Wonderschool

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Jul 29, 2026

Overview

Wonderschool is a San Francisco-based child care technology company that helps early educators, families, employers, and governments start, run, staff, and find high-quality child care programs. Its core product is a child care marketplace and operating platform spanning provider setup, licensing, enrollment, billing, staffing, coaching, and public-sector program support.

Primary product

Child care marketplace and operating platform for providers, parents, and governments

Founded

2016

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States

Team size

51-200

Work style

Flexible

Industry

Education Management

Sub-industry

Early childhood education technology / child care software

Offices

San Francisco, CA (HQ)

301 Howard Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, California, United States

548 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94104, United States

548 Market St Ste 25851, San Francisco, California 94104, United States

Business model

B2G software and services

B2B2C marketplace

SaaS for child care providers

Managed services / coaching

Funding

Stage

Late stage

Total raised

$57.4M

Latest round

Later Stage VC · Apr 2024

Later Stage VC

Apr 2024

Series B

Jan 2022 · Goldman Sachs

$25M

Series A2

Apr 2019

Series A

Aug 2018 · Andreessen Horowitz

$20M

Series AA

Jun 2017 · First Round Capital

$2M

Seed Round

Apr 2014

$1.4M

Secondary Transaction - Private

People & investors

Leadership

Chris Bennett

Co-Founder & CEO

Jay Kim

Chief Financial Officer

Jason Moss

Head of New Government Initiatives

Head of People

Head of Product

GM, Marketplace

Head of Strategy

Senior Director of Product Management

Jonathan Adler

VP of Government Partnerships

Investors

Work & culture

Mission-driven and impact-oriented, with an emphasis on care, innovation, ownership, and rapid iteration. The company describes a high-intensity environment rather than a 9-to-5 culture, and its workforce is distributed across the Americas.

Work style

Flexible

Compensation

A public engineering posting advertised a base salary starting at $140,000+ plus equity and benefits. The same posting suggests some roles may be onsite or hybrid even though the company also describes flexible/remote work in its careers materials.

Benefits

Flexible PTO

paid holidays

mental wellness days

monthly wellness/gym stipend

health insurance up to 100% of employee premiums

health insurance up to 80% of dependent premiums

parental leave after 6 months

monthly wifi stipend

home office setup stipend

Product & market

Pricing

Not publicly disclosed; provider finder pages are free, while government/provider solutions appear to be contract-based and service-led.

Differentiators

—Promises child care within five minutes of home
—Combines marketplace, software, coaching, staffing, and government programs
—Works across providers, parents, employers, and public agencies
—Supports licensing, enrollment, billing, and compliance workflows
—Offers substitute-teacher and staffing solutions
—Uses AI-assisted matching and workflow automation

Technology

React

TypeScript

Node.js

Elixir

Postgres

Claude Code

Codex

Cursor

Slack

Salesforce

HubSpot

Gong

ChurnZero

Apollo

GTM Buddy

ZoomInfo

Hightouch

Tableau

Segment

Customers

Families seeking child care

Early childhood educators/providers

State and local government agencies

Employers supporting employees with child care

Competitors

Wildflower Schools

Cottage Class

Tinkergarten

VIPKid

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

$10M-$20M

Estimated monthly visits

46.3K

Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026

hello@wonderschool.com 415-466-2978

Signals & risks

Acquisition

Mar 2024

Acquired EarlyDay, an early childhood educator marketplace, to expand staffing and reduce administrative burnout in child care.

Source

Acquisition

Apr 2024

Acquired the ChildcareMatters SubPool platform to expand substitute-teacher support for providers and governments.

Source

Latest news

Missouri push for more daycare centers includes support for newbies

St. Louis Magazine · Aug 2025

A Missouri feature described Wonderschool's state-contracted provider recruitment and support work, including help with licensing, websites, marketing, and grants.

MDHS and Wonderschool Working to Expand Child Care Availability in Mississippi

PRNewswire · May 2024

Mississippi's Department of Human Services and Wonderschool announced grant-funded support for new providers, including Wonderschool Academy training and startup reimbursement.

Wonderschool Acquires ChildcareMatters SubPool Platform to Help Child Care Providers with Substitute Support

PRNewswire · Apr 2024

Wonderschool acquired the ChildcareMatters substitute-teacher platform, adding a vetted substitute pool to its child care operations suite.

Wonderschool Acquires EarlyDay to Help Solve Staffing Shortages For Child Care Businesses Through AI

PRNewswire · Mar 2024

Wonderschool acquired EarlyDay to strengthen staffing support and reduce administrative burnout in child care. The company said the acquisition expands its ability to address teacher shortages with AI-powered matching.

Wonderschool Launches Free Training for People Seeking to Expand Small Child Care Programs in Idaho

PRNewswire · Jan 2024

Wonderschool launched an Idaho Academy program to help parents, teachers, and providers start or expand small child care businesses with grant support.

Jobs and careers at Wonderschool

45 jobs at Wonderschool

Part-Time Substitute Teacher (Up to $144 Daily)

On-site

Wonderschool Substitutes (SubPool)

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

1w ago

On-site

Full-time