Chips and Childcare™
Helping Semiconductor Employers Address Childcare Barriers that Impact Workforce Participation and Retention
The SEMI Foundation and Policy Equity Group are working together to help semiconductor employers identify and implement workforce strategies that better support employees and families.
Through technical assistance and employer engagement, Chips & Childcare™ helps companies explore solutions that strengthen workforce participation across the semiconductor ecosystem.
About Chips & Childcare™
Supporting the Workforce Behind the Industry
As semiconductor manufacturing and workforce demand continue to expand, employers across the industry are facing growing challenges related to workforce participation, retention, and employee support systems.
Childcare access remains one of the most significant barriers impacting workers and families across many sectors, including advanced manufacturing and technology industries.
Chips & Childcare™ was created to help semiconductor employers better understand these challenges and explore workforce strategies that support employees while strengthening long-term workforce stability.
Helping Companies Identify Workforce Solutions
Through this initiative, the SEMI Foundation and Policy Equity Group provide technical assistance to semiconductor employers across Arizona, Ohio, and Michigan.
The initiative focuses on practical, employer-informed approaches that align workforce needs with long-term business and talent goals.
Participating companies receive support designed to help:
Identify childcare-related workforce barriers
Explore workforce participation challenges
Evaluate employer-support strategies
Strengthen employee retention efforts
Better support working families
Improve workforce sustainability
Supporting Workers. Supporting Industry Growth.
The semiconductor industry depends on a stable, skilled, and engaged workforce.
Chips & Childcare™ recognizes that workforce participation is influenced not only by training and hiring, but also by the support systems that help employees remain and grow within the workforce.
By helping employers better address childcare-related barriers, the initiative supports broader workforce goals tied to retention, participation, and long-term talent sustainability.
Collaborative Solutions for Workforce Challenges
This initiative is made possible through collaboration among industry, workforce leaders, and philanthropic partners committed to strengthening workforce participation across the semiconductor ecosystem.
Funding support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation allows the program to provide free technical assistance to participating semiconductor companies.
Together, these partnerships help advance workforce strategies that support both industry growth and working families.
Building a Workforce Ecosystem That Works for Families
The future growth of the semiconductor industry depends on more than technology and infrastructure. It also depends on people.
Chips & Childcare™ helps highlight the importance of workforce support systems that enable more individuals to participate, remain, and grow within the semiconductor workforce.
By supporting workers and families, the initiative helps strengthen the broader talent ecosystem powering the future of microelectronics.
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The SEMI Foundation is working with employers and partners to explore workforce solutions that support employees, families, and long-term workforce participation across the semiconductor industry.