FAQ FOR PARENTS
Childcare that works where you do.
WHAT WE OFFERProximity-based childcare, designed around your family.
We embed childcare programs inside commercial buildings, coworking spaces, and corporate offices — so your child is always close by.
On-Site in Your Building
No separate drop-off across town. Walk your child downstairs, visit at lunch, and leave together at the end of the day. Proximity means less stress and more time with your family.
Small Groups, Real Attention
We keep our groups intentionally small so every child gets individualized, responsive care — not just supervision. Low ratios mean your child is known, seen, and supported.
Built for Real Schedules
Full-time, part-time, hybrid — we know your work schedule isn't always predictable. Our enrollment options flex around the way you actually work.
SAFETY & COMPLIANCEYour child's safety is the foundation of everything we do.
We don't meet the minimum, we are building the standard. Hopscotch is working with the EEC in Massachusetts to build our proximity-based care program from the ground up around the highest standards, because your family deserves nothing less.
Comprehensive Background Checks
Every caregiver undergoes federal and state background screening, fingerprinting, and sex offender registry checks before ever entering a room with children.
CPR & First Aid Certified
All staff maintain current pediatric CPR and first aid certifications with regular refresher training. Our team is prepared to respond — not react.
Secure, Controlled Access
Only authorized parents and staff can enter our spaces. Sign-in and sign-out protocols are followed at every drop-off and pick-up, every single day.
Health & Sanitation Standards
Rigorous cleaning schedules, clear illness policies, and detailed health documentation keep the whole group safe and give you full transparency.
Real-Time Updates
You'll hear from us throughout the day — activities, meals, naps, milestones. You're never in the dark about how your child's day is going.
Purpose-Built Spaces
Our environments are designed for children from day one — age-appropriate furnishings, non-toxic materials, anchored furniture, and safety surfacing throughout.
OUR CURRICULUMMontessori & Reggio Emilia inspired. Built for real children.
Our founder is a Montessori-trained educator, and our curriculum reflects this experience, but with realistic modifications. We have developed a comprehensive, responsive, play-based framework grounded in research and designed to honor how young children actually learn — through exploration, curiosity, and connection.
Child-Led Exploration
Caregivers follow each child's natural curiosities, setting up provocations and invitations that spark discovery rather than dictating one-size-fits-all lessons.
Sensory & Nature-Based Learning
Water, sand, light tables, natural materials — sensory-rich experiences build neural pathways, fine motor skills, and a genuine love of learning.
Language & Literacy
Storytelling circles, labeling the environment, conversation-rich routines — language development is woven into every moment, not confined to a reading block.
Social-Emotional Development
Naming feelings, practicing patience, navigating conflict — we coach children through the hardest and most important skills they'll build.
Creative Expression
Open-ended art, music, movement, and dramatic play — not craft templates. Children process their world and build confidence through authentic creative work.
Toddlers & Pre-K · Montessori/Reggio Emilia inspired · Integrated across all five pillars
Infants
Responsive caregiving built around secure attachment, individualized sleep and feeding routines, and gentle sensory exploration.
Toddlers
Gross motor play, early language expansion, independence-building, and guided social interaction through art provocations and sensory stations.
Pre-Kindergarten
Project-based learning, pre-literacy and early math, collaborative inquiry, self-regulation practice, and kindergarten readiness.
OUR PHILOSOPHYWe believe childcare is infrastructure, not a luxury.
When childcare is close, parents are more present at work and more present at home. Proximity changes everything, for families, for employers, and for children.
Hopscotch Labs exists childcare isn’t a one-model fits all industry. Parents shouldn't have to choose between their career and being near their child. Employers shouldn't lose great talent to a childcare crisis. Since 2020 we have been solving the problem of “parent-guilt” by allowing families to stay close throughout the day.
Proximity Matters
Being steps away from your child changes the entire equation of working parenthood. Less guilt, more peace of mind, and a child who feels securely connected to you all day.
Every Child is Capable
We see children as competent, curious human beings — not empty vessels to fill. Our caregivers are guides, not lecturers. We meet every child exactly where they are.
Quality Without Compromise
License-exempt doesn't mean lower standards. It means we've built a smarter model to deliver care. Our staffing, training, curriculum, and safety protocols reflect the highest expectations.
OUR TEAMCaregivers who are qualified, trained, and chosen with care.
Your child's caregivers are the heartbeat of our program, and as parents, we only hire staff members we would trust with our own children. Over the years we have developed a four-step hiring process to ensure the best quality educators make it to the classroom, and we currently have a staff retention rate of 100% year over year. We don’t just run background checks, we go out of our way to speak with past employers, confirm education and work experience, and run trial days to ensure a warm, loving, and above all safe experience for families.
ECE Credentials
Lead caregivers hold degrees or certifications in early childhood education, child development, or related fields. We hire for expertise and heart.
Ongoing Development
Training doesn't stop at orientation. Our team participates in regular professional development — child development research, curriculum planning, trauma-informed care, and inclusive practices.
Continuity of Care
Children thrive with consistency. We invest in fair compensation, supportive management, and a culture that values caregivers as the professionals they are — so they stay.
Relationship-Based Care
Every caregiver is trained in responsive caregiving — reading cues, building trust, creating an emotionally safe space where your child feels seen, heard, and valued.
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OUR FAMILIESDon’t take our word for it, here’s what our parents are saying
The afternoons I spent working at Blush were always the most focused and productive. Knowing my son was well cared for and just down the hall allowed me to be really present with my job in a way that I couldn't be at home with babysitters. I always felt accomplished in my job and energized to put my 'mom hat' back on after an afternoon at Blush.
I have been able to nurse my bottle-rejecting babe, eat lunch with her every day, and snuggle her regularly for naps while also taking on meaningful work projects that further my career. Blush is the village I wish every working mom or dad had available to them.
Blush with its combination of childcare and coworking space has created the ideal environment so that I am not at risk of becoming another statistic among mothers struggling to finish PhDs. I truly believe none of my accomplishments this year would have been possible without the reassurance of childcare I trust.
Interested in coworking + childcare?
Schedule a call with our Cambridge director