Working parents in dense urban centers without local family support face a "career ceiling" and high financial stress because the lack of vetted, on-demand backup childcare forces them to choose between missing critical work or hiring unverified, high-risk strangers.

A Hyper-Local "Trust-Pod" Marketplace that utilizes blockchain-verified background checks and social "vouching" from existing school/work networks to provide on-demand care within a 15-minute radius.

Success Criteria

• Metric: Average "Crisis-to-Coverage" time reduced from 4 hours to <20 minutes.
• Outcome: 30% reduction in "Unplanned Absence" days reported by the parent's employer over a one-year period.