Kate - Although I don't have a space yet, I host events at coffee shops wherein I can't prevent a member from bringing their child, but it's been a good launch for conversations on this. The member brought her 10-mos old which worked fine as they were in their carrier the whole time and everyone there was a grand/parent, aunt or mom so we all coo'ed over the baby. However in the space, it's a whole different story.
I want to invite nursing mothers and/or fathers with babies to come into the space; generally the babies will be quiet and sleeping at that point. However it should be clear as soon as the baby wakes up and needs attention, coworking is probably over unless a client room is available. I will install changing tables in the bathroom as well as a quiet place to nurse (unless they want to discretely do so in the team or open space) We have to be cognizant as to why people are choosing mobile work and/or work from home. U.S. child care is becoming a cost burden (more than 10% of the household budget) and that's an economic crisis, one often solved by a parent (usually mom) staying home. How can coworks' partner with child care or take the next step of offering child care on premise (which I wouldn't do myself)? We have a strong mompreneur community here who I will rely on to think this through, as well as hopefully host in the cowork Jen @EngageCowork Round Rock, TX -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
