Legup

Legup, operating at legup.care under the Kinside brand, runs an online child care platform intended to make finding and enrolling in care faster. The site presents provider listings with location, monthly starting price for open spots and availability of tours, and offers one-click tour booking backed by provider data and real-time openings. Users select a role on entry — parent, child care provider, employer or government — indicating four distinct audiences served by the same underlying provider dataset.

For parents, the platform advertises real-time availability across thousands of child care providers. Providers use it to connect with families and manage enrollments. Employers are addressed with child care support offered as a workforce benefit, while government agencies are offered real-time child care data aimed at improving community outcomes. Account access is via email/password or Google sign-in, and the web application is supported on current versions of Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Edge.

Business model

The platform sits between families and child care providers, with additional relationships on the employer and government-agency side. Providers use it to fill and manage enrollments, employers use it to extend child care support to working parents, and government agencies access aggregated real-time child care data (source 0).

Traction

Company-stated figures indicate 100% of providers say the platform saves them hours each week, 92% of parents report satisfaction with their child care match, and counties on the platform see up to 80% of local provider inventory (source 0).