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Hopscotch Labs partners with developers, coworking spaces, and employers to create small, high-quality childcare programs where families already live and work. Our accredited, unlicensed model brings Montessori-inspired care to children ages 0–3—within just 600–1000 sq ft—offering a turnkey, flexible amenity that elevates your property, supports working parents, and strengthens communities.
Our Process
As work spaces evolve to meet diverse professional needs, adding childcare to your offerings can elevate your space, create a unique selling point, and increase membership loyalty. Our services empower coworking spaces, real estate developers, and forward thinking businesses to repurpose underutilized space, and attract a broader audience by becoming family-friendly work environments that support working caregivers.
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We begin by evaluating the potential for childcare within your coworking space. Through in-depth market research and analysis of your target demographic, we help you understand the demand for on-site childcare and how it can enhance your space’s appeal. Our insights give you a data-driven foundation for planning this essential amenity. We also use our proven Hopscotch Playbook to design an operations plan to make your childcare pilot profitable immediately.
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Adding childcare to a coworking space requires thoughtful design that prioritizes safety, accessibility, and functionality. We work with your design and project teams to create a layout that integrates seamlessly into your existing environment, ensuring that both coworking and childcare spaces serve your members’ needs effectively.
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Navigating childcare regulations can be challenging, but Hopscotch Labs is here to simplify the process. We guide you through licensing requirements, compliance standards, and best practices to ensure your childcare amenity operates safely and legally. Our team manages the details, so you can focus on growing your membership.
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Finding the right childcare operator is key to a successful integration. We connect you with vetted program staff suited to manage on-site childcare within coworking environments. Whether you want a full-service provider or a flexible model, we help you establish partnerships that align with your brand and business goals.
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Making childcare a feature of your coworking space requires effective communication. We offer marketing strategies to raise awareness among current and prospective members, showcasing how this amenity adds convenience, flexibility, and value to their membership. Our support ensures the community embraces your new offering and recognizes its benefits.
Want to jump in?
Download Hopscotch’s free Childcare Ops Vendor List for a quick intro to all our favorite partners in setting up Childcare as an amenity.
Meet the team
We’re Deborah Lee, M. Ed., and Anna Stephenson Raborn, co-founders of Hopscotch Advisory (also known as Hopscotch Labs).
Hopscotch was founded in December 2019, with a public launch in March 2020—perfect timing, we know. Throughout the pandemic, we provided coworking and childcare through pop-up models across the city of Boston. In 2021, we established our permanent coworking and childcare space in West Roxbury, MA, while also partnering with WS Development to pilot a groundbreaking "Childcare as an Amenity" program for commercial real estate.
Since 2023, we’ve had the privilege of partnering with businesses nationwide—implementing and optimizing childcare programs in North Carolina, Michigan, Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts.
We are recipients of the Johnnie Walker First Strides Grant for culture-changing businesses, Entrepreneurs-in-Residence for Inc.ubate, and frequent speakers and advocates for working families and childcare professionals.