Gardoa, a Shared Childcare Calendar for the Whole Circle

Why it surfaced

Gardoa treats childcare as a group logistics problem rather than a two-parent calendar: people can appear on the schedule even before they create an account, while each caregiver gets a color and defined responsibilities. Its message system deliberately limits replies to preset phrases—“the information passes, the argument has nowhere to write”—and the service says it is free, ad-free, and does not resell data.

A French coordination tool for parents, ex-partners, grandparents, nannies, and other caregivers managing children’s schedules, handoffs, bags, notes, messages, and expenses.