Crowdfunding investors rewarded with free childcare

The demand for Nest’s services has been overwhelming, which is no surprise given 46% of parents cite availability and affordability of childcare as the main obstacle when returning to work, and a further 28% believe it’s’ the lack of flexibility when booking childcare. 

Charlie and Fab are launching their first crowdfunding campaign to help grow the business and bring flexible childcare with integrated co-working space to other parts of the city. With their second, much larger site planned to open later this year, where they will be able to care for children up to the age of 5 years; they are hoping to raise £100,000 via Seedrs with investment starting at just £10.  For those investing upwards of £2,000 they are also offering free childcare – see all rewards thresholds below. 

Charlie Rosier, Co-Founder of Cuckooz Nest, commented: “Fab and I have yet to let the fact we’re women stand in our way when it comes to business and we don’t plan to start now, so what better day to launch our crowdfunding campaign than International Women’s Day?

We are well-aware of the statistics when it comes to the imbalance between male and female investment success stories.  Start-ups with all female-founders get just 1% of venture capital investment in the UK compared to 89% for all-male teams.  It’s about time we changed that, but more importantly, it’s about time we change the way childcare is offered in the UK.  We hope that others will join us on this journey and help make it possible.

While Friday is all about readdressing the balance, it’s important to note that Cuckooz Nest is an inclusive environment for parents’ full stop.  Whether you’re a professional working mother or father, our aim is to provide you with the space to return to work at your own pace.”