Dependent Care Solutions
Dependent Care
Solutions
Fran McIntyre
Founder & Managing Director
Fran McIntyre founded Childrens’ Creative Learning Centers (CCLC) in 1992, motivated by her passion for providing working parents and employees with the best benefits possible to maintain a healthy work-life balance with their families. In this role, she worked side-by-side with HR teams across multiple companies to successfully execute the design and implementation of on-site centers, as well as develop long-term strategies to provide optimal benefits to their employees.
With over 25 years of experience in early childhood education, Fran remains dedicated to developing both corporate child care programs and working alongside HR professionals, helping them create the most valuable benefits for their employees.
In 2015 Fran founded her own consulting firm, Pendulum Dependent Care Solutions, where she is able to utilize her years of experience and passion for advising both HR and Early Childhood Education professionals to ensure that they are providing the highest quality offering.

Services
- Feasibility Study
- Needs Assessment
- Cost/Benefit Analysis
- Corporate Child Care/Dependent Care Trends
- Work Place enhancement benefits (moms room, nursing room)
- Child Care Center Management Advisement
- Development of Regional Child Care Network (child care network for employees)
- RFP/RFQ Consultation
- On or Near Site Child Care Center start up
- On or Near Site Child Care provider selection/onboarding support
- New Center design & development – project management and playground design support
- Child Care Center Parent Satisfaction Survey