I’m part of a group of parents that is planning to start a babystitting co-op. I’m writing the initial proposal.
Anyone out there been a part of a co-op? Any pointers or ideas? I have googled and am using the resources out there to help me - besides just asking here - but I wanted to get some more personal pointers too.
Thanks!
IANA parent, but I am the son of parents who belonged to such a group! It worked very simply: every member had a list of names, contact details, and names and ages of children for everybody else. Each member gets 20 one hour tokens when they join. When you need a sitter, ring people on the list until you find someone who’s available. When you return from wherever, “pay” the sitter in tokens based on how long you were out. They can then use the tokens when they want to go out. If you decide to leave the group, you must return 20 (or more) tokens. Worked fine (and still does, AFAIK). Good luck!