Back-up childcare programs that serve the real needs of your employees.

Untraditional hours

Tough to serve locations

Flexible models to fit your budget

Because your employees are only as dependable as their childcare plans

Who we help

A childcare solution that drives attendance, boosts retention, and creates real opportunity - without the headache.

Affordable

Patch programs are fast to launch and built to serve large workforces — cost-effectively and at scale.

Flexible

Every Patch program is tailored to your needs — whether it’s 24/7 coverage, second-shift support, or anything in between.

Trustworthy

Our exceptional caregivers bring with them decades of experience as educators

Why Patch?

Traditional childcare solutions weren’t built for frontline realities

Onsite centers are expensive and slow

Marketplaces lack reliabilty

Childcare disruptions are the top cause of unexpected absences for frontline teams—hitting productivity, retention, and advancement hard

Most options fail on trust, safety, and flexibility

#1

The first childcare solution designed specifically for the frontline workforce

Patch delivers results for customers that care about tangible ROI

Untraditional hours

78%

of Patch programs support parents working early mornings, late nights, overnights, and weekends.

Daycare deserts

70%

of Patch sites are in daycare deserts,  bringing reliable care to the areas where families need it most.

Reduced attrition

80%

lower attrition rates, driving real retention gains where it matters most.

  • We have always known childcare is a problem for employees, but there’s never been a way to fix it. Until Patch.  Our workers love it, our supervisors love it, and it is reinforcing the family-friendly culture we want for our workplace.

    Cheryl Y.
HR manager,
    Distribution center

  • Caring for our people is the right thing to do. When our people are supported, we see stronger business outcomes, underscoring why UPSers are our secret sauce to delivering world class service for millions of customers every single day.

    Nando Cesarone

    UPS Executive Vice President and President, U.S

  • Within just three months of partnering with Patch, more than 50% of our eligible parents were enrolled. Parents across all jobs (from Nurses to EVS workers) were using the service on days they otherwise would have called out.

    Rachel Smith,
    VP of People

  • “It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business.”

    Keith Finley

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Whether onsite or nearsite, we are confident our team can find space for a program in any facility. 

  • We work with employers of all sizes — from hospitals with 1,000 employees to manufacturing plants with 20,000. If you’re a smaller employer, we can even help build shared cohorts to make a program work.

  • Our programs flex to your needs — from early morning to overnight, Monday–Friday or 24/7. Not sure yet? We can always adjust hours as we learn what your workforce needs most.

  • We are specialists in thinking through the details so you don’t have to. Patch is a full-service solution:  from site setup to staffing to advertising, we handle it all. Just tell us which facilities and hours you want covered, and we’ll take it from there. All you have to do is sit back and join the updates.