Alternate venue for childcare? (Chicago)

March 25, 2015 1:13 PM

I'm organizing a weekend workshop that offers free childcare to attendees. We have a childcare provider; however, for our next event, we ran into the snag that the office space we're using for the workshop itself isn't allowed to host childcare for insurance reasons.

So, what's a good alternative? Rent a hotel room? There will probably be less than five kids, but offering childcare is a key part of our organization's mission, so it's important that we be able to have this. We are in downtown Chicago, and will need a venue for a couple of hours on a Friday evening and then during the day on Saturday.

posted by anotherthink to Travel & Transportation around Chicago, IL (4 answers total)

At conferences I attended with my kids a suite was rented (so there was a quiet sleeping area) rather than just a hotel room.
posted by saucysault at 1:19 PM on March 25, 2015 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Call a handy local church? They usually have dedicated child care spaces.
posted by easily confused at 1:29 PM on March 25, 2015 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: To clarify -- we shouldn't need sleeping spaces as the event doesn't go overnight (just evening and daytime).
posted by anotherthink at 3:32 PM on March 25, 2015

I think the sleeping space suggestion was meant for naps, fyi. If you have any kids in the under four set they will likely still be napping during the day.
posted by JenMarie at 6:26 PM on March 25, 2015 [3 favorites]