TENDERFOOT CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Name

TENDERFOOT CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Legal name

Tenderfoot Child & Family Development Center

Website

https://tenderfootchildcare.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Care Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

School-Age Wraparound Care (Ages 3–5) (EDACAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Drop-In / Flexible Infant & Toddler Care (EDACAGAG)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Child care services
• Preschool programs
• Infant care
• Toddler education

Headquarters

HQ city

Gunnison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition Revenue: Year-round full or half day child care services to children aged 6 weeks to 6 years. Tuition payments from families constitute primary revenue stream.
2. Donations and Charitable Support: As a non-profit, Tenderfoot relies on support from foundations and individuals to provide scholarships and reduced tuition to approximately 40% of enrolled children.
3. Colorado Child Care Contribution Credit: Cash donations are eligible for Colorado state income tax credit of 50% of qualifying contribution, encouraging donor support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Tenderfoot Child and Family Development Center is a licensed, non-profit early childhood education center providing year-round full or half-day child care services for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years in Gunnison, Colorado. The center operates distinct age-based programs — Infant Care, Little Friends Toddler class, Blue Preschool (3-4 year olds), Green Preschool (4-5 year olds), and an After School Program — delivered at a single physical facility holding a Colorado Shines 4-star quality rating.

Product overview

Tenderfoot Child and Family Development Center is a licensed, non-profit child care center offering a unified suite of early childhood education programs. The organization provides year-round, full or half day care across five main programs: Infant Care, Little Friends Toddler Program, Blue Preschool (ages 3-4), Green Preschool (ages 4-5), and After School Program. All programs serve children aged 6 weeks to 6 years and operate within a developmentally appropriate curriculum framework emphasizing school readiness and social-emotional skill development. The center also provides tuition assistance scholarships supported by charitable donations. The center is Colorado Shines 4-star rated and is located on the campus of Western State Colorado University in Gunnison, Colorado.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Western State Colorado UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTenderfoot is located on the campus of Western State Colorado University in Gunnison, Colorado. The partnership provides Tenderfoot with a physical location within the university community and connects the organization with the academic institution.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Childcare Network: Regional operator of licensed child care centers offering infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age programs. Most comparable to Tenderfoot at the unit-economics and operating-driver level.
• Sunrise Children's Centers: Regional chain of licensed early childhood centers serving infants through pre-K. Comparable to Tenderfoot in classroom age segmentation, tuition model, and emphasis on school readiness.
• New Horizon Academy: Regional, family-owned center-based child care provider with similar age-banded programming (infant through pre-K) and a comparable non-corporate, mission-driven brand. Closest scale and operating-model match to Tenderfoot.
• The Malvern School: Regional chain of private early learning schools offering infant, toddler, and preschool programs. Comparable to Tenderfoot in age-served and tuition-based private-center model.
• Creative Learning Academy: Multi-location private preschool and child care operator offering infant through pre-K programs. Closely mirrors Tenderfoot's small, tuition-driven, education-focused center model.

Broad incumbents

• Primrose Schools: National franchise network of accredited private early childhood schools. Closely comparable to Tenderfoot in service offering (infant through pre-K) and balance of education plus care, but at a different scale and ownership model.
• Goddard School: Franchise system of private early childhood education schools serving infants through pre-K. Overlaps with Tenderfoot's preschool and pre-kindergarten curriculum focus and family demographic.
• Learning Care Group: Parent of multiple early childhood brands (Childtime, La Petite Academy, Tutor Time). Provides the same infant-through-preschool center-based care as Tenderfoot through regional centers.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Largest U.S. operator of employer-sponsored child care centers. Operates the same center-based early childhood model as Tenderfoot, but at national scale and with a corporate, for-profit structure.
• KinderCare Learning Centers: National child care and early learning chain offering infant, toddler, and preschool programs. Operates the same age-banded classroom structure as Tenderfoot, with far broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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