Working parents are your highest-performing, most loyal people. They are also the ones most likely to reduce hours or leave when childcare falls through. Village for Work changes that.
Village for Work is a childcare benefit for NZ employers, offered as a discounted company rate or a Back to Work bundle of pre-purchased hours for staff returning from parental leave. Every sitter is vetted and every booking includes $2 million liability insurance.
When childcare falls through, working parents miss meetings, leave early, or call in sick. It is not a personal problem. It is a structural one, and businesses absorb the cost without naming it.
Workforce participation drops significantly for parents of young children, particularly mothers returning from parental leave. The gap between wanting to work and being able to work is almost entirely a childcare access problem.
Village for Work gives your people access to trusted, vetted babysitters through their employer. It removes the friction that makes balancing work and family so hard.
Talk to us"Not a directory. Not a marketplace. Not an agency. Something better."
Your team gets access. We do the rest. No procurement headache, no ongoing admin.
Pick the option that suits your team. A discounted company rate your employees can access anytime, or a Back to Work bundle for staff returning from parental leave.
Employees create a family profile on The Village Co. platform. We start the matching process. Your HR team is not involved in individual bookings.
Sitter matching, introductions, payments, support, and insurance. All of it. You receive a monthly usage summary. Your people get reliable childcare.
Everything that would normally land on a parent's shoulders or in your inbox.
We personally match each employee with a vetted sitter who fits their family, location, and schedule.
Six layers including police checks, ID verification, references, and a face-to-face interview with our team.
Automated booking payments via Stripe. Monthly usage summary to your business. No individual expense claims.
Our team is available before, during, and after every booking via Facebook, email, or the support portal.
A clear summary of how the benefit is being used across your team. Aggregate data only. Full employee privacy protected.
If a sitter is no longer the right fit, we find a new match. If something changes, we adapt. You do not manage any of this.
Both plans include a monthly usage summary report. All pricing is tailored to your team size.
Discounted company rate
Your employees access The Village Co. at a discounted rate, anytime they need childcare. Ideal as a standing staff benefit.
Back to Work bundle
Pre-purchased childcare hours gifted to employees returning from parental leave. A meaningful, practical welcome back.
Both plans can be combined. All pricing is customised to your organisation size and cities. Contact us to talk through what works for your team.
The first 12 weeks back at work after parental leave are the hardest. Childcare logistics, sleep deprivation, and the guilt of leaving a young child make this period a retention risk for employers and an enormous mental load for parents.
A Back to Work bundle from The Village Co. removes one of the biggest practical barriers. Pre-purchased hours. A matched sitter ready before they walk back through the door. A signal that your organisation actually values them.
It is the most tangible thing you can do to support a parent returning to work.
Talk to us about bundlesHow a bundle works
Bundle size and pricing is tailored to your team. Contact us at hello@thevillageco.nz to get a quote.
Not a directory. Not a marketplace. Not an agency. The only childcare benefit of its kind in NZ.
We personally match your employees with sitters who fit their family. We handle the vetting, payments, and support. Your HR team sets it up once.
Talk to our teamAnything else, email us directly.
Tell us about your organisation and what you are trying to solve. We will come back to you within one business day.
hello@thevillageco.nz · 07 807 9114
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