Cohousing-L Mailing List: Funding childcare

[Terri Hupfer (terri]

Lynn,
  we initially used only volunteer childcare, till it became apparent that 
wouldn't work when we really wanted maximum participation from most adults, and 
that not all adults in community were comfortable taking their turn at it.
   
  Now childcare for meeting is part of our executive committee budget yearly. 
We calculate how much it will cost for approx 10-12 two hour meetings a year 
and ask for that yearly. We pay the childcare person a good wage, so usually 
even on weekends we have been able to get good people. We have not considered 
any legal ramifications (surprising since my community is big on avoiding risk) 
thus far of the providers not being licensed and bonded, possibly because the 
kids are always right next to us in the common house.
   
  Terri
  Pleasant Hill Coho
  Bay Area-CA