My Story
Why I Started MaeKo Care
Hi! I’m Morgan, the founder of MaeKo Care, and I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself and share a little bit about why I started this company.
I’ve been a nanny full-time for the last couple of years, so childcare is something I’ve experienced firsthand. I’ve always been around kids, and taking care of them has always felt like second nature to me. It’s something I’ve grown to genuinely love, and I’ve learned just how important the relationship between a nanny and a family can be.
Over time, I started noticing a pretty consistent need in our area. I was constantly being asked if I had extra availability, if I could help another family, or if I knew someone trustworthy who could. I found myself making connections and referring families to other caregivers whenever I could, and eventually, I realized there was an opportunity to do something more with that need.
I originally thought I was going to step away from childcare and focus entirely on my other career in real estate. But somehow, the more I tried to step away, the more I realized how many families needed help finding reliable, trustworthy care. It kept coming back around, and I couldn’t ignore it.
That’s really where MaeKo began.
I knew that if I was going to build something like this, I wanted it to reflect the same level of care and commitment that I have always tried to bring into the families I’ve worked with.
I wanted to bring together people who genuinely love what they do, who are dependable, attentive, nurturing, and who understand that being a nanny is about so much more than simply watching children.
Every caregiver who joins MaeKo is personally interviewed and vetted by me. I meet with each one, check their references, and take the time to really get to know their experience and their approach to childcare. I want to feel confident in the people I’m connecting with families because I understand that you’re trusting us with the most important person in your life. That’s something I understand, value, and never take lightly.
I also want to talk about what MaeKo means to me. My goal isn’t necessarily to become the biggest childcare company around. I want to build something intentional, personal, and built on relationships.
I want to help families find caregivers they genuinely connect with and feel comfortable welcoming into their homes. I want parents to be able to enjoy a date night, take a much-needed evening to themselves, attend an event, or come visit our beautiful Gulf Coast and actually enjoy their vacation knowing their children are in good hands.
Because we all know how much we love our children, but we also know how important it is to have time to recharge, spend time with our spouses, make memories with friends, and simply have a little time for ourselves. I think having that balance makes us better parents, too.
And on the other side of that, I want to create opportunities for wonderful caregivers who take pride in what they do and want to build meaningful relationships with the families they serve.
As MaeKo grows, I want to grow intentionally, bringing on more amazing caregivers as the need arises while never losing the personal touch that this company was built around.
At the end of the day, I started MaeKo because I saw a need, I knew how much this kind of care mattered, and I wanted to help make finding it a little easier.
Whether you’re a local family looking for consistent help, a parent who needs an occasional night out, or a family visiting the Gulf Coast who wants to make the most of your vacation, I would love for MaeKo to be a resource you can trust.
Thank you for being here, and I can’t wait to help make your life a little easier!
A little fun fact
The name MaeKo actually has a little family history behind it. A couple of years ago, my sister and I tossed around the idea of starting a children’s educational toy company, and we came up with the name MaeKo. We never got too far into that idea, but the name stuck with me. It’s actually a combination of my niece Mae and my nephew Ko, so it has a little piece of my family behind it, too. When I started building this company, it just felt right to bring that name back to life!