Summer Pods help families to summer-camp at home this year

June 22, 2020 - Despite COVID-19 disrupting our school year and our summer plans, kids can still have an enriching summer break while remaining safe at home. Apiari has launched its Summer Pod program available in NYC, Westchester and Northern New Jersey, allowing families to host small group enrichment activities while still maintaining social distancing. Children can socialize without screens while staying entertained by learning arts and crafts, math and science, playing sports, or more.

Apiari has always offered a range of enrichment activities for private sessions through the providers on its site, including yoga, cooking classes, and dance. But through the Summer Pods, families can form groups with kids they already know or let Apiari match them with another family in the area. Apiari’s system does the work of finding vetted instructors, sitters, or tutors, and takes care of managing the logistics and payment collection.

With so many youth programs and camps cancelled for the summer, kids are itching to break out of routine with new experiences. Because safety remains our utmost concern, Apiari continues to require providers and families on our site to honor our COVID Community Commitments before they can match for services. Families can decide to have Summer Pods in their homes, in their yards, or at local parks and have the power and flexibility to control the activities. Whether they want to only have a maximum of three kids involved or if they want everyone standing six feet apart. The pandemic is ongoing, but Apiari is committed to finding new ways to serve the needs of customers and their families. Together, with continued health and safety vigilance, #wegotthis!

Yi-Hsian Godfrey, Apiari CEO and Co-founder

“Raising children and working in the middle of a pandemic carries a huge burden on the shoulders of parents, but being a kid during COVID has its own challenges. If we’re going to enjoy ourselves this summer, we all have to be a little bit more creative in order to stay safe. Kids deserve to have fun experiences, and parents need the time and flexibility to work and take care of themselves. Relying on Apiari can help alleviate the logistics and planning involved to smooth out the process.”

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Apiari is an online platform that helps busy families find, book, and manage childcare providers in minutes. From night nannies, newborn care to babysitters and tutors, parents can find private in-home care, nanny shares, and virtual childcare By using Apiari, families are served up a curated match of care providers that meet their specific needs; saving them hours of searching and coordination. Our mission is to improve the physical and mental health of parents and care providers by providing oversight, support, and ease in finding part-time help/jobs.