BlogHer '07 "Know Before You Go" - All About Childcare
by KristySF

For any of our BlogHers who may be wondering what to do with your children during the BlogHer Conference, we are very pleased to be offering affordable, on-site childcare for both Friday and Saturday of the event. Here's the scoop:

  • You can sign up for either Friday, Saturday, or both days.
  • Each day will cover 10.5 hours of care, from 8:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. Of course, you can pick up your kids earlier if you'd like, but this option allows you to attend part of each evening's reception.
  • We have not finalized the schedule, but we definitely wanted to take advantage of the child-friendly attractions on site at the Navy Pier. Children over the age of 4 will be spending part of each day at one of these attractions.

Here's how it works:

  • Click on the Childcare Registration link here and fill out the required information.
  • A member of Corporate Kids Events staff will then contact you for payment. You will not be asked to pay anything online.

Cost of Childcare
Right now, the cost for each day of care will require a $50 deposit.

We are very hopeful that additional sponsorships will cover the remaining costs, and that this $50/day will be all you will ever have to pay. However, even if we don't get further sponsorship, BlogHer itself will subsidize the childcare, so that we can guarantee that your costs will NOT rise above $100 per child per day.

What this means is -- you can make your reservation now, and you will be notified in early June if any further payment is required. At that time, you will have an opportunity to accept or decline. (If you choose to decline, you will be able to cancel your reservations.) You will NOT be charged at any time without your express agreement.

One final note at this time: pre-registration for childcare is necessary. Because CKE must ensure that they have adequate resources in place, we will not be able to accept last-minute, on-site registration.

Click here to register!

Submitted by KristySF (view blog) on Fri, 04/20/2007 - 10:05am

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Submitted by hivi on Sat, 06/21/2008 - 09:29
 

What about young infants?

I have a newborn who will be under 6 months at BlogHer -- can I bring him with me to the sessions if he's quietly hanging out in the sling? Will I get dirty looks if I nurse him (discreetly) at the conference? I don't think either of us are ready to separate for the daylong meetings....

Submitted by whymommy on Sat, 04/28/2007 - 09:36
 

whymommy: yes

Feel free to bring your infant to BlogHer. We had one at BlogHer Business in March, and he was the life of the party :)

In addition, our childcare space will likely have a screened-off quiet space for breastfeeding and/or pumping, as we had last year.

Elisa Camahort
BlogHer and Worker Bees
elisa@blogher.org/elisa@workerbees.biz

Submitted by Elisa Camahort on Sat, 04/28/2007 - 09:39
 

Wonderful!

Wonderful! I hate to stay home this year just cause I have a nursing infant! Actually, I think I'd be disappointed in myself if I did.

Looking forward to meeting everyone in person!

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Submitted by Mike43 on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 11:52
 

Im new...WHERE IS THE CONFERENCE?

Help...Would enjoy the blog conference... Where and when is it?

Submitted by mistyjrt on Mon, 04/30/2007 - 03:42
 

mistyjrt: July 27-29 in Chicago IL

You can find all the key info at a glance at this link.

Elisa Camahort
BlogHer and Worker Bees
elisa@blogher.org/elisa@workerbees.biz

Submitted by Elisa Camahort on Mon, 04/30/2007 - 05:36
 

Didn't hear from the company

I registered with the childcare company moments after I got the notice about this and haven't heard back. Childcare is kind of a must-have for me to be able to attend and I don't want to register for the conference until I know this is sorted out. Any suggestions?

Submitted by portlandwriter on Tue, 05/08/2007 - 22:26
 

portlandwriter: Are you taken care of?

Sorry for the delay in seeing this comment, portlandwriter.

I know we connected one person to the childcare folks who had not heard from them already. Was that you? Are you all taken care of?

Thanks, and again, sorry I missed this a couple of weeks ago.

Elisa Camahort
BlogHer and Worker Bees
elisa@blogher.org/elisa@workerbees.biz

Submitted by Elisa Camahort on Tue, 05/22/2007 - 16:04
 

stats of the service?

alrighty, i'll be the super-worried mama and ask what no else has yet...do we know what the ratio will be?
i checked out their site and couldn't find specifics.
i've got a nine-month old who's a super high-strung busy body and can't handle large groups of big kids running around. is there a way to know in advance what kind of babysitters will be in charge, how many, and the maximum number of kids?

i have visions of children running rampant through the pier. oh, wait, they already do that.

i have visions of my child screaming for an hour before someone finally comes to get me and then i get to miss the rest of the conference.

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