June Care in the News
June Care Offers Affordable Child Care Solutions in California
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.
US Child Care Cliff Exposes a Shortage of Backup Plans: Equality
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 childcare service 'by families for families' comes to Tulsa
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.
New service connects parents for help with childcare
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.
How child care startups are helping working parents
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.
To the mom trying to do it all: How to ditch the mom guilt and ask for help
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
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.
Finding your Village with June Care CEO and Founder Gretchen Salyer
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.
This stay-at-home mom turned a pandemic childcare hack into a start-up that’s raised $3.6 million
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.
New childcare app available for Sacramento families
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.
Community Highlights: Meet Gretchen Salyer of June Care
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…
Startup of the Month: June Care
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.
How Women & Caregivers are Benefiting from The Great Resignation
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.
New Business Openings - June Care
Child care by families for families, June Care is a parent-to-parent child care service in Orange County.
Meet Gretchen Salyer | Founder & CEO of The June Care Company
We had the good fortune of connecting with Gretchen Salyer and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Joining Up Neighbors Everywhere
While everyone has been impacted by the pandemic, one population that has been dramatically impacted is moms.
Gaining Popularity: Small, In-Home Daycare
While everyone has been impacted by the pandemic, one population that has been dramatically impacted is moms.
How to Find Drop-In Child Care
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.
Child care worker shortage strands half a million families
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.
Mom-owned startup in Sacramento working to help solve pandemic childcare crisis
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.