At a Glance

Smart Mom's Baby-sitting Co-op Startup Kit
The purpose of a Baby-sitting Co-op is to help mothers-of-preschoolers have time-out so moms can better care for themselves, their families, and each other.

At a Glance—Will a Co-op fit my needs?
The Smart Moms Baby-sitting Co-op Handbook provides all you need to do your own baby-sitting Co-op with friends. The book can be ordered from this Web site.

Overworked? Need a break from the kids? Want to find some handy playmates? Do a Baby-sitting Co-op!

A Co-op helps arrange free baby-sitting trades for a group of friends. It is not about teenage baby-sitters.

A Co-op is for at-home baby-sitting. It is not about looking after a dozen kids. It’s not about full-time child-care needs.

A Co-op means less work not more. Extra work is not needed. Jobs rotate. Tasks are well organized. It is a long time between turns—and meetings. The Co-op is out-of-sight and out-of-mind most of the time.

You can make yourself available to be a sitter at your convenience. You will not be locked into a fixed schedule of baby-sitting.

The Co-op provides one-call customer service. "We promise free time whenever you want it. No more hunting and begging for a sitter. It works. You can depend on it. And the sitter must be a trusted friend."

Co-op start-up will be finalized after one meeting. Invite three moms over for an hour to do the Eight Steps to Start-up--it’s that easy. Then get the word out. Moms will be knocking down the door to start. As the first Co-op Leader, you can expect a total time commitment of twelve hours spread over six months.

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