Worker Well-being

Family-Friendly Spaces

2024 was our 9th summer implementing our Family-Friendly Spaces (FFS) program. We are proud to announce, this year 55 spaces opened their doors to over 2,000 children of workers in the supply chain.
Dedicated, secure environments, in both communities and factories, allowing children to safely engage in supervised activities while freeing workers of the financial burden of childcare.

What do Family-Friendly Spaces deliver?

Our Family-Friendly Spaces program provides secure and well-equipped spaces, at factories and in communities, for children to learn and play while their parents work. The program promotes child-friendly employment practices, supports the United Nations SDGs: 3, 4, 5, 10 & 17 and allows parents to work free from the expense and burden of childcare.

The Family-Friendly Spaces program not only benefits workers and their families, but is proven to produce measurable business benefits for factories including improved worker retention rates, reduced training costs and becoming the employer of choice in their communities.

Established in 2007 and certified by the Ethical Supply Chain Program in 2008, Best Top Toys supplies major brands like Target, McDonald's, Disney, MGA and Universal Studios.

Participating Factories 2024

Thank you to our 2024 sponsors

2024 Weekly Updates

Planning & Preparation: Family-Friendly Spaces Program Factory
Leader & Teacher Training
This week, factories participating in the Family-Friendly Spaces program have held opening ceremonies to mark the official beginning of the summer program. 
Explore, Play, and Family Time

Planning & Preparation:

Family-Friendly Spaces Program Factory
Leader & Teacher Training
In preparation for the summer program, we hold planning and training sessions to ensure to program is as effective as possible and we implement safe and educational spaces.



This May & July, in Shanghai and Dongguan, we held Program Leader Training and Child Protection and teacher training for a total of 92 teachers and 24 program leaders.

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Special thanks this year to GDTEX & Futuretex!

We would like to extend thanks to GDTEX and Futuretex, for their generous sponsorship of the Family-Friendly Spaces t-shirts this year. They have provided over 2,000 t-shirts to the teachers, program leaders and children involved in the Family-Friendly Spaces program this year. Thank you!

About the Ethical Supply Chain Program

Our program focuses on social sustainability issues which impact well-being of workers involved in goods & products manufactured globally. Our requirements incorporate best practice and are reviewed on an ongoing basis to reflect the needs of all stakeholders in the supply chain.

We are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, see here how our program promotes the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

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Latest Updates

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Blog
June 11, 2025
Celebrating International Day of Play: Empowering Workers and Their Families Through Our Family-Friendly Factory Program

Celebrate International Day of Play with ESCP. Anita Lo, General Manager of the Ethical Supply Chain Program (ESCP) shares how family-friendly factories are improving worker well-being and driving ethical supply chains.

Event
May 30, 2025
We're Speaking at Northern Sustainability Summit this July

Our President & CEO will speak at Northern Sustainability Summit 2025, sharing insights on social sustainability with impacts from our worker well-being programs such as Family-Friendly Factory and Gender Equality initiative.

Blog
May 29, 2025
What 5 Years Has Taught Me About Social Impact

Áine McCarthy, Senior Manager of the Social Impact Program at the Ethical Supply Chain Program shares with us what 5 years of working in social impact has taught her.