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Now let's get back to fixing childcare!
It’s critical that essential workers still have access to child care during the coronavirus pandemic.
Starting today, parents who need emergency child care can visit to find providers who have immediate availability.
Learn more:
“I used Winnie, and within 48 hours, we had a new daycare for our son,” says Samantha. “It was really easy to check inspection and citation reports, and read reviews from other parents. And the new daycare was even closer to our house.”
Sara Mauskopf, the CEO and co-founder of Winnie, says that the caretaking crisis is not something that’s coming—it’s here already. Winnie is building a robust database of available childcare options so parents can search easily to find care.
📣 School is out this fall and working parents are stuck. Private microschools only work for the 1%, so we brought together over 200K alternatives for everyone else
We’re here! It’s
@Winnie
at
#naeycAC
! Come by booth 735 to talk early care & education and of course for lots of free goodies (including a CHROMEBOOK!)
🍼 The best mother's day present you can give to new moms in your workplace is a lactation room! Here's how to do it if you're short on physical space and without breaking the bank.
"Winnie, which has been called the 'Yelp for parents,' has become an invaluable resource for parents everywhere. It's a one-stop shop to find the best playgrounds, nursing rooms, changing tables, and so much more." 🙌🏼
“The child-care providers are really the unsung heroes of the pandemic,” said Sara Mauskopf, a co-founder and the CEO of Winnie, an online search platform for child-care. “They have been showing up for work, in person, since Day 1 of the pandemic”
Big news! Winnie is one of
@Inc
’s Best Workplaces of 2021.
We believe that when employees feel valued as humans, they can, and will, do their best work. Read more about why we won
1. ⚡️News for Winnie parents⚡️ Update your app today and you'll find that Winnie is even more personalized. You'll automatically see posts relevant to the age of your children and where you live. You can also customize Winnie to fit your specific interests.
Coronavirus has everyone running to the store for disinfectant wipes and canned goods, but equally important if you’re a parent is to figure out your child care plan. Here's some advice to prepare for child care closures
“I jumped at the chance to speak with two women entrepreneurs who are absolutely thriving as co-founders and executives at a growing company – all while raising their young children.”
Thank you
@Forbes
for highlighting Winnie’s founding story.
Have conversations with your children about race. Here’s a great list of books to start with and proceeds from this shop are donated to independent bookstores owned by POC 🙌🏿🙌🏾🙌🏽🙌🏼🙌🏻
“Winnie has amassed more than 2 million pieces of data on family-friendly locations to serve parents. In San Francisco, Winnie claims that it's sending an average of 25,000 leads per month to local businesses and childcare providers.”
Snow day? Nanny called in sick? Daycare is closed for a holiday? Even if you have regular child care you may need backup care. We’ve now made it easier than ever to search for providers who offer drop-in spots by the day or hour to fill in those gaps:
Coronavirus is closing daycares and preschools across the country. We've updated our guide to point parents to the free resources we have
@Winnie
to help you find backup child care
Daycare and preschool providers across the country are temporarily closing due to COVID-19. You can now find this information on Winnie as we collect it from providers, or add it for your daycare or preschool (More > Suggest Edits > Availability)
Today we're announcing the expansion of our child care marketplace to Illinois. We now have over 75,000 licensed daycare and preschool providers on Winnie in California, Texas, New York and Illinois!
“Winnie is collecting and updating data in real time about which providers are temporarily closed and which ones have availability. This week, Winnie launched a portal for parents to find emergency child care”
“Every candidate — whether you’re running for school board or for President — should make early childhood education an important priority.” -
@RhianNAEYC
in the
@NAEYC
conference keynote speech
#naeycAC
Childcare is not just so parents can work; it's early education.
👀 Winnie co-founder
@sm
at the
@asugsvsummit
speaking about Early Childhood Startups at Global Scale
"Not only are these two app innovators dead set on developing super duper (and long overdue) software for parents, they’re tirelessly vouching for women and mothers in the tech world."
“They’re way more likely to work than previous generations. So, things like child care are no longer optional since the vast majority of families in this country don’t have a stay-at-home parent now.”
Thank you
@heybloomwell
for featuring the Winnie founders
@sm
&
@annekate
on your blog!
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"I am all about technology that makes parenting easier, which is why I am obsessed with Winnie. The online platform is the first website that enables parents to find licensed daycares and preschools in their area."
"Winnie is building the missing marketplace that gives parents a complete picture of their options so they can make the right choice for themselves and their families."
At Winnie, our hearts are with Asian-American families and anyone struggling to cope with recent violent hate crimes.
It is our responsibility to raise the next generation better. If you're feeling called to help or looking for resources, here's a start
The
@Winnie
brand account keeps getting tagged to post that Instagram black and white photo challenge so I think it’s fair to say we should just be done with that now
“So far, Congress hasn’t taken the importance of child care into account in its relief efforts. Child care centers have been largely an afterthought to policymakers crafting bailouts for critical industries in the travel and hospitality sectors.”