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Winnie Named #1 Consumer Services Company on the Inc. 5000

Winnie was named the #177 fastest-growing private company on the Inc. 5000 list this year, a list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. based on their revenue growth....

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Biden's Latest Plan to Cut Childcare Costs

Exciting news out of the childcare industry today! The Biden administration recently announced their plans to update a federal program that will reduce - and even eliminate - childcare...

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Free Ways for Companies to Support Employees with Childcare

Join Winnie in participating in #ShowUsYourChildcare The cost of childcare is a major financial burden for many working parents. In fact, the average cost of childcare for an infant in the...

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What You Need to Know About the New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
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Here's a win for working mothers: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) goes into effect on June 27, 2023! The PWFA is a federal law that helps pregnant, postpartum and pumping workers...

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The Child Care Funding Cliff Looms

According to a recent Senate report, $37.5 billion in federal funding for child care will expire this September 2023. This pandemic-era funding has been essential to keeping child care...

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The Problem With the “Turn Anyone Into a Caregiver” Model

Bloomberg recently published an article on eldercare marketplace Papa uncovering harassment and sexual assault perpetrated by both caregivers and care recipients on the Papa platform. The...

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The Largest Set of Executive Actions in the History of Child Care

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Our Journey from User-Generated Content to Vetted Resources

One of the early features of Winnie was our community – a way for parents and providers to ask questions and get advice from other caregivers on Winnie. Early on, we saw an overwhelming...

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Child Care Announcements

Moving Beyond Daycare and Preschool

With over 250,000 daycares and preschools on the platform, Winnie has become known as the place parents go to find early care and education. But we know that child care and education needs...

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How Winnie handled the banking crisis

Last week, Winnie lost access to its primary bank account when the FDIC closed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). During the three day period we were frozen out of our bank account, we had to take...

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