employee benefits that provide care for children, adults, and pets—whenever your team needs it.

Backup caregiver employee benefit

81%

of working parents rely on child care to attend work.1

11 days

are missed on average per year by working parents due to child care and caregiving challenges.2

68%

of working parents say they've made a career change because of caregiving issues.3

Close care gaps. Boost productivity. Protect your bottom line.

When employees can’t find reliable care, productivity drops, absenteeism spikes, and your business pays the price.

UrbanSitter Corporate Care empowers your workforce with seamless access to trusted care solutions—keeping your business moving, no matter what.

From backup care to care for seniors and pets, we help your team work with confidence—no matter what life throws their way.

Why employers are turning to caregiving benefits

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Child care benefits are the most wanted employee perk, even over 401(k) matching and unlimited PTO

Source: Working Parents & Child Care Report, 2024

Comprehensive care benefits for a productive workforce.

Stress-free care for children, pets, seniors, and more. Accessible nationwide, 24/7.
Our company benefits program makes finding care fast, reliable, and inclusive.

Backup Childcare Employee Benefits

Backup care

For emergencies, working late, holidays, school closures

Occasional ChildCare Employee Benefits

Ongoing child care

In-home care for everyday needs

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Daycares & camps

Preferred spots and tuition discounts at top-rated centers

Pet Sitting Employee Benefits

Pet care

From dogs and cats to other beloved pets

Senior Care and Household Help Employee Benefits

Senior care

Non-medical elderly companion care and backup care

Caregiving and Household Help Employee Benefits

Household services

From errands to everyday help

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Our innovative approach to employee benefits programs

More affordable

Our Care Credit model is more cost-effective than traditional backup care programs. Contribute directly to employee care expenses, only paying for what employees actually use.

Customized solutions

Provide network access alone, or enhance support with subsidies, reimbursements, or both—it's your choice.

Effortless experience

Employees can quickly find trusted, background-checked care providers—ideal for urgent, last-minute backup care needs.

Trusted & safe

Background checks, ratings, and community recommendations ensure trusted, high-quality care.

Discover the power of backup care for your employees

In the healthcare sector, frontline workers can’t afford to miss work due to short-notice child care needs—and neither can their patients. 

Read our case study to see firsthand how UrbanSitter's backup care benefit helped a healthcare corporation support doctors and nurses in delivering better patient care. 

Our trusted provider partners

Center-based care
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For working parents who prefer center-based child care solutions, UrbanSitter’s seamless integration with Kinside helps your workers choose care solutions close to work or home from over 200,000 top-rated daycares and camps.

Tutoring
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When your employees’ children need homework help or extracurricular tutoring, UrbanSitter’s nationwide caregiver network connects to Outschool’s 4,000+ vetted private tutors for one-on-one lessons and support.

Make your workforce stronger with the right family care benefits

Become the hero your employees need to solve the biggest challenges in caregiving.

See how UrbanSitter’s Corporate Care program supports employees and is easy to manage.

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  • "UrbanSitter's Corporate Care benefit has made a real difference for our employees. It's easy to use, and the support we've received has been fantastic. Our HR team appreciates how simple it is to manage. This is a benefit that truly resonates with our workforce."
    Jennifer A. Hazera
    Benefits Coordinator, Western Carriers
  • "UrbanSitter helps us show up for our employees at any point in their life journey, whether by supporting multi-generational households, pet parents, providing childcare, or employees' household needs. It's an impressive and equitable benefit offering."
    Bryan
    Benefits Team at Quizlet

Keep up to date with company benefits best practices

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5 Essential Benefits and Policies for Working Parents

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In-Home Child Care vs. Center-Based Care Benefits

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7 Reasons to Include Caregiving Benefits

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Why Do Remote Employees Need Child Care Benefits?

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Keep work on track. Help life run smoothly.

Get started today and discover what the future of your employee benefits package can look like.

 
  1. The Ohio State University, The Power of Positive Parenting: Evidence to Help Parents and Their Children Thrive, 5/2024
  2. UrbanSitter, Working Parents & Child Care Report, 2024
  3. Council for a Stronger America, $122 Billion: The Growing, Annual Cost of the Infant-Toddler Child Care Crisis, 2/2/2023