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For preschools and daycares
Parents tour three preschools before they pick one. The site is the first tour. It needs to answer the ratio, the philosophy, the price, and the waitlist length before the parent fills out a single form. Most preschool sites bury all four and ask for an email to learn more.
Where these sites lose customers
'Child-led emergent learning' means nothing to a first-time parent. A plain English description of what a typical day looks like, with the morning circle, the outdoor time, the snack rotation, and the rest period named in real language, does more than a paragraph of pedagogy terms.
The single most-asked question in preschool admissions is the ratio. A plain text answer ('three educators to twelve children in the toddler room, two educators to ten in the preschool room') on the homepage answers the question before the parent has to ask. Hiding it reads as evasion.
A parent who has been on three preschool waitlists already does not want a fourth black hole. A plain page that names the current waitlist length, the typical wait by age band, and the deposit terms gives the parent a real decision to make. It also ends up filtering out the parents who would have dropped off the waitlist anyway.
Under the hood
The mechanics that decide whether a site earns calls or just sits there.
01Top of the map
‘Roofer near me’ wins your next customer. We build to rank in the local map pack.
78%of local-service searches happen on a phone.
02On the phone first
Most find you on a phone. The whole site has to feel right at arm’s length.
03Loads before they leave
Half of mobile visitors leave a slow site before it loads.
Page speed scoremobile
98/100
04Yours to keep
No retainers, no system you can’t log into. When we’re done, you have everything.
How we’d approach a rebuild
A preschool rebuild publishes the ratio, the philosophy in plain English, the monthly tuition, and the current waitlist length on the homepage. The licensing details and the curriculum framework live on a dedicated 'about' page. Parent communication tools (Brightwheel, HiMama, Storypark) get a clear mention so the working parent knows what to expect after enrolment.
Note
The Willow & Wren page in the concept showcase is a concept rebuild, not a paid client win. It exists to show how we think about the industry. Real client work lands on the work page as it ships.
Preschools & daycares questions
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We work with preschools & daycares across Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa, Montréal, and Edmonton, plus smaller markets across Canada and the US. Tell us where you are on the contact page and the audit comes back the same way.
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