Cooperative Childcare website (UK)

This website tells you all about the way in which the co-operative childcare service can help you.

Co-operatives are set up to meet a mutual need. Everyone - the members-from the management to the junior has a share of the business. Decisions are made democratically and profits are either shared amongst the members or put back into the business. The co-operative may also decide to put its profits back into the community

The members of a childcare co-operative can be parents or carers, employees, community representatives, or a mixture of these and other stakeholders. 

This website covers a number of general issues applicable to countries other than the UK including:

• What is a childcare co-operative and why choose a childcare co-operative?
• Setting up? All you need to know from finance to legal.
• Barriers & solutions - How to overcome problems for provides & parents.
• Why so special? What makes co-operatives so different & successful?
• Case studies
• Frequently asked questions
• Links

Follow this link to the Cooperative Childcare website (opens in a new browser window)

For further information

Contact	:	Cooperative Childcare
Address	:	Cooperatives UK Holyoake House Hanover Street Manchester M60 0AS UK
Phone	:	+44 161 246 2900
Fax	:	+44 161 831 7684