As a parent of 2 young children, I think integrating childcare into the space would be appropriate and professional.
You would have a separate room or rooms for the children. One would not hear the children in the work space. They do this in many companies already. It is a different kind of venture since you would want to have the childcare space be certified, etc. So that area would require some thought and planning. However, if done right, I think you would have more business than you can handle. My wife and I set up play group in our neighborhood. We have people coming from all parts of the city and some from NJ. There is a real need for parents to get together for social and work. It would be a killer business. Geoff Indy Hall, Philadelphia -- Geoff DiMasi P'unk Avenue 215 755 1330 punkave.com On Jan 9, 2008, at 11:28 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: > I'm in personal agreement that having a crying baby would not only > be distracting, but detract from the aspects of professionalism that > we at least *try* to conduct, loose as they may be, at our office. > > I think the last time we talked about this, someone suggested when > planning an office try to find a location near an existing, > reputable childcare center and work out a deal where members of the > space get a preferred rate. This is good for both businesses, and > could be helpful for parents who want to check in on their child > during the day. > > If you search the google group for childcare/daycare, I'm sure > you'll find our previous discussion interesting and valuable. > > Cheers, > Alex, IndyHall, Philadelphia > > On Jan 9, 2008 11:20 AM, Design ICU < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm just at the start of the process of getting something off the > ground but, already, this has come up for me. It's a very touchy > subject. I wonder if some of it is simply that people interpret the > word 'coworking' differently. Down the road, I'm looking to set up a > professional space with 6-8 regulars and a lot of drop-ins. A communal > office for writers and designers/coders. Crying babies? No way. (And I > have 2.5 year old so I'm fairly inured to the sound.) Others maybe see > the word 'coworking' as something a little less office-like, maybe > concentrating on the community aspect of things a bit too much. > > One suggestion has been to find a space with an extra room and work > out a childcare arrangement. To be honest, this doesn't appeal to me > at all. Getting a co-working space off the ground is going to be > complex and onerous enough. Maybe it could be a Phase II sort of > thing. Maybe we'll find a great space that's just perfect--but I > wouldn't want to reject a good space on the basis that it didn't have > a room for childcare. > > My feelings on the topic are probably going to alienate a lot of > people but I agree with Chris that you can't be all things to all > comers. > > > > > > > -- > ----- > -- > ----- > Alex Hillman > web.developer.innovation.consultant > vocal: 484.597.6256 > digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | skype: dangerouslyawesome > visual: www.weknowhtml.com | www.dangerouslyawesome.com > local: www.indyhall.org > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
