Coworking, Community, and Child Space All Under One Roof

The Aspen House is your home away from home. A place where you can work, rest, take care of your children, recreate, and refresh. Our center is small but mighty, and our memberships are specifically geared to provide a place to co-care all of us.

Our 2025 memberships are now open. Please fill out the form below if you are interested in having a membership.

How It Works

You must be a pre-registered member to use our childcare services. We are not open to the public for general childcare services. We do offer a Trial Pass so you can check out our space and see if it’s a good fit for you! Please email us at hello@ouraspenhouse.com for availability of FREE 2 Hour Trial Pass for Coworking + Childcare.

Monthly Membership

No contract. Start any time. Pause any time. Stop any time.

Membership rates for 2025 are $250 per household per month and includes up to two adults and their children.

Memberships include:

Unlimited access to first come, first serve coworking space in our center during open hours (Monday - Friday, 10 AM - 4 PM) and the option to reserve a private room or conference room. We also offer members free access to after hours and weekend work space (no childcare available) from 4:00 - 8:00 PM and Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Ability to schedule recurring, flexible, and hourly child watch

Communal kitchen space with coffee, tea, water, and an assortment of beverages

Private quiet room for breastfeeding, pumping, or bottle feeding

Classes, events, and practitioner hours held on-site

Please note, because we have on-site childcare in the same building as our coworking facilities, we require all members to have a valid photo ID, and pass a background check.

To use our childcare services, you must register and pay a one-time $250 joining fee (per family). Parents or caregivers MUST remain on-site at all times during childcare. We are license exempt however follow best practices for safety and programming from the Michigan Child Care Licensing Bureau.

Not interested in a monthly membership? We have 10 Pass Punchcards to use over a 3 month period, and you + your children can access our space with a reservation on our app (coming soon).

We also have day passes! Book online with our app for 2, 4, or 6 hours when you need it!

For Our 10 Pass and Day Pass guests, you must register for childcare services and pay a one-time joining fee ($250 per family).

Childcare

Childcare is available to those using our coworking space. If you would like to access our space and use childcare, you must fill out the form above to register your child and pay a one-time $250 registration fee. From there you will be able to purchase a $30 day pass as needed (childcare fee is in addition), or a $250 10 Pass Punchcard (childcare fee is in addition).

We offer:

Recurring: Upon registration, you may indicate if you’d like a weekly guaranteed childcare spot, for example Mondays and Wednesdays.

Flexible: There is no formal enrollment after you register, and we offer 2 hour (10 AM to 12 PM), 4 hour (10 AM to 2 PM) and all day (10 AM to 4 PM) scheduling options

Hourly: Book for as little as 2 hours per day or 6.

Drop In: We offer same day scheduling if availability allows, simply give us a call and we’ll let you know if we can accommodate. We always have additional room for emergencies and the unexpected. Please know we are only a call away if you are experiencing a physical or mental health crisis, if another caregiver fell through, or any emergency requiring somewhere safe for your children. We’re here for you.

Childcare Rates 2025

$16 per hour for first child

$14 per hour for any additional children

$25 flat fee for twins

25% off of hourly fee for families with 3+ children

Recurring scheduled care is pre-paid before the month starts. There is no refund for missed days, however you can make up t 3 days within a 3 month period of time. Our flexible 10 Pass Punch Card or Daily Pass childcare is scheduled through online booking, with payment due at the time of booking. Our Cancellation Policy is that you will be issued a 100% refund before one-week (7 days) of scheduled care, 50% refund if cancelled within (7) days of scheduled care, and booking fee is non-refundable if cancelled within 48 hours of scheduled care.

We can offer custom scheduling for recurring schedule monthly memberships ONLY. Please let us know if you would like a customized schedule of care, for example 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM care. In order to provide consistent care for our entire group, we do not offer custom schedules for our 10 Pass Punchcard holders or Daily Pass holders, you must schedule either 2,4, or 6 hour schedules within the timeframes below.

Guidelines for Childcare

Only families with active memberships may book childcare

  • Legal guardians are responsible for completing the initial waiver and registration PRIOR to the first drop-in.

  • Childcare is available for children between the ages 6 weeks up to 5 years old. 4 and 5 year olds are welcome during the summer when daycare, preschools, and kindergartens close for break.

  • Children can be dropped off no more than 5 minutes before their scheduled care starts.

  • Please pick up your child no later than 5 minutes before their scheduled child care ends.

  • Children will be released ONLY to the person who dropped them off.

  • We ask all children to take their shoes off before entering the childcare room. Socks must be worn.

  • Water is encouraged in a sealed container that does not leak and is labeled with a first and last name. We will provide labels if you do not have one.

  • We will provide two snacks daily to children at 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM. Snacks are nut free. If your child has any additional allergies or food preferences please send them with a single serving snack for any applicable times they will be in care.

  • We ask that you do a wellness check before registering for childcare. Any kiddos with cold, allergy, congestion, cough, or runny nose symptoms are asked to stay home until they are better. During flu season (October to April) we require daily forehead temperature checks upon arrival for all children.

  • If a child is inconsolable, parents will be notified and asked to return to the childcare room to assist the staff.

  • Please bring your child to the restroom or change diapers prior to drop-in.

  • Our daily routine is consistent throughout the week, and families may either book 2 hours (10 AM - 12 PM), 4 hours (10 AM - 2 PM) or all day (10 AM - 4 PM) care. Children who are on-site for 4 hours or the full day must have a packed lunch to eat at noon. In general, our daily routine is:

    • 10 AM: Snack and free play

    • 11 AM: Head outside

    • 12 PM: Lunch and story time

    • 1 PM: Rest and quiet time

    • 2 PM: Snack and free play

    • 3 PM Head Outside

    • 4 PM End of Day

  • We go outside every day, rain or shine! We will either play in our outdoor space next to the building, or take a walk down the Leelanau Trail to Leo Creek Preserve, which has beautiful trails, shallow creek shores, and an expansive garden. Please dress your children in easy on./easy off clothes that can get dirty and appropriate footwear

  • We ask all children to bring a daypack with diapers or underwear, wipes, extra sets of clothing, extra socks and shoes, and weather appropriate gear. We do not administer medicine under any circumstances.

  • The childcare room will provide age appropriate toys. For safety and hygienic reasons we ask that you refrain from bringing in your child’s own personal toys.

  • Certain behaviors among toddlers and preschool aged children will not be allowed in our space. In these circumstances, parents will be notified immediately. These behaviors include but are not limited to biting, hitting, kicking, hair pulling, and inappropriately touching other children in boundary zones. While we acknowledge some of these behaviors are developmentally expected and age specific in group settings, in order to have a peaceful and safe environment for all children we will require you to pick up your child for the rest of the day. We do not offer a tiered approach (for example, first warning, second warning). You will be invited to attend your next scheduled session at the discretion of your age group program leader.