Tools that make the invisible visible
Open data tools and research built from public datasets. Each project started from a question no one in the room could answer.
SF ECE Landscape Dashboard
1,000+ facilities across 11 districts, 27 ZIP codes, and 6 data sources — stitched together from public licensing, subsidy, and census data into one interactive view.
Used to identify that 567 of 1,144 licensed facilities are NOT in the subsidy system.
SF ECE Policy Simulator
Model how policy changes — funding levels, eligibility criteria, subsidy rates — affect San Francisco's child care landscape. Adjust parameters and see projected outcomes in real time.
Built so community stakeholders can make decisions looking at the same numbers.
CA Childcare Private Equity Analysis
Maps 1,225 PE-backed programs (8.78%) across 15 parent companies in California's 13,956 licensed childcare centers, with county breakdowns and compliance comparisons.
First public analysis of private equity ownership in California child care.
CA Childcare Ownership: NP vs FP
Full ownership landscape of California licensed childcare — nonprofit, government, faith-based, and for-profit. Reveals a structural shift: for-profit independents have exploded since 2010.
Shows where ownership is shifting and what that means for care quality and access.