For Providers For Organizations
Mr Childcare

567 facilities aren't in the system.
We build tools to make them visible.

Data tools, multilingual resources, and technical support for family child care providers and the organizations that serve them.

為家庭托兒者和早期教育機構提供數據工具、多語資源和技術支援。

10+

Years

1,000+

Facilities Tracked

500+

Community Members

375

Survey Responses

The Problem No One Is Talking About

Everyone says child care supply is short.
The data tells a different story.

In 2018, a survey of 64 San Francisco providers found 118 infant/toddler vacancies that didn't exist in any official dataset. 32% of those providers couldn't even access the system to report openings.

KQED reported the same finding: 700 children on waiting lists while 1,000 spaces sat available.

Eight years later, in February 2026, a city supervisor asked the exact same question at a budget hearing. The system still had no answer.

The problem isn't supply. It's that existing supply is invisible in the data that drives decisions.

What We've Built

Tools that make the invisible visible

SF Child Care Dashboard

1,000+ facilities across 11 districts, 27 ZIP codes, and 6 data sources — stitched together from public data.

familychildcaresf.com

Vacancy registry where providers manage their own listings. Families search directly. No middleman.

ECE Policy Simulator

Data visualization so communities make decisions looking at the same numbers — not competing narratives.

"No more stress — parents book on their own, so convenient!"

— Chris, Family Child Care Provider, San Francisco

Organizations We've Worked With

SF Office of Early Care and Education (OECE) · California Department of Social Services (CDSS) · Children's Council of San Francisco · Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) · First 5 San Francisco · Wu Yee Children's Services · Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo County

Rosie Kennedy Award 2021

Language equity advocacy

"50 at 50" Honorees

Children's Council of San Francisco

Not sure where to start?

Tell us about your situation. We'll point you in the right direction — even if we're not the right fit.