How it works.
What it costs.

Everything you need to know about both services — what they cover, how they work, and what they cost.

How it works

Your path with Novinway

Every family starts with one conversation. From there, the path depends on which services you choose — but the people, the standards, and the oversight are the same either way.

1

We talk first.

You tell us what your family is dealing with. We listen, ask questions, and give you an honest read on whether Novinway is the right fit. No pitch, no pressure. If it makes sense, we figure out where to start.

Choose one or both
2a
Respite Care

We get to know your child.

Our clinician meets with you and reviews everything — your child's routines, communication style, sensory needs, and what's worked or hasn't in the past. That becomes their Care Profile, and every caregiver we assign is trained on it before they ever walk through your door.

2b
System Navigation

We map your situation.

Your navigator goes through everything with you — providers, authorizations, deadlines, what's been tried, what's still open. From there, they build a complete picture of where your family stands and what needs to happen next, so nothing falls through the cracks.

Both paths continue together
3

Your team starts working before day one.

Your caregiver passes a background check and completes clinical training — then gets trained specifically on your child. Your navigator has everything mapped and is already moving on priorities. By the time support starts, no one is learning on the fly.

4

It doesn't stop there.

Your child's Care Profile is updated as they grow. Your navigator tracks deadlines and renewals without being asked. The same caregiver shows up every visit, with a trained backup when needed. The support evolves with your family — you don't have to keep explaining from scratch.

The same team, the same standards, from the first call forward.

Services & Pricing

Our services

Each service works on its own or alongside the other. Together, they cover both sides of what families raising a neurodivergent child are carrying: the care your child needs, and the system around them.

Respite Care

Your child's caregiver

Care happens at home, in the community, and at the events your family wants to attend together. We use a naturalistic, play-based approach — your child's routines, interests, and communication style lead the visit. There are no drills, no programs to run. Just a caregiver who knows your child specifically, and shows up prepared to meet them where they are.

Respite Care

Flex

Specialized care without a monthly commitment.

$50 /hour

+ $100 Care Supervision Fee per block Covers the clinical work behind each block of care: our clinician developing or updating your child's Care Profile, training your caregiver on your child specifically, and supervising the care throughout. It's what makes the care specialized rather than babysitting.

  • Clinician-built Care Profile developed before your caregiver's first visit — used to train them on your child specifically
  • A preferred caregiver matched to your family and requested for every booking — available on a best-effort basis
  • Blocks of up to 20 hours used across as many sessions as you need within a 90-day window
  • Purchase another block at any time at the same rate — no hassle, no new paperwork
  • FSA and dependent care benefits may apply, making the effective cost lower for many families
Best for

Families who use care in bursts rather than on a steady weekly schedule — a busy stretch, a string of appointments, or a few sessions when you need a break or a date night.

Book a free intro call
Event Care
Attend together as a family. Birthday parties, school events, religious services, community gatherings — the moments that should be easy are often the hardest. Novinway brings care to the event so your whole family can actually be there. When multiple families attend the same event, one team can cover the group and the per-family rate comes down. Available to any family with a Care Profile on file.
System Navigation

Guide

Advice and coaching. The decisions stay yours.

$350 /month
  • A complete picture of your family's situation — providers, authorizations, deadlines, and open gaps — built and kept current by your navigator
  • Monthly coaching call plus asynchronous messaging, with responses from your navigator by the next business day
  • IEP meeting preparation so you walk in informed and confident, plus steady guidance through every major transition
  • Benefits and program discovery with personally vetted referrals to advocates, attorneys, and specialists when the situation calls for it
  • Curated family introductions to other Novinway parents who have navigated exactly what you're facing, made when they would genuinely help
Best for

Families who want someone watching everything, flagging what matters, and helping them think through what to do next — while staying in control of every decision.

Book a free intro call
System Navigation

Concierge

Execution, built around what your family actually needs.

Custom
  • Scoped to the need, not a fixed package — a one-time project like clearing an insurance backlog, a small monthly add-on like managing transportation logistics, or everything handled every month
  • Your navigator prepares everything — calls made, applications and paperwork drafted — ready for you to review and submit
  • Layers onto Guide when you want it to — keep the advisory relationship for everything else and add execution only where it's worth it
  • A dedicated navigator who carries the history so you're not re-explaining your situation each time a new need comes up
  • Committed to the scope, not to a term — you're never signed up for more than what was quoted, and nothing renews or expands without a new quote
Best for

Families who know exactly what's eating their time — a backlog, a transition, a logistics headache — and want it handled without signing up for more than that.

Talk through your situation
10%
off both fees

One team. Both services. When you bundle Monthly care and System Navigation, your child's care and the system around them are handled together — for 10% off both monthly fees.

Novinway service area map showing DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia
Service Area

Where we're available

We serve families across the greater DC and Baltimore metro areas — both services, every region, from day one.

Maryland

Montgomery, Prince George's, Howard, Anne Arundel, Baltimore County & City, Frederick

Northern Virginia

Fairfax County, Arlington County, Loudoun County, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church

Washington DC

Citywide

The next step is simple.

For most families, the time and energy this frees up is worth more than the cost. Tell us a little about your family and book a short call — no commitment, no pressure, just an honest conversation about whether we're the right fit.

Book a free intro call