With 2x more women leaving the workforce in 2023 than 2022, we need more affordable childcare solutions + flexible work opportunities for women, as the antiquated 9 to 5 has never really worked for parents. June Care Founder, Gretchen Salyer, explains how June Care is bringing affordable, available and flexible child care solutions to California.

At the end of last month, $24 billion in federal funding that had kept hundreds of thousands of child-care centers open during the pandemic ran out. The Century Foundation, a think tank, estimates that 70,000 centers will close as a result, leaving 3.2 million kids without slots. Finding a backup if plan A falls through won’t be easy… but June Care is offering a solution to this childcare shortage.

June Care, a platform that connects families for childcare, has come to the Tulsa area. June Care connects families who need childcare with stay-at-home parents who can care for their kids. June Care was launched in California where it grew to serve about 30,000 families. The service is a new approach to childcare trying to help with the childcare crisis, which she said more than half of Americans face where they don't have access to the childcare they need.

June Care is a new service that has launched in Tulsa that connects stay-at-home parents, to other parents needing child care. The point of the service is for host moms to make a little extra money doing something they are already doing, watching children, while also alleviating some of the daycare shortages.

Entrepreneurs like Gretchen Salyer of June Care are addressing the U.S. child care crunch that impacts more than 50% of American families by connecting those in need of child care with stay-at-home parents who can care for their kids. June Care is bridging technology and community to provide families everywhere with access to reliable childcare and income opportunities.

Dr. Kim talks to Gretchen Salyer, Founder & CEO of The June Care Company, a platform that connects parents who need childcare with qualified host parents who can care for their kids. Prior to founding June Care, Gretchen was a stay-at-home mom to her three daughters and, prior to that, a tech executive at Intuit for more than a decade before becoming an entrepreneur.

Meet Gretchen Salyer, Founder and CEO of June Care, and learn more about the thought process behind starting a business, the vision and values of June Care and how parents can sign up and earn income for the care work they are already doing.

June Care’s entire business model is centered on valuing and paying moms for the care work we do, and in the process, creating a private sector solution to our childcare crisis–one that leaves over 50% of American families living in a childcare desert. Founder, Gretchen Salyer, gives listeners a glimpse into her start-up-from-home mom path towards entrepreneurship.

In the spring of 2020, Gretchen Salyer suddenly found herself in a new role as homeschool teacher to her three daughters, after the pandemic shut down schools and day care centers — exacerbating a longstanding child care shortage in America.

This new start-up is offering a solution to the current childcare shortage and provides families with access to alternative childcare options. June Care is a flexible option for families who need childcare such as after-school or for occasional baby-sitting.

June Care connects parents looking for childcare with qualified stay-at-home parents who can care for their kids. The company really started as an experiment (in June 2021) to see if there was enough demand for this approach…

The global pandemic took a big toll on parents. Quarantines put play dates on hold and limited child care options for many. June Care launched in August 2021 to create a support network for parents in need and hosts who could help.

Millions of people have quit their jobs since the COVID-19 pandemic began. In December of 2021: Employers reported some 10.9 million job openings in a survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, well above pre-pandemic averages.

Child care by families for families, June Care is a parent-to-parent child care service in Orange County.

We had the good fortune of connecting with Gretchen Salyer and we’ve shared our conversation below.

While everyone has been impacted by the pandemic, one population that has been dramatically impacted is moms.

While everyone has been impacted by the pandemic, one population that has been dramatically impacted is moms.

Families need quality child care options, but don’t always need traditional daycare.The way people work has recently changed and many parents now have the flexibility of working from home, even setting their own hours at times.

Nearly half a million families are estimated to be stranded without reliable child care, exacerbating the nation's worker shortage as parents continue to stay home, according to a new report.

A new mom-owned startup is working to solve the childcare crisis caused by the pandemic by connecting local families in Sacramento to help out parents.