November 6, 2023· 47 min

The Economics of Building a Childcare Business

Matt Bateman

Orality

Model

50%

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(2,271 words)

M:29%

HostJoe Weisenthal(1,336 words)

M:29%

GuestMatt Bateman(5,694 words)

M:28%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic29%

huge, certainly, massive

Engagement74%

you, our, your

Memory Aids100%

listen, so, now

Repetition100%

like (258x), it's (103x), kind (90x)

Parallelism71%

So why would I pay for stuff I..., And I'm Tracy Alloway...., And so we can't talk about the...

Sound Patterns65%

67 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"

Formulaic Phrases6%

at the end of the day, you know what, i mean

Literate Indicators

Hedging9%

could, maybe, rather

Passive Voice4%

are automated, were stressed, was provided

Abstract Nouns15%

investment, business, verizon.com/business

Subordination9%

because, though, provided

Sentence Length37%

Avg: 14.2 words/sentence

Word Complexity46%

investment, analyze, anticipate

Academic Markers0%

Impersonal Style26%

756 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style99%

exactly, apply, monthly

Description

Finding good, high quality childcare has been a growing challenge in the US for a long time. The pandemic only made the situation worse, with all kinds of negative knock-on effects for the economy. So what is actually involved in building out a childcare business? What are the costs? How much can it scale? Can it be made more efficient by changing regulations or subsidies? On this episode of the podcast, we speak with Matt Bateman, a member of the founding team at Higher Ground Education, which operates a chain of over 120 Montessori schools across several states. We discuss how the business of early education works, what the opportunities are, and the constraints on making childcare more abundant and affordable for everyone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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