Raise your hand if finding childcare has you feeling overwhelmed, hopeless or just endlessly confused. ME TOO friends! Which is why I’m so excited about this conversation with Ren Johns, founder of PDX Waitlist. Ren demystifies childcare and makes this piece of the parenting puzzle so much easier (for all caretakers involved).

Not in Oregon? No worries! Ren shares universal tips to make getting quality, affordable care when you need it possible!

In this episode we cover:

• When parents should start looking for care
• Different care options: in-home, center, nanny-share and what to expect with each.
• Things parents should consider when choosing a care model
• Top questions to ask care providers
• The difference between popular curriculums like Montessori, Reggio, and Waldorf
• How to broach difficult conversations with care providers in a way that everyone feels heard and supported

Be sure to check out Ren’s upcoming class in Portland on January 25!

Connect with Ren

@pdxwaitlist

pdxwaitlist.com

About the Beyond Birth Podcast

Welcome to the Beyond the Birth Podcast. Join us each week as we take the conversation of motherhood … Beyond Birth.
Co-hosted each week by Liz Winters (Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified pre and post-natal coach, and mama) and Jenny Anderson (doula, Birthfit Regional Director, and mama). Our hope is to inspire, educate, and empower women as they navigate pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood with evidence based guidance, informative interviews, and entertaining anecdotes from our perspectives as moms, entrepreneurs, and birth professionals.