We're CubbySpot, a tiny startup dedicated to helping parents and daycares.

Every year, there are thousands of children who are in need of quality care and we offer a free, easy-to-use tool for both parents and daycares so vacant daycare spots can be filled.

Our free daycare finding app was launched last October and we now have 12,000 daycares in our database, the largest collection of daycare listings across Canada in a mobile app.

From Vancouver to Halifax, if you're looking for licensed daycare, you'll very likely find it in CubbySpot. You can even sign up with our daycare partners using our app.

Our story has been featured in The Globe & Mail, TechVibes, Founder Institute, and Voice of America.

We have received recognition both locally internationally. We were the only Canadian startup recognized at the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi, Kenya and we named a finalist at the 2015 Ignite Capital startup competition. We were a winner at the 2016 Brightlane Enrepreneuership Awards. The Founder Institute named us one of Toronto's Most Promising Startups.

The CubbySpot App for Parents

Using the CubbySpot app as a parent looking for child care, you will enjoy these benefits:

• Find The Best childcare in your area.
  Near work or home, you can easily find a safe and fun environment for you child to grow.
• No availability? No worries.
  Don’t get stuck in timeout on the bottom of the waiting list. CubbySpot makes this process simple and free from confusion and overbooking.
• One Account, endless options.
  Cut the pen and paper forms. Apply to all available affiliate childcare centers on one platform and with a single account.
• Interact with your favorite Centers in one place
  Keep up with your signup and application status, and receive notifications about availability straight to your device.
• Make fewer visits
  See information and reviews about every listed center, so you know if you are interested before setting up a visit.
• Make Your Child the Happiest they can be
  It’s easier than ever to find the perfect childcare for the one you love the most.

The CubbySpot Website for Daycares

Daycare directors and owners who use CubbySpot will discover the convenience and ease of posting openings and managing waiting lists. Please they can also do much more, such as:

• Post unlimited open spaces
• Maximize occupancy with waiting list sign ups
• Reduce time in tracking your waiting list
• Add hi-res photos of your centre
• Provide detailed information on rates, facilities, and services
• View parent testimonials & ratings
• Offer vacant spots to short term enrolment
• Get incremental income from drop-in spots

Why We're Raising Funds

We're applying for a CAD $30,000 grant at the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE)'s SmartStart Seed Fund for non-youth led companies. In order to get the grant, we need to raise the corresponding amount and the OCE will match the funds we raise.

You can help us get this grant.

Our Plan

For a limited time only, we're offering you insanely great prices for our current and future premium accounts to crowdfund our goal.

If we get the CAD $60,000 (CAD $30,000 from OCE plus CAD $30,000 via Fundrazr less fees), we plan to use these funds in key initiatives that include:

• Making our first hire: a team member who will help us with our sales & marketing
• Fully translating CubbySpot to French so we can effectively enter the Quebec market
• Continuing product development, including building the premium parent features. Some of the new features we're planning are very helpful and cool: daycare matching, enhanced notifications, and private parent-to-parent messaging.

You can trust us to achieve these goals-- the OCE will review our progress regularly as part of the agreement in receiving the grant.

Why Help Us

Your help will enable us to continue working on a tremendous free product for parents and daycares.

CubbySpot is an app that helps parents find quality child care. If you're a parent, you will find our app to be a well-design, easy-to-use way to find a daycare for your little one.

If you're a daycare director, owner, or manager, the CubbySpot for Daycares site is an invaluable tool to fill full-time, part-time, and backup/emergency openings in your centre. Our free site also helps you manage your waiting lists easily.

Let's Make It Happen!

The impact of this grant would be huge: it will enable us to grow our customer base 10x and accelerate our path to sustainability.

With your help, we will all create a larger positive impact on the lives of thousands of parents and hundreds of daycare directors and early childhood educators.