Koru Kids

Childcare is an increasing headache for UK families balancing work and family. Arrangements can be difficult and expensive, as 91% of local authorities in London have significant gaps in the supply of childcare available to their communities and the cost of childcare to families in the UK has outpaced inflation by 2.5x in the last 15 years. For children, the quality of childcare is critical as the foundations of adult mental health are laid down in our earliest years.

And all of this is despite the fact that hundreds of thousands of students and older people in the UK could lend support and earn additional income if only there were a way to connect them to prospective families and support them to thrive.

That’s why Rachel decided to found Koru Kids, a platform for finding and managing childcare with the mission of profoundly improving the well-being of the whole family.

Koru Kids selects and trains the top students and older adults in London as nannies, accepting less than 6% of applicants. For students and older adults, the nanny experience gives them a rewarding, flexible part- or full-time job. The nannies are given training across first aid, educational philosophies, homework, and risk and safety around the home. They are trained with a growth mindset, so that they can help children flourish even more during their time together.