Our Story

We’re a family of 5, both with full time careers and, as it turns out, society makes it incredibly difficult to work full-time and be full time parents. We were tired of the last minute daycare calls to pick up a sick child, or a sitter bailing on the job, moments before its start time. You can’t do that to full-time working parents. We were stressed and needed help.

There HAD to be a better, more efficient way to bring trusted childcare to working families. And, we were hell-bent on finding it.

So, when the unexpected happens with our childcare plans (and it always happens), what if there was an Uber-like service for trusted sitters in our pocket? What if we could simply PIVOT instead of PANIC?

When we couldn’t find an ASAP frictionless app up to our standards we decided to build it ourselves – introducing FAST, an on-demand childcare solution made BY parents, FOR parents. And, at the tap of a button, a smiling, trustworthy, and highly capable sitter can show up at your door.

Best of all? Parents enjoy peace of mind knowing that each sitter has already been thoroughly vetted, background checked, and interviewed by US – the parents of three littles – and we wouldn’t offer them to you unless we would bring them into our own home.

We sincerely hope that this platform brings some sort of alleviation to busy families like yours

Advisors

Dr. Kirby Lynn Wycoff, Psy.D, M.Ed, MPH

Dr. Kirby L. Wycoff, is a loving Mama to Campbell (18 months) and lives on a farm in Chester County, PA. She enjoys spending time on the farm with her many animals, including the above pictured miniature pony, Mousey.

Dr. Wycoff is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist who serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling and Behavioral Health and Director of the Community and Trauma Counseling Program at Thomas Jefferson University . She is a leader in the mental health field and her work focuses on trauma, adversity, and policy within a public health framework.

Dr. Wycoff authored the book, Trauma Informed Assessment and Intervention in School and Community Settings and she regularly publishes on psychology, public health and trauma in peer-reviewed academic journals.

During her public health training, she was awarded a LEAH Fellowship (Leadership Education in Adolescent and Young Adult Health) through the United States Health Resources and Services Administration. Dr. Wycoff served as a two year LEAH fellow at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Policy Lab, where she obtained advanced training in public health and health policy. Dr. Wycoff frequently serves as an invited member on community service, legislative and policy initiatives. She is co-chair of the National Association of School Psychology’s Trauma and Child Maltreatment Interest Group and she serves as the Co-chair of the Policy Committee for the Association of School Psychologists of Pennsylvania. She is currently an Emerging Leader Fellow at the Pennsylvania Psychological Association.

Leslie F. Clark, M. Ed

Leslie is a loving Mom of three and grandmother of six, with 35 years of diverse teaching experience and degrees in preschool, elementary and special education.

Leslie has also worked with young moms in mom and tot settings and she enjoys taking her grandchildren to a variety of fun and educational experiences. She has even earned the hashtag #CampGrandma, as she is always willing and eager to take her grand babes for overnight stays, giving their parents some much need R&R.