Built by Family: What Being Family-Owned Means at MeLor
- MeLor
Categories: Childcare Centres , ECA , Family Business , MeLor , Our Story , RECE , Supply Staff , Childcare Staffing
When we say MeLor is family-owned, we really mean it.
Our business is run by two sisters, our mom, our brother — and every now and then, even our dad gets pulled in to help.
MeLor started as a family business, and as we’ve grown, that hasn’t changed. In fact, it’s become one of the things we’re most proud of.
Everyone Has a Role
Like most families, we’re all different. We have different strengths, different responsibilities and, yes, definitely different opinions.
But that’s part of what makes it work.
Behind MeLor are family members handling operations, staffing, payroll, administration, business development, client relationships, marketing and everything else that comes with running a growing company.
And when things get busy? Everyone jumps in.
There have been plenty of days when job titles go out the window and it’s simply, “What needs to get done?”
Business Is Personal to Us
When your family builds something together, you care deeply about the reputation attached to it.
A client isn’t just an account. An educator isn’t just a name on a schedule. And a staffing request isn’t simply another shift that needs to be filled.
The relationships we’ve built over the years are a huge part of MeLor, and we never want growth to take that away.
Family-Owned, People-Focused
Our family dynamic has influenced the kind of company we’ve created.
We believe in answering the phone. We believe in knowing the people who work with us. We believe relationships matter. And we believe there’s still a place for genuine human connection in an industry that increasingly relies on automated systems and apps.
When a childcare centre reaches out to MeLor, there are real people on the other side working together to help.
Quite often, those people happen to be related.
And Yes, We Work With Our Family Every Day
Running a business with your family isn’t always picture-perfect.
We disagree. We challenge each other. We probably talk about MeLor at family dinners more than we should.
But we also celebrate the wins together, solve problems together and understand what it took to build this company from the ground up.
There’s something pretty special about looking around and realizing that the people helping you build the business are the same people who have been beside you your entire life.
The MeLor Difference
As MeLor continues to grow, we want to hold onto the qualities that got us here: relationships, reliability, hard work and taking care of people.
Our company may continue to get bigger, but behind it will always be a family that genuinely cares about what we’ve built and the people who trust us.
MeLor is our family business — and we’re incredibly proud to put our family behind the work we do.