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Site selection handled by a geospatial model, with a human signing rather than writing. Aimed at childcare program directors, going after the low-value tail everyone else skips.
In short: Childcare Site Scorer is a geospatial model aimed at childcare program directors, covering site selection. It scores 70/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by open field (92) and held back by feasibility (23). Typical pricing is $11k–$170k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in six to twelve months for $41k–$117k.
Childcare teams lose location decisions made on instinct and a drive-by. Nobody owns this process, which is exactly why it keeps breaking. Whoever knows how it works becomes a single point of failure.
A geospatial model that sits beside the existing system, reads what it already produces, and closes site selection. Revenue is managed service, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $369M |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 17% |
| Annual contract value | $11k – $170k |
| Pricing model | Managed service |
| Time to first revenue | 77 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $41k – $117k |
| Build effort | 6-12 months |
Satellite and census-linked data became licensable at startup prices. Childcare is growing at roughly 17% a year, and this job has not been re-tooled since it was designed around paper.
| Who | The gap |
|---|---|
| The incumbent suite | Sells a platform; this job is one neglected module inside it |
| A spreadsheet | The real incumbent in most of the market, and it is free |
| An offshore back office | Cheaper per hour, but does not scale down to the tail |
Integrations with the incumbent system of record are undocumented and gatekept.
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