[Coworking] Re: coworking with childcare
Hi folks, I've been lurking on the list for some time now: this is my first posting to the list. I'm based in Melbourne, Australia, and have - as part of a group - been slowly working through ideas around extending some of the existing coworking activities already underway in Melbourne. Childcare has been a hot discussion topic for a group of us that are involved in the regular Melbourne Jelly event (meljel). In addition to the Jelly crew, there appears to be solid interest from mother's groups and new parents that we've encountered. Here in Australia, there are a number of regulatory considerations, and my partner Stephanie has been investigating those. We'd be keen to contribute our thoughts and research so far, and to learn from existing efforts that have been trialed successfully or otherwise. My thanks also to the openness and quality of the community associated with this list. We're keen to reciprocate and share our experiences with you all as our plans take shape. Thanks & Best Regards, Paul Paul Szymkowiak Twitter: (at)paulzee TimeZone: GMT +10 hours 2009/10/28 Melisa Tintocalis > Any coworking space owners ever think about adding a childcare element to > the mix? Why or why not? Is it the cost? > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: coworking with childcare
Hi there, I run Cubes&crayons which is coworking with childcare space. We have been around for almost two years. Childcare is a whole different element on so many levels. It would take essays to explain. We love our space. You can learn more at www.cubesandcrayons.com or on our blog cubes.typepad.com/blog Felicity Founder On Oct 27, 5:46 pm, Melisa Tintocalis wrote: > Any coworking space owners ever think about adding a childcare element to > the mix? Why or why not? Is it the cost? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: coworking with childcare
Unfortunately I do not have much to contribute at this point. We would like to set up a nonprofit operation, but numbers seem tricky. On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 8:59 PM, Paul Szymkowiak wrote: > Hi folks, > > I've been lurking on the list for some time now: this is my first posting > to the list. > > I'm based in Melbourne, Australia, and have - as part of a group - been > slowly working through ideas around extending some of the existing coworking > activities already underway in Melbourne. Childcare has been a hot > discussion topic for a group of us that are involved in the regular > Melbourne Jelly event (meljel). In addition to the Jelly crew, there appears > to be solid interest from mother's groups and new parents that we've > encountered. > > Here in Australia, there are a number of regulatory considerations, and my > partner Stephanie has been investigating those. > > We'd be keen to contribute our thoughts and research so far, and to learn > from existing efforts that have been trialed successfully or otherwise. > > My thanks also to the openness and quality of the community associated with > this list. We're keen to reciprocate and share our experiences with you all > as our plans take shape. > > > Thanks & Best Regards, > > > Paul > > Paul Szymkowiak > Twitter: (at)paulzee > > TimeZone: GMT +10 hours > > > 2009/10/28 Melisa Tintocalis > > Any coworking space owners ever think about adding a childcare element to >> the mix? Why or why not? Is it the cost? >> >> >> > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: coworking with childcare
Hi there, Daycare for kids while their parents are coworking - that the future of work, isn't it? We plan to do this in the LockSchuppen - CoWorking in Dresden, as we see great benefit and especially less stress and lower impact with carbon footprint as bringing kids zu kindergarden is not necessary (or at least not as much). We have not yet set up the LockSchuppen (an old unused building of the German Railway is our favorite location, http://twitter.com/LockSchuppen). In the meanwhile we work virtually and are looking for easier and leaner ways to get the project going. Cheers, Ralf PS.: Follow us on http://twitter.com/LockSchuppen --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: coworking with childcare
Hi Ralf, Wish you all the best with this. It is indeed the future of work, or at least some of us believe and have even lived it. Felicity Cubes&Crayons www.cubesandcrayons.com On Oct 28, 12:18 pm, Ralf Lippold wrote: > Hi there, > > Daycare for kids while their parents are coworking - that the future > of work, isn't it? > > We plan to do this in the LockSchuppen - CoWorking in Dresden, as we > see great > benefit and especially less stress and lower impact with carbon > footprint as bringing > kids zu kindergarden is not necessary (or at least not as much). > > We have not yet set up the LockSchuppen (an old unused building of the > German > Railway is our favorite location,http://twitter.com/LockSchuppen). > > In the meanwhile we work virtually and are looking for easier and > leaner ways to > get the project going. > > Cheers, > > Ralf > > PS.: Follow us onhttp://twitter.com/LockSchuppen --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---