Do you always want to stay up-to-date of all the developments around Charly Cares? Then read the latest stories of Charly, the Babysitting Angels and all the parents who are already using the Babysitting App!
Meet Shucheesmita! She is 30 years old and lives in Eindhoven. Shucheesmita is originally from Bangladesh and has been living in the Netherlands since 2017. She has been babysitting via Charly Cares for over 2,5 years and is learning the Dutch language while babysitting. Curious? Keep reading...
Iris is 18 years old and lives in Naarden. Because of her gap year, she has lots of time to babysit for families near her. How does she combine her work as a babysitter with her social life, and what makes babysitting at Charly Cares such a great job to her? Keep reading...
Having a babysitter around while you work from home can require quite the adjustment. While If the babysitter is there, she takes over the care of the children, but what do you do if the children need you? After all, you are at home and available to some extent, but at the same time you would rather not be disturbed. We have listed three trips to solve this conundrum, so read on now!
Yes, it's time for a break! Get inspired by our 5 to do's for this spring holiday. With these tips, you'll have fun both at home as well as outdoors. Bet that your (babysitting) kids won't get bored!
Meet one of our Babysitting Angels: Vera! She is 20 years old and is studying interdisciplinary social sciences in Utrecht. She babysits about 4 times a week for many different family. Curious about her story? Then keep reading...
Dutch online platforms launch GigCV, a digital certificate for platform work. Over 50.000 platform workers can now access their data and use it to build a resume.
An increasing number of scale-ups are opting for a crowdfunding campaign as an investment form. With the growing willingness to invest, it is an attractive way to raise growth capital. The current crowdfunding campaign from babysitting platform Charly Cares confirms the success of crowdfunding as a form of investment.
Our dreams are getting closer... The Charly Cares' crowdfunding is still in full swing, but we have already reached a great milestone in a very short amount of time: the target amount of half a million euros has been reached. YES!
Now that schools are closing a week earlier and the Christmas holidays are therefore starting sooner than expected, parents are arranging a babysitter at home en masse. After the new restrictions were leaked, babysitting platform Charly Cares saw the demand for a babysitter explode, tripling requests compared to a week ago. After the official announcement during the press conference, the platform's phone was ringing off the hook. In addition to parents looking for a last minute solution, companies also want to support their employees with a business babysitter.
Although the government is trying to keep schools and daycares open, in practice it has become clear that an increasing number of children is required to stay home due to the strict corona policy. Research by the General Association of School Leaders (“Algemene Vereniging Schoolleiders”) indicates that half of all primary schools have recently had to send one or more grades home.
These are exciting times for Charly Cares: a crowdfunding campaign is underway with the aim of raising a minimum of €500.000. Why has Charly Cares started this campaign, what is the goal, and why is capital needed? High time to talk to one of the founders: Xander Koenen.
It has been 6 years since Charly and Xander started working on realising their dream: expanding Charly Cares. With the current crowdfunding campaign, they are one step closer to making that dream a reality. In this interview, founders Charly and Xander will update you and tell you everything you want to know about the past 6 years and the crowdfunding campaign.
Meet Jamie-Lee & the boys! A young and cool family from the heart of Rotterdam who have been using Charly Cares for over 4 years. Jamie-Lee and her boyfriend Soufiane both work in PR and have two sons: Milo (6 years old) and Samy (3 years old).
Luna is 23 years old and lives in Amstelveen. She has just completed a master in Orthopedagogy at the University of Amsterdam. Via Charly Cares, she has a couple of babysitting addresses, which she will talk about in this blog. Curious? Read on now...
At Charly Cares, you can babysit how and when you want to. Angel Ella knows all about that! Ella is 22 years old, lives in Utrecht, and studies Applied Psychology. Before that, she did an English language course in San Diego, and she's worked in Washington as an au pair twice. She has been babysitting since she was 14. In this Angel Story, Ella will tell you more about her experience.
