Partnership Broadens UrbanSitter’s Employer Child Care Ecosystem to Include Camps and Enrichment Programs
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – January 21, 2026 – UrbanSitter, the app and website that makes it easier than ever for families to book trusted child care, elder care, pet sitting, tutoring, today announced a new partnership with ActivityHero, the leading marketplace for kids’ camps and enrichment programs.
The collaboration marks a significant expansion of UrbanSitter’s Corporate Care benefit suite, enabling companies to offer working parents even more ways to navigate child care challenges throughout the year. With camps and activities serving as essential care coverage, especially during summer months and school breaks, UrbanSitter is going beyond traditional backup care to provide families with a wider range of trusted solutions.
Through this partnership, families who receive UrbanSitter Corporate Care as an employer-sponsored benefit can now seamlessly discover and book ActivityHero’s high-quality camps, after-school classes, online enrichment, and local family activities. Employers may choose to provide child care subsidies or financial support, which can be applied directly to these programs, offering parents a more flexible way to secure reliable care during critical coverage gaps.
“We’re excited to partner with UrbanSitter to help more parents access the enrichment opportunities their kids love,” said Peggy Chang, CEO and Co-founder of ActivityHero. “Families need simple, trusted solutions when looking for day camps and enrichment classes. Employers that offer UrbanSitter’s Corporate Care Benefits are taking a big step in helping families juggle work and family–and ActivityHero is excited to be part of the solution.”
ActivityHero offers a robust and diverse set of programs that support learning, creativity, and confidence-building. Parents can search by location, age, schedule, price, and interest area, which makes it easier to build the child care and enrichment plan that fits their child’s needs and their family’s budget.
For employers, this partnership provides a scalable, efficient way to support working parents year-round, beyond short-notice care or emergency coverage. This is particularly important, considering the fact that 56 percent of working parents say they are stressed about child care several times a week or every day, according to UrbanSitter’s 2025 Working Parents & Child Care Report.
“Parents have told us they want more ways to access child care support, not just during unexpected gaps, but during peak moments like spring break and summer,” said Lynn Perkins, CEO and Co-founder of UrbanSitter. “By partnering with ActivityHero, we are expanding the scope of our employer offerings and helping families secure the camps and enrichment programs they rely on. It’s a meaningful step forward in supporting working parents and the companies that employ them.”
For more information, visit benefits.urbansitter.com.
About UrbanSitter
UrbanSitter is an app and website that makes it easier for families to find, book, and pay trusted care—from last-minute child care to nannies, tutors, pet sitters, and senior care. UrbanSitter partners with companies to provide access to its caregiver network as an employee benefit. Only UrbanSitter taps into personal networks to help families connect with trusted caregivers hired by their friends and community groups. With millions of registered users, UrbanSitter is helping solve the care crisis everywhere.
About ActivityHero
ActivityHero.com is a one-stop destination that helps busy families discover and book high-quality out-of-school activities for kids. With robust search filters, trusted parent reviews, rewards program, and personalized recommendations, ActivityHero.com has streamlined how parents discover and book activities for their kids. For activity providers and school districts, ActivityHero offers registration software for expanded learning programs, supporting easy family enrollment, attendance tracking, reporting, and SIS integration.
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