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CareShare

Co-op Cincy will expand their CareShare worker- and parent-owned childcare cooperative that provides care for up to five children in a family home. CareShare will facilitate the 'nanny share' matching process, handle payroll and taxes, ensure teachers are paid at least $15 per hour with benefits, and conduct a 12-week course on co-op development and building support mechanisms. Co-op Cincy will expand this program to Jackson, Mississippi; Springfield, Massachusetts; and Santa Ana, California in partnership with existing cooperatives in those communities that are empowering underserved communities.

Strategy: Worker Ownership or Co-ops
Industry:
Childcare,

https://coopcincy.org

Project Details

Worker Target: Child care providers and parents

Innovation Fund Cycle: Spring 2020

Status: Finalist,

Organization Type: Worker Co-ops,

Stage of Development: Scale,

What We're Asking:

  • How can co-ops lend to building a scaleable model for child care? Are sharing programs an effective and dependable system for workers accessing child care?