Join or help establish a babysitting cooperative
Obtaining or maintaining employment while also ensuring children have quality care has long been a challenge for parents seeking to bring their families out of poverty.
Join or start a babysitting cooperative (co-op), recruiting parents to work together in providing babysitting for one another’s children without exchanging money. This is particularly effective in situations where members' employment schedules are on complementary shifts.
To get started:
Research established babysitting co-ops, such as the one below in best practices.
Determine how many members you need to operate and choose a schedule that works well for participants.
Examine the child care co-op licensing laws in your state.
Consider eligibility requirements your co-op wants to set in place.
Best Practices / Innovative Programs
SittingAround and Care.com allow users to search for babysitting co-ops based on geographic area.
