Better Child Care

I wasn’t prepared for all the change that both my wife and I were about to undergo after the birth of our daughter, Ava. Fortunately for us though, my wife was extremely forward thinking and very methodical (her experience as a lawyer helped) — she did a ton of research and stayed on top of…

Trusted’s Next Chapter — Trusted has been acquired by Care.com

11 Mistakes I’ve Made as a First Time Parent

Parenting Mistakes

Introducing Trusted At Work

Dual-income households are slowly starting to become the norm in America. At the onset it sounds interesting that, if, two members of a household are working then the household could be making more money. But that also effectively means the household has less time.

Why Trusted’s Child Care Providers are W2 employees

Roughly once a week I get asked why we “W2 employ” our providers. It’s time we articulated this well. The alternatives to employing them would be to make them independent contractors (1099) or to have an open marketplace where parents…

How Trusted is Different

How Trusted is different from Care.com, Urbansitter, Sittercity or local…

Flexible Pricing — hourly rates now start at $15/hr

When we first launched Trusted, we believed in the simplicity in pricing — no matter when, where and who, we wanted to keep the cost of a booking consistent for our parents — $25/hour. As we have grown as a company and a service, we have…

The Future of Child Care

Trump v Clinton on Child Care

Caring for our Providers — Trusted’s Tuition Reimbursement Program

It was about a year ago — I vividly remember standing in the entrance to our building, talking to Cindy on the phone — I asked her, “what do you think of the name ‘Trusted’?” “It doesn’t really tell me much about…

Date Night Inspiration for Bay Area Parents

Date Nights — every parent could use more of them. But between organizing meals, nap…