Maryland Family Network
A Simple and Intuitive Way to Find Childcare
Maryland Family Network
A Simple and Intuitive Way to Find Childcare
Maryland Family Network
A Simple and Intuitive Way to Find Childcare
Maryland Family Network
A simple and intuitive way to find childcare
The Problem
Maryland Family Network (MFN) provides resources for families to ensure their child's first five years are successful through the Division of Early Childhood.
LOCATE, its existing childcare search platform, had a few challenges:
The family search site wasn't mobile-optimized, lacked provider pages, and had limited filters
Childcare desert visualizations were based on data as old as a year prior
Manually gathering data on family searches and provider gaps took hours every month
The Solution
Upfront and MFN collaborated to create a new LOCATE portal centered around ease of access, accurate information, and streamlined data.
Simple user experience: a seamless, mobile-friendly design. New filters for subsidy eligibility, special needs, and pricing
Accurate childcare desert maps: the first real-time gap visualizations in the country
Extensive, automated reports and dashboards showing family search behaviors, provider supply summaries
The Results
Upfront's new system quickly and dramatically improves ECE data access to families, providers, and advocates.
2.5x more families found childcare with the new LOCATE portal
6,400 individual provider pages created, creating a digital presence for 60% of Maryland's childcare programs
The Problem
Maryland Family Network (MFN) provides resources for families to ensure their child's first five years are successful through the Division of Early Childhood.
LOCATE, its existing childcare search platform, had a few challenges:
The family search site wasn't mobile-optimized, lacked provider pages, and had limited filters
Childcare desert visualizations were based on data as old as a year prior
Manually gathering data on family searches and provider gaps took hours every month
The Solution
Upfront and MFN collaborated to create a new LOCATE portal centered around ease of access, accurate information, and streamlined data.
Simple user experience: a seamless, mobile-friendly design. New filters for subsidy eligibility, special needs, and pricing
Accurate childcare desert maps: the first real-time gap visualizations in the country
Extensive, automated reports and dashboards showing family search behaviors, provider supply summaries
The Results
Upfront's new system quickly and dramatically improves ECE data access to families, providers, and advocates.
2.5x more families found childcare with the new LOCATE portal
6,400 individual provider pages created, creating a digital presence for 60% of Maryland's childcare programs
The Problem
Maryland Family Network (MFN) provides resources for families to ensure their child's first five years are successful through the Division of Early Childhood.
LOCATE, its existing childcare search platform, had a few challenges:
The family search site wasn't mobile-optimized, lacked provider pages, and had limited filters
Childcare desert visualizations were based on data as old as a year prior
Manually gathering data on family searches and provider gaps took hours every month
The Solution
Upfront and MFN collaborated to create a new LOCATE portal centered around ease of access, accurate information, and streamlined data.
Simple user experience: a seamless, mobile-friendly design. New filters for subsidy eligibility, special needs, and pricing
Accurate childcare desert maps: the first real-time gap visualizations in the country
Extensive, automated reports and dashboards showing family search behaviors, provider supply summaries
The Results
Upfront's new system quickly and dramatically improves ECE data access to families, providers, and advocates.
2.5x more families found childcare with the new LOCATE portal
6,400 individual provider pages created, creating a digital presence for 60% of Maryland's childcare programs
The Problem
Maryland Family Network (MFN) provides resources for families to ensure their child's first five years are successful through the Division of Early Childhood.
LOCATE, its existing childcare search platform, had a few challenges:
The family search site wasn't mobile-optimized, lacked provider pages, and had limited filters
Childcare desert visualizations were based on data as old as a year prior
Manually gathering data on family searches and provider gaps took hours every month
The Solution
Upfront and MFN collaborated to create a new LOCATE portal centered around ease of access, accurate information, and streamlined data.
Simple user experience: a seamless, mobile-friendly design. New filters for subsidy eligibility, special needs, and pricing
Accurate childcare desert maps: the first real-time gap visualizations in the country
Extensive, automated reports and dashboards showing family search behaviors, provider supply summaries
The Results
Upfront's new system quickly and dramatically improves ECE data access to families, providers, and advocates.
2.5x more families found childcare with the new LOCATE portal
6,400 individual provider pages created, creating a digital presence for 60% of Maryland's childcare programs
Talk to our team about bringing modern ECE data to your community
Talk to our team about bringing modern ECE data to your community
Talk to our team about bringing modern ECE data to your community