Childspace Centers

Childspace Centers is an organization that provides childcare services, focusing on supporting families and community engagement through a cooperative model. They aim to create a nurturing environment for children and build strong connections within the community.

CCI Score

37.99

-0.02% April 18

Latest Event

Childspace Secures Credit & Engages Legislators Amid Rising Insurance Costs

Facing severe financial challenges from pandemic closures and a dramatic $100,000 annual insurance premium increase, Childspace Centers—a worker-owned childcare cooperative—partnered with state legislators and secured a $150,000 line of credit from the Fund for Jobs Worth Owning. The event highlights their progressive, worker-centered business model and proactive political engagement.

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Childspace Centers is currently rated as a Dissenter.

+25 to +44 CCI Score

These companies are vocal in their opposition to authoritarian regimes. They publicly criticize oppressive policies and engage in advocacy efforts to promote accountability and transparency, even if their actions aren’t as extensive as those of Moral Leaders.

Latest Events

JAN

01

2023

Childspace Secures Credit & Engages Legislators Amid Rising Insurance Costs
51.30

Facing severe financial challenges from pandemic closures and a dramatic $100,000 annual insurance premium increase, Childspace Centers—a worker-owned childcare cooperative—partnered with state legislators and secured a $150,000 line of credit from the Fund for Jobs Worth Owning. The event highlights their progressive, worker-centered business model and proactive political engagement.
+60

Executive Political Engagement

April 2

Childspace leaders engaged directly with state legislators to address the unsustainable rise in insurance premiums. This proactive political engagement demonstrates their commitment to community interests and progressive values, aligning with efforts that resist authoritarian neglect of worker and public welfare.

The Fund for Jobs Worth Owning
+70

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

April 2

As a worker-owned cooperative providing above industry standard compensation and participative management, Childspace exemplifies ethical business practices that prioritize workers’ rights and equitable access. Their model stands in contrast to exploitative norms in the childcare sector and reinforces progressive labor values.

The Fund for Jobs Worth Owning
JAN

01

2020

Case Study Highlights Cooperative Model for Quality Childcare
49.76

A recent case study by Capita explores how Childspace Centers, as a worker cooperative, employs democratic ownership and inclusive governance to support fair labor practices and resilient decision-making during crises like COVID-19, setting a progressive example in the childcare sector.
+80

Executive Political Engagement

April 2

The founders’ commitment to a democratic, cooperative governance model demonstrates progressive executive political engagement, countering traditional authoritarian decision-making. This inclusive leadership approach supports anti-fascist and community-driven values.

Good Jobs Mean Good Care: A Case Study of the Cooperative Childspace Daycare Centers
+90

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

April 2

Childspace Centers’ worker cooperative model reinforces strong labor relations and fair employment practices. By empowering staff through shared ownership and decision-making, the organization exemplifies anti-authoritarian business practices that value community and worker rights.

Good Jobs Mean Good Care: A Case Study of the Cooperative Childspace Daycare Centers
JAN

25

2009

Childspace Advocates for Childcare Workers via Storytelling
12.90

The article details how Childspace Cooperative Development, Inc. utilized storytelling to advocate for policy changes that improved state reimbursement rates and overall labor conditions for childcare providers, highlighting their grassroots and cooperative approach.
+70

Public and Political Behavior

April 2

Childspace employed storytelling as a grassroots advocacy tool to engage political leadership, successfully influencing state policy on reimbursement rates and addressing cash flow issues. This progressive initiative supports marginalized childcare providers and strengthens democratic engagement.

Storytelling for Childcare Advocacy: Childspace Alive and Well After 21 Years!
+60

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

April 2

Childspace's cooperative model, which includes leadership development and worker training programs, reinforces fair labor practices and worker empowerment. The approach directly improves job quality and supports the rights of traditionally low-paid childcare workers.

Storytelling for Childcare Advocacy: Childspace Alive and Well After 21 Years!