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Building partnerships that expand access, elevate quality, and keep classrooms open.
Trusted by child care organizations across the country
Workforce shortages are the greatest barrier to child care access and early learning quality. Tandem partners with public and community organizations to design the systems that keep programs running and children learning.
We believe in infrastructure that:
Strengthens the early education workforce pipeline
Simplifies compliance and credential management
Increases reliability and placement speed
Keeps classrooms open, stable, and well-staffed
Tandem's technology and on-the-ground operations can be tailored to support the organizations that support providers, helping coalitions, networks, and agencies build lasting workforce systems.
Shared pools of qualified educators help programs stay covered across counties. With community support, adoption grows faster—expanding reliable staffing and keeping parents working.
Simplified verification and credential tracking aligned to state licensing standards. We handle renewals and documentation so organizations can focus on supporting providers.
Our systems can connect with existing agency or partner platforms to ensure data, reporting, and workforce tracking stay aligned across the ecosystem.
Track fill rates, compliance metrics, cost savings, and performance in real time. Partners use these insights to guide funding, policy, and operational decisions.
Start local, measure results, and expand with confidence. We help partners test and scale sustainable workforce models.
We partner with organizations to expand professional development opportunities for the workforce and to equip providers with strategies for effective, sustainable staffing.
Tandem partners with organizations that shape, support, and sustain early learning in their communities. Together, we co-design workforce systems that align with each partner's mission and operational goals.
Coordinate regional substitute pools, streamline compliance tracking, and expand access to qualified educators for the providers they support.
Strengthen educator pathways, improve access to employment opportunities, and champion workforce initiatives that elevate early learning quality.
Centralize staffing, compliance, and data across multiple locations to create stable, scalable workforce operations, custom-built to fit the organization's brand and operating model.
Align workforce infrastructure with funding priorities, research, and early childhood policy goals.
Partner with departments overseeing early learning, workforce development, and child care licensing to simplify compliance and strengthen the statewide workforce pipeline.
We're proud to partner with these organizations to strengthen child care staffing in their communities.
Because lasting impact starts with strong systems.
We start by understanding each partner's policy environment, workforce data, and operational needs. Together, we identify the root causes of staffing barriers and co-design systems that align with state priorities and community realities.
Before scaling statewide, we pilot new systems in selected regions or networks. This phase allows partners to validate workflows, gather feedback from providers, and measure the impact on access, cost, and quality.
Tandem configures secure, compliant systems that reflect state licensing rules and partner workflows, connecting data sources, automating verification, and creating dashboards that support transparency and decision-making.
Once validated, Tandem leads deployment, overseeing educator onboarding, shift coordination, and data management. Partners gain real-time visibility into workforce activity without adding administrative load.
With measurable data and operational insights, partners can evaluate outcomes, demonstrate return on investment, and confidently expand workforce systems across additional regions or program types.
Built for compliance from day one
Experienced in child care licensing and state regulations
Configurable, scalable technology built by a team of experienced engineers
Transparent data and API-enabled performance reporting
Proven results across counties, coalitions, and states
We're eager to collaborate with agencies, networks, and organizations ready to invest in the future of early childhood education.