Your attendees have kids.
Plan like it.
Hopscotch Labs designs and operates pop-up childcare programming for conferences, festivals, and industry events — so parents actually show up, stay longer, and come back next year.
Every event is different. We'll design the right format for your audience, venue, and budget.
Pop-Up Playgroups
Montessori-inspired, facilitator-led programming that runs alongside your event. Parents can participate with their children or drop in and head to sessions. Perfect for half-day events and festivals.
Full-Day Onsite Childcare
Dedicated childcare space staffed by qualified early educators for the duration of your multi-day conference. Designed so parents can fully engage from keynote to cocktail hour.
Childcare Concierge
We connect your attendees with vetted local childcare providers in your host city. Ideal when onsite care isn't feasible but you still want to remove the barrier for traveling families.
Custom Packages
Hybrid of any of the above, scaled to your event size, audience demographics, and venue constraints. We scope it, staff it, and run it. You take the credit.
Cambridge, MA — February 2026
The Foundry Consortium hosts an annual week-long, free arts and STEM festival for the Cambridge community. For 2026, they partnered with Hopscotch Labs to add family programming to their Saturday lineup.
We designed and ran two Montessori-inspired playgroups on Saturday morning. Families could participate together or split up — one parent in the playgroup, the other enjoying the festival.
The result? Our playgroups became the main attraction of the morning. Families didn't just use the childcare — they came for it. In two hours, we served 25 families with zero logistical complications for the organizers.