Opportunities Exchange

Name

Opportunities Exchange

Legal name

Opportunities Exchange

Website

https://opportunities-exchange.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Calabasas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Advisory Services: Opportunities Exchange provides advisory, analysis, and planning services to the early childhood education field. They do not build software but offer strategic guidance on technology adoption, shared services implementation, and policy reform. Revenue appears to come from grants, partnerships, and possibly consulting engagements with state agencies and foundations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Opportunities Exchange is a vendor-neutral advisory organization that advises, analyzes, and plans for the early childhood education field without building software. Its core offering is the Tech+ Framework, which pairs business coaching with Child Care Management Software (CCMS) adoption and data-informed decision-making to help child care providers achieve financial sustainability, complemented by issue briefs, toolkits, newsletters, podcasts, and an annual national conference.

Product overview

Opportunities Exchange (OppEx) is a vendor-neutral advisory organization that does not build software but provides advisory services, analysis, and strategic planning for the early childhood education field. The organization's core offerings center on the Tech+ Framework—a comprehensive approach combining business coaching, Child Care Management Software (CCMS) guidance, and data-informed decision-making. OppEx supports its mission through an extensive portfolio of resources including the CCMS Toolkit, Tech+ Toolkit, SFCCN Start-Up Guide, SSA Start-Up Guide, and Multi-Site Agency Guide. The organization disseminates knowledge through multiple newsletters (IDEAS, VOICES, Tech+), the OppExSPEAK podcast series, issue briefs, and an annual National Technical Assistance Conference. These products and services work together to help early childhood providers achieve financial sustainability and improve child outcomes through modern technology and strategic policy leadership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tech+ Framework A core advisory framework that combines business coaching, Child Care Management Software (CCMS) implementation, and data-informed decision-making to help child care businesses achieve financial sustainability and improve outcomes. Sold as a packaged methodology rather than a software product.
• CCMS Toolkit Curated resources and implementation guidance for adopting, implementing, and optimizing Child Care Management Software for early childhood education providers.
• Tech+ Toolkit Practical strategies, tools, and best practices for integrating technology into coaching and business support for child care providers, packaged alongside the Tech+ Framework.
• Staffed Family Child Care Networks (SFCCN) Start-Up Guide Comprehensive guide for establishing and operating Staffed Family Child Care Networks, including services, best practices, and success metrics.
• Shared Service Alliance (SSA) Start-Up Guide Implementation guide for starting a Shared Service Alliance, covering requirements, lessons learned, and best practices from early childhood shared services initiatives.
• Multi-Site Agency Guide Guide for large multi-site child care agencies to reorganize with a Shared Services framework to improve quality and sustainability.
• National Technical Assistance Conference Annual conference (including 2026 edition themed "Reframe. Reimagine. Retool.") bringing together early childhood leaders, innovators, funders, and practitioners for collaborative dialogue and shared services community building.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 700 ECE stakeholders engaged in three-part webinar series on ECE system design in Massachusetts
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Iowa Department of Health and Human ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpportunities Exchange partnered with Iowa on the Child Care Connect (C3) initiative, which integrates child care availability data from providers and demand from families. This partnership showcases how modern technology and strategic planning can improve child care access across a state.
• Oregon Department of Education/Early Learning DivisioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOppEx worked closely with Oregon's public and private sector leaders to reinvent the state's child care system. The multi-year engagement addressed policy, finance, and program-level administration to boost supply of high-quality care for infants and toddlers.
• U.S. Department of CommerceflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered with U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to present the first National Child Care Innovation Summit, bringing together public and private sector leaders to discuss child care's role in U.S. economic competitiveness.
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce FoundationflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-presented the National Child Care Innovation Summit to inspire action from the private sector and drive state and local policy initiatives promoting child care as economic infrastructure.
• NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerOppEx partners with NAEYC to host workshops on child care licensing reform and other ECE topics at the annual NAEYC Public Policy Forum.
• BUILD InitiativecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborates with BUILD on sessions at the BUILD National Conference focusing on technology adoption, data-driven decisions, and licensing regulation reform in early childhood education.
• LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLISC presents webinars featuring OppEx team members on using child care management systems to support coaching, data collection, and business growth for child care providers.
• Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWith OppEx support, LIIF (a national Community Development Financial Institution) launched a project helping home-based provider networks access Child Care Management Software tools. The pilot revealed CACFP sponsors as potential change agents for technology scaling.
• Hunt InstituteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsored webinar on shared services as realistic solutions for early education entrepreneurs, featuring OppEx leadership.
• University of Massachusetts Boston, Institute for Early Education Leadership & InnovationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborated on a three-part webinar series focused on designing an ECE system in Massachusetts, engaging over 700 ECE stakeholders.
• ZERO TO THREEminorGTM or Marketing PartnerZERO TO THREE featured an OppEx issue brief in their 2025 Baby Book Extra resource highlighting efforts to address infant and toddler child care supply issues.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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