Providing benefits to the employees are well-proven motivators. Many child care center owners and directors have discovered that employee benefits can eliminate the need for incentive compensation. This article discusses the importance of fringe benefits to find, attract, and retain workers in a company. It also discusses benefits that employees prefer. In putting together a benefits package, a company needs to weigh a number of factors: what benefits of high value to employers and employees alike; what benefit the employees prefer; what benefits competing centers are offering; and finally, what benefits the company can afford.