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This might work if you do background checks like a daycare center would do. If not you are asking for legal trouble if one or some of the parents or babysitters have a criminal sex offender background with children.

In the Catholic Church all people who volunteer their services for the church when children are around have to complete a "Protecting God's Children" workshop and pass a background check. They also use a buddy system to make sure nobody is alone with a child.

That might be a reason that your church rejects it as well.

[name redacted] from Palo Alto, CA- I just checked out your LinkedIn and this is a for-profit business. You are lying here.

to PirateBroadcast: Thanks for your comment. I just re-read my own Linked In profile, and I'm scratching my head. Where does it suggest ParentVillage is a for-profit business? All I can tell you is, no one on my 3 person team, including me, has received any money or promise of it. If you can quote the text you're referring to, I'll address it. Best, David

Orionblastar, thanks for your thoughtful advice. Yes, we've debated using background checks, but I worry they provide a false sense of security. Truth is, it's not very hard for a bad guy to fake his way through a background check. Instead, we're experimenting with what we call "Mommy Dating." A mom (our users are all moms so far, except for me) can browse selfie videos of other moms in her neighborhood. We believe that "a video is worth ten-thousand words." If she sees a mom with whom she feels chemistry, she can set up a coffee date at a public place, then perhaps a playdate, before deciding whether to share childcare. I have great faith in a parent's intuition about other parents, and I see our primary job as making the introductions and letting parents create their own village as they see fit. Hope this clarifies, David