StemSitters.com
The sitter runs an experiment at the table.
Childcare that doubles as a lab. StemSitters pairs families with sitters who don’t just watch the kids — they run a hands-on STEM experiment while they’re there.
Babysitting is dead time. It doesn’t have to be.
Every booked sitter is a few hours where a kid could be learning something — and usually isn’t. Parents settle for “safe and occupied,” because “safe and curious” was never on the menu.
StemSitters makes the sitter the experiment lead: vetted caregivers arrive with an age-appropriate STEM activity, so the hours you were paying for anyway turn into something the kid remembers.
Same sitter, same hours — but the kitchen table becomes a lab.
I framed the wedge and designed the two-sided marketplace — the parent who wants more from the hours, and the sitter who has more to give.
Found the wedge
Not “more childcare” — “better hours.” The experiment is the differentiator, not a feature bolted on.
Designed both sides
Parents browse by activity and age; sitters list the experiments they can run. Trust and curiosity on the same screen.
Kept it concrete
Real activities, real materials, age-banded — not a vague promise of “enrichment.”
Landing page live
The pitch is up and collecting a waitlist while the marketplace takes shape.