thank you for bringing up this issue, which is absolutely key in my point of view.
in the country I live in (italy) families struggle with babysitters and grandparents to handles children after shooltime, I definitely think all the time that coworking with childcare facilities would be an excellent idea. max On 23 Dic 2010, 10:04, Jeannine <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, essentially the Cisco model is on site child care, which they > also have in the US. Until October of this year, the Cisco centers > were essentially satellite offices for Cisco. > > Part of the issue here in the Netherlands is that in many ways, the > whole society is built on the one-earner model, folks are rapidly > switching to the two-earner model but the institutions are mostly not > keeping up. Schools do not for instance typically have lunchrooms -- > kids go home for lunch. And day care..well, when I came here six > years ago there was exactly one professional day care in this town of > 50,000 souls. "Preschool" starts at 18 months to 2 years and is two > half days per week. > > For another example, children with learning and other disabilities are > not integrated into the school system here, they go to different > schools which are regionally based, These kids are therefore bussed > via contract with taxi services -- picked up at the door and dropped > off at the door. Until this year this city (which provides the > service) refused to drop the kids off or pick them up anywhere other > than at one home address -- so not at day care, not at the sitter, and > god help you if you are, for example, divorced or otherwise not living > together. > > So mothers with kids with learning disabilities are pretty much washed > up for working unless it's part time or self employment. Large > companies therefore find that solving the day care dilemma goes a long > way to attracting and keeping employees. > > In many ways the Dutch do value work life balance more than Americans > do. But not in that way. I don't think we are likely to follow this > model in this area, as there are too many associated cultural > differences we would be unlikely to accept. > > Jeannine > > On Dec 22, 4:22 pm, "TechVenue.com" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Mark, > > > Thank you! This looks like a great system and again shows that we in > > the USA have a lot to learn and adopt when it comes to sustainability > > and work/life balance + valuing the whole family as a part of it all. > > > Looking forward to hearing more from others in the group - > > > Cheers, > > > David > > > Re: > > > On Dec 22, 8:17 am, Mark Gilbreath <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Onsight child care was a core element of the prototype "Smart Connected > > > Workcenter" (SWC) that cisco developed and launched in Almere Netherlands > > > (just outside Amsterdam) in 2008. This project was a part of a broad > > > "Connected Urban Development" initiative that cisco developed, inspired > > > by their involvement in the Clinton Global Inititive on sustainability. > > > Much of what cisco demonstrated in this project (which has grown to a > > > substantial network of locations in the Netherlands and inspired other > > > projects around the globe) is relevant to coworking, including business > > > models, public/private partnership models, space planning concepts, > > > technology platforms (obviously, they want to promote their network, > > > voice and video solutions), and service offerings...including child care. > > > Their focus with the the SWC demonstration was enterprise customers, > > > eg the IBM or HP employee who is looking for a more convenient, > > > sustainable, productive place to work in lieu of the corporate office > > > that may be further away (or as increasingly is the case at places like > > > IBM, where 42% of their employees work remotely, the SWC becomes their > > > only office. > > > > Stuff to search on to find more info on this: almere, SWC, smart work > > > center, CUD, connected urban development, bas boorsma, smart connected > > > work > > > > Mark Gilbreath > > > CEO/Founder > > > 208.720.8107 > > > [email protected] > > > > LiquidSpace(TM) - find a better space to work. > > > We're a location-based mobile application that lets you use your phone to > > > find a better space to meet and work, book it, check in securely, and > > > share it with your colleagues. Visitwww.liquidspaceapp.comtolearnmore! > > > > On Dec 22, 2010, at 5:25 AM, autena <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I agree, this is a critical issue for me. I am a lot of the home- > > > > based businesses and workers in my area are also parents that have to > > > > be with their kids after school, or when the don't have child care > > > > coverage. > > > > > I am actively trying to recruit a partner that could have this as a > > > > "service-next-door". I belong to a Gym that has child care but the > > > > drop off is limited to 2 hours. > > > > I think this is a great discussion, would love to know what other > > > > members think/do about this. > > > > -A > > > > > On Dec 21, 5:33 pm, "TechVenue.com" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hi All, > > > > >> Does anyone have any data on generally what percentage of coworking > > > >> places offer any childcare inside or adjacent to the space? > > > > >> Felicity athttp://www.cubesandcrayons.comhassharedina few threads > > > >> already, and has a great thing going - I hope it spreads. > > > > >> If this need is not considered to some degree in coworking business > > > >> plans, I'm concerned this could be an obstacle to inclusion and > > > >> therefore long term sustainability for coworking, as there's always a > > > >> piece of the coworking pie that for ~18 years of their career have > > > >> dependents. That's a huge chunk of prospective community members. > > > > >> For that matter, could childcare facility partnerships with coworking > > > >> spaces be mutually beneficial if they are located in close proximity? > > > > >> -- > > > > >> Cheers, > > > > >> David Flint, MPA > > > >> Founder,http://TechVenue.com > > > >> Since 1998, Your Venue for Business Technology Events and Networking > > > >> Email: D a v i [email protected] > > > >> Phone: (312) 772-5631 > > > >> Twitter: TechVenue > > > >> __________________________ > > > > > -- > > > > 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 > > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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