Elena Giroli, Community Manager at Creative Works Space in London, is working through her first pregnancy while managing daily operations and receiving strong support from the coworking community. While the team attempted to expand services by adding childcare provision in a vacant downstairs space that had been empty for nearly three years, local council bid applications were rejected despite local demand.

Elena's experience highlights the continued discussion around opportunities for coworking spaces to fill childcare support gaps through flexible membership models, on-site childcare partnerships, and peer networks, particularly for middle-class freelancers who struggle to access funded childcare due to fluctuating incomes.