Benefits
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The Imagination Library is hugely popular with parents. A book in the post every single month gives a parent a wonderful opportunity to cuddle up and share stories with their little ones. Reading together promotes wellbeing for the whole family. Parents value the generosity of the programme, the shared enjoyment and the knowledge that they are helping their child’s learning, language development and school readiness.
Employee Benefit Programme Summary
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book-gifting programme for young children aged 0-5. Dolly was inspired to set up her Imagination Library as a tribute to her father, a smart and hard-working man who was unable to read or write. Dolly wants to guarantee access to books, inspire a lifelong love of reading and help children reach their full potential. Each enrolled child receives a carefully selected, age-appropriate book in the post every month until their 5th birthday. Every book is personally addressed to each individual child. All titles in the Imagination Library are published by Penguin Random House and carefully selected by a panel of experts in early childhood literacy and reading. Over 800,000 children worldwide are part of the Imagination Library!
A child enrolled from birth to five will build a library of up to 60 books. Exposure to books from a young age can help encourage a love of reading that will last a lifetime. The first few years of life are key to brain growth. Reading with a young child develops communication, cognition and social and emotional skills.
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The Imagination Library is a simple and easy to administer benefit. It enhances your company’s family-friendly offer and reflects your core values and CSR objectives. One book, per child, per month, direct to their home for only £2.08 is excellent value for money. Feedback tells us that take up is high and the value placed by employees upon the Imagination Library far exceeds the monetary cost.
£2.08
——————————————————— or £25.00 per child, per year. This pays for the books and postage. The Dollywood Foundation covers the cost of everything else.
COST
per child per month
Employers can sign up and gift the Imagination Library to the children of their employees as an innovative and unique staff benefit.
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Economists have demonstrated that investment in the earliest years of life is the most cost effective form and sees far greater returns in productivity, health and education. Supporting the Imagination Library is a very straightforward and practical way in which a company can invest in the workforce of the future.
How Does It Work?
Royal Mail’s Employee Imagination Library “Our employees are the fabric of the company. They are what makes it tick. Our partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library was an excellent opportunity for us to give something back to our people. Helping them to help their children and grandchildren to improve their reading skills and to improve their day to day interaction with under 5’s in their family was a great motivation for us. Royal Mail has a long history in helping to educate children through many initiatives that we operate. We recognise the importance of learning to read and write at an early age and of the need for parents to have regular interaction with their young children. Offering this scheme to our employees has been extremely well received by our people with over 1000 of them taking part. I would highly recommend this approach to other companies” Gary Grange, Community Investment Manager, Royal Mail
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Employer determines the likely number of children & confirms budget.
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The employer launches & publicises their Imagination Library. The Dollywood Foundation supports throughout the planning and launch process.
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Employees sign up. This can be online to maximise parental self service and minimise administration.
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An individually addressed book is sent in the post to each child every month.
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The employer is invoiced on a monthly basis and pays via bacs transfer. Simple!
Contacts info@imaginationlibrary.co.uk @DollysLibraryUK Tel Emma 07535 050035 or Kirsteen 07984 346592 uk.imaginationlibrary.com Registered Charity 1121917 (England and Wales)