Hello Recess is an online marketplace that aggregates vetted after‑school programs, classes, and camps for children, allowing parents to search, filter by age, interests, location, dates, and price, and register directly or be redirected to providers. The platform streamlines discovery and enrollment, offering personalized activity recommendations and tools for coordinating group bookings, while also giving program providers a portal to list and manage their offerings.
Funding
$1.8M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Parents often spend excessive time researching and coordinating after‑school programs, classes, and camps for their children, facing fragmented information, limited booking options, and difficulty comparing schedules, costs, and suitability.
Solution
Recess provides an online marketplace that aggregates high‑quality, vetted kids’ activities in one searchable platform. Users can filter programs by location, age, interests, dates, and price, then view details and register directly through the site or be redirected to the provider’s booking page. The service aims to reduce parental workload, streamline enrollment, and help families discover enriching experiences for their children. Recess also offers personalized recommendations based on a child’s profile and plans to add group‑booking features for coordinating friends’ participation.
Target Audience
The primary customers are parents and guardians of children seeking convenient access to local extracurricular activities, as well as after‑school program providers looking to reach families through a dedicated marketplace.
Features
- Centralized directory of after‑school programs, classes, and camps with thousands of listings
- Multi‑criteria filtering (age, interest, date, price, location) to quickly match family needs
- Direct online registration for select providers and seamless redirection to provider sites for others
- Personalized activity suggestions based on child’s age, interests, and schedule
- Upcoming group‑booking functionality to coordinate multiple children or friends
- Provider portal for program owners to list and manage their offerings