The Workaround in Toronto is a family-friendly co-working space that solves a pain point for parents by noting "managing parenthood and a career is next-level challenging." The flexible, parent-friendly co-working space appeals to moms and dads who find themselves in a variety of scenarios that may be planned, involve a transitional return to work or may just be as unexpected as a snow day.
The co-working hub offers flexible month-to-month membership options and provides access to meeting and phone rooms, pop-up and workshop spaces, plus children’s activities and a lactation suite. Knowing that its members range from entrepreneurs to remote workers and everything in between, The Workaround serves as a place for parents to focus on their work without distraction.
The Workaround offers emergency childcare, plus regular play-based learning programs daily that have the potential to turn every day into "bring your child to work day."
What's Driving This Trend
- Family-friendly Co-working Spaces
- Co-working spaces that cater to parents with onsite childcare and workshops.
- Flexible Month-to-month Memberships
- Subscription models that offer short-term commitments and flexible membership options.
- Emergency Childcare
- Co-working spaces that offer onsite emergency childcare services to accommodate parents' changing schedules.
Who This Affects Most
- Co-working Spaces
- Developing co-working spaces that cater to parents with onsite childcare and workshops to create a more inclusive and welcoming work environment.
- Childcare Services
- Creating innovative childcare services that can be integrated into co-working spaces to help working parents balance their professional and personal responsibilities.
- Subscription Services
- Developing subscription models that provide flexible, short-term membership options that can easily accommodate the changing needs of busy professionals and parents.
