If you’re a parent, you know about the struggle to find childcare in those early years. Perhaps you’ve experienced it yourself, perhaps you’ve heard a friend’s struggles, perhaps you’ve even helped watch a friend’s kids when they needed help.
Ariel Wan, parent of two kids (7 and 4), knows all about this struggle. Her journey from founding the Mamas Network nonprofit a year ago, to its offshoot, the Little Break Cowork in March, gave her an intimate glimpse into the parenting struggles of childcare, loneliness, and accessibility of many families in Ann Arbor.
Little Break Cowork, 3909 Research Drive, Ann Arbor, is a coworking space with childcare on site.
The nonprofit Mamas Network started to ensure no mother felt alone in their journey through motherhood. “We’re parent-centric,” says Wan. “Everything out there is to help your baby or your kids, but no one is checking on the parents. Which means everyone’s mental health is suffering when you’re burning the candle at both ends.”…