Filled seats from employers who actually pay on time.

What is changing on the employer side

Until recently, employers had limited reason to help pay for their employees' child care directly. The economics did not work, and the legal structure to support it was clunky. Both of those have changed. Employers that pay for care at licensed providers can now recover a large share of the spend through tax credits (the IRS's page on the credit), which is producing the first serious wave of demand in years.

That shift is the reason we exist. We help employers do this well. The other side of that work is provider relationships, and that is what this page is about.

Why partner with us

• Funded families are real demand. When an employer stands behind part or all of the tuition, families who could not have afforded your center suddenly can. This is not a discount-marketplace listing, and it is not a seat contract: no reserved seats, no enrollment commitments on either side. Families come to you the way they always have; the employer picks up some or all of the bill.
• You stay in charge of operations. Admissions criteria, staffing, curriculum, hours, capacity. None of that changes. Families apply and are admitted through your normal process, on your criteria. We are not running your center, and we do not place children in it.
• You do not need to learn the tax code. The credit mechanics live on the employer side. Your job is to deliver care and bill normally. We make sure the documentation on our side meets the bar so the employer's claim holds up.
• It is a free channel for you. No platform fee, no cut of tuition, no listing charge. Our compensation comes from the employer side.

What we are looking for

We are building a network of licensed child care providers, initially across New York. Good fit:

• Centers licensed by the relevant state or city authority (we know the variations between NYC, NYS, and surrounding counties).
• Centers open to a simple billing arrangement, so an employer's share of a family's tuition can be paid to you directly.
• Centers in neighborhoods where employer demand exists. We can share where we are seeing demand, in confidence, on a call.
• Centers that admit children of employees on at least the same basis they admit anyone else. If your center prioritizes availability for members of a particular faith community, we may not be a fit.

If you are unsure whether your center fits, ask. We have productive conversations with single-site operators, multi-site chains, faith-based programs, and employer-operated programs looking to bring in additional sponsors.

What to expect

A first call is informal. We share where employer demand is showing up, you share what kind of arrangement would actually be useful for your center, and we figure out together whether there is anything to build on. There is no contract or commitment on the first call, and the model itself asks for none: no reserved seats, no enrollment minimums. If a funded family enrolls with you, the paperwork is a simple payment arrangement, and we will walk through it slowly.

Important: nothing here is legal, tax, or financial advice for your center. Your specific licensing, contractual, and tax position needs your own attorney and accountant. We work alongside them, not instead of them.