Quality childcare. There is a significant childcare gap in US and it is costing the country billions of dollars. Many markets don’t have any childcare resources

{"ops":[{"insert":"As a parent, I'd be thrilled to see childcare costs reduced (and I'm in Ohio, where the cost is low enough that I can't post it w/o angering my SV friends.)\nSome random thoughts:\nWhen I was young, my mother did a 3/2 split with a friend (Mom would watch us for 3 days, friend for 2, next week mom for 2, friend for 3). Could there be a \"timeshare\" model - especially w/ far more people able to work remote?"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"What about an AirBnB model of sorts? Many stay-at-home moms (I've only seen moms, though dads could easily as well) have created daycares at their home to supplement income while they watch their own child. Regulations are a major challenge here."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nProblems:\nScale is very difficult. Regulations limit the max kids per teacher. Even with high costs a typical daycare is a terrible business and - I'm told - most young kids are a loss-leader for the daycare to get you in for when the kid generates profit (3-5 ish years old)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"There are few things requiring higher trust than daycare... \"will they teach my child?\" \"will they treat them well?\", \"what's happening right now?\", etc."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nI almost wonder if the key would be in major operational improvements/cost savings to the daycares and a \"daycare in a box\" service to help people get started quickly while being sure to pass all regulatory hurdles?\n"}]}