Recess in the Neighborhood

Where families work, play, and connect.

A 70,000 sq ft integrated family campus in Grandville, Michigan—built to turn modern parenting pain into a high-retention, multi-stream business with diversified returns.

  • 10 revenue streams working synergistically under one roof
  • Complementary utilization turns the facility into revenue day, night, and weekend.
  • Tech-enabled operations that accelerate iteration and support multi-site growth.
Families enjoying time together at Recess in the Neighborhood

The current system isn't built for modern families

Daily life is built around driving, scheduling, and stitching things together. Community spaces have thinned out, participation is harder to sustain, and family services are split across separate providers. Parents end up paying more to coordinate more—and still feel alone in it.

Isolation & Loneliness

66%

66% of parents feel isolated and lonely. 79% long for a way to connect with other parents—but there's nowhere designed to help families build community.

Logistics Nightmare

38%

38% of parents spend over 5 hours per week driving children between daycare, school, and activities. Coordinating multiple locations, schedules, and pickups creates constant stress.

Discovery Barriers

74%

74% of parents want kids to explore new experiences—but the current system requires separate bookings, locations, and month-long commitments for each activity.

The Solution

Everything Families Need, Under One Roof

We're building a single campus that collapses childcare, enrichment, work time, meals, and community into one coordinated experience.

  • Licensed Daycare (0–5) — Premium childcare with two paths: full-time enrollment and flexible pay-per-hour drop-in care.
  • Enrichment Programs — 9 categories for ages 3–15, primarily after school and weekends, designed for exploration without separate studios and month-long commitments.
  • Food & Beverage — A central kitchen serving fresh, healthy meals at prices families can feel good about. No tipping—ever.
  • Member Spaces — Lounges, dining, play areas, and co-working designed for the whole family—not as an afterthought. Watch a game, find somewhere quiet, or get work done.
  • Transportation — Before and after school pickup and drop-off at near-cost pricing, so parents don't have to interrupt work for school logistics.
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Community-owned from day one. Members who prepay become token holders with dividend rights and governance participation. Learn about our tokenomics model →

Isolation

No natural opportunities for parents to connect and build friendships

Community

Shared spaces and repeated touchpoints designed to facilitate natural connection

Logistics

Hours spent driving between multiple locations every week

One Location

Single drop-off, single pickup for all services and activities

Discovery

Separate bookings and locations prevent kids from exploring interests

Everything Here

9 enrichment categories available in one place, with drop-in flexibility

The Facility

Two Integrated Zones, Shared Infrastructure

Community spaces and licensed childcare under one roof—sharing a central kitchen, hospitality staff, and operating systems while meeting regulatory separation requirements.

24
Classrooms
6am–10pm
Operating Hours
64%

Public/Member Zone

Dining commons, indoor play, co-working, lounges, premium corridors—where families gather, work, and connect.

31%

Daycare/Enrichment Wing

12 fixed daycare rooms plus 12 flex rooms for preschool, school-age programs, and enrichment. Controlled access meets Michigan licensing requirements.

5%

Support & Mechanical

Central kitchen, janitorial, MEP systems—shared infrastructure serving all zones.

Year 1 Base Performance

$14.0M
Revenue
$3.5M
Operating Profit
25%
Margin
800
Families

Year 2 Projections

$18.4M
Revenue
$6.4M
Operating Profit
35%
Margin
800
Families
Revenue Model

10 Integrated Revenue Streams

These aren't separate businesses—they're interconnected components that naturally fit together. Each creates infrastructure and demand for others.

Daycare (Traditional) $4.32M
32%
Enrichment Programs $3.62M
27%
Membership $2.40M
17%
Pay-Per-Hour Daycare $1.62M
12%
Kitchen/Food & Beverage $1.23M
9%
+ 5 Additional Streams $0.85M
6%

Diversification protects against risk. No single stream represents more than 33% of revenue. Different streams serve different family needs and life stages.

The Financial Model

Understand how costs break down across programs and shared infrastructure—and explore how different assumptions affect performance.

Costs & Margins
Operating Breakdown

See where operating costs go—by program and across shared infrastructure—and understand what drives margins at different scales.

  • Program-level costs for daycare, enrichment, kitchen, and more
  • Shared costs: facility, hospitality, management, technology
  • Margins by program type and how they contribute to overall performance
  • Built-in expansion capacity that adds revenue without proportional cost increases
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Interactive Model

This model has many levers. The calculator lets you adjust pricing, utilization, staffing, and cost assumptions—and see how they flow through to revenue, margins, and operating profit.

  • Test revenue scenarios by adjusting pricing and utilization across programs
  • Explore cost impacts by modifying staffing, wages, hours, and other inputs
  • See the impact on margins, operating profit, and overall performance
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The Competitive Landscape

No single competitor offers the integrated solution we provide. Families currently stitch together separate providers for daycare, enrichment, community spaces, and everything else they need.

Daycare Centers

Thin margins, limited hours (6am-6pm), and almost no flexibility for non-traditional schedules. Very few pay-per-hour options exist.

❌ No enrichment, no parent spaces

Enrichment Studios

Great experiences, but expensive space sits idle most of the day. Parents coordinate multiple locations.

❌ No childcare, fragmented experience

Community Centers

Multi-program facilities exist—proof of concept. But not designed around modern family logistics.

❌ Clunky systems, limited flexibility

Co-Working Spaces

Designed for individuals, not parents. No childcare, no family amenities, no community.

❌ Requires separate childcare

Indoor Play Spaces

Solve physical play needs. Nothing about everyday logistics or ongoing community.

❌ Destination trips only

Country Clubs

Prove membership model works for families. But anchored in golf (~10% play), not daily necessities like childcare.

❌ Wrong anchor activity

Integration is the moat. Standalone daycare centers and separate enrichment studios are everywhere. But combining licensed childcare with our exploratory enrichment model, family-first spaces, and food service—all under one roof with shared infrastructure—creates an experience no one else offers.

Why This Business Model Works

Our integrated approach creates competitive advantages that single-service competitors cannot match.

Shared Infrastructure

One facility serving families from 6am to 10pm, seven days a week. Shared kitchen, staffing, and operations create cost advantages while improving the family experience.

Complementary Utilization

Different programs peak at different times, keeping the facility productive. And families often use multiple services—daycare plus enrichment, co-working plus childcare—deepening engagement.

Community as Moat

Families build real relationships through repeated presence. High monthly engagement plus long retention (ages 0–15+) creates lifetime value. Switching means leaving a community—not just canceling a service.

Scale Advantages

Conveniences like transportation, extended hours, and multi-category programming only work economically at scale—smaller operators can't replicate the bundle.

Tech-Enabled Systems

AI-native operations to improve scheduling, staffing, and iteration—supporting the path to multi-site rollout.

Ownership That Scales With the Network

Grandville investors own a stake in a high-cash-flow community business—plus non-dilutive exposure to every future location. As the network expands, your position compounds without additional capital.

Strong Cash Returns

75% of each location's profits flow as dividends to all token holders, once reserves are established. Ownership means real, ongoing cash returns—not just paper appreciation.

Non-Dilutive Network Exposure

Grandville investors automatically receive 5% of every future location we open. As the network grows to 10, 50, or 100+ locations, your stake compounds—without putting up additional capital.

Federation, Not Franchise

Each location is locally owned by its community—members and local investors who live there. A proven playbook and shared systems mean de-risked expansion. We find great operators; they build their communities.