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Know exactly where your child stands — and what to do about it today.

A personalised daily plan built around your child's actual readiness — not a generic curriculum, not another screen. Just a clear next step, every morning.

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You're already doing more than you think.

Most moms are reading to their kids, singing songs, working on letters and numbers. The effort is there. What's missing isn't effort — it's clarity.

Without a clear picture of where your child actually stands, it's almost impossible to know if what you're doing is enough, or where to focus next.

You do activities here and there but have no idea if they're moving the needle
Every child develops at a different pace and you're not sure where yours fits
You've bought printables and curriculum but end up using maybe a third of them
You wish someone would just tell you what to do with your child today — specifically
You don't want to over-structure these years, but you also don't want to miss anything important

This is the gap this program was built to close.

How it works

Three steps. No planning required on your end.

Tell us about your child

A short 5-minute assessment covers where your child is right now across literacy, early math, fine motor skills, and social-emotional development. No wrong answers — just an honest snapshot of where they are today.

Get a plan built around your child

Based on your child's age, current skill level, and time until kindergarten, you receive a personalised daily plan focused on the areas that matter most right now. Not a generic checklist — a sequence built specifically for where your child is today.

Follow today's activity — just one

Each day, your plan shows you one simple play-based activity to do together. 10 to 15 minutes. No prep, no special materials, no lesson planning. On days when you have more time, the app suggests a second or third activity from a different focus area. On busy days, one is always enough.

See it in action

Here's what using the program actually looks like — from the first assessment to finishing an activity with your child.

1 Assessment

A short, friendly check-in about where your child is right now

Answer 8 simple questions about what your child can do today across key readiness areas. No pressure, no wrong answers — just an honest starting point so the plan fits your child specifically.

Assessment screen showing a question about letter sounds with friendly multiple choice options

2 Progress dashboard

See exactly where your child stands across every readiness area

Your child's kindergarten readiness picture in one place — literacy, fine motor, early math, social skills. Updated every few weeks based on what your child can actually demonstrate, not just what you ticked off.

Progress dashboard showing readiness rings across four skill areas with monthly improvement indicators

3 Today's activity

One clear activity each morning — no planning, no guesswork

Open the app and you'll see exactly what to do with your child today. One play-based activity, 10–15 minutes, no prep needed. Focused on the skill area that will move the needle most right now.

Daily activity card showing a literacy activity with time estimate, description, and a mark as done button

4 Activity choice

Not feeling today's suggestion? Pick an alternative — or add your own

Choose from several activities that all target the same skill. Or log your own — a printable from Etsy, a game from another curriculum, an idea you came up with. Your activity counts toward your child's progress just the same.

Activity picker showing three suggested alternatives plus an add your own option with custom activity input

5 Keep the momentum going

On energetic days, keep going — one more activity from a different area

Finished today's activity and have a few more minutes? The app suggests one more from a different focus area. On busy days, one is always enough. The program works with your energy, not against it.

Post-completion screen showing streak stats and a gentle prompt to do one more optional activity

Designed around how moms actually teach

Most programs expect you to follow their plan exactly. Real life doesn't work that way. Your child has good days and hard days. You have your own materials you love. Some weeks you'll do five activities. Some weeks you'll do one.

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Swap any activity — or add your own

Don't like today's suggestion? Pick from alternatives that hit the same learning objective. Or log your own — a printable you bought on Etsy, a game from another curriculum, an idea you came up with yourself. Your activity counts toward your child's progress just the same.

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Progress based on what your child can actually do

Progress isn't tracked by whether you ticked a box. Every few weeks, a short reassessment checks what your child can actually do in each area — and the dashboard updates accordingly. Real readiness, not just completed activities. If something needs more time, the plan adjusts without judgment.

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Multiple activity options per skill

Each learning goal comes with several options — hands-on, verbal, visual — so you can match what works for your child's learning style and your family's energy on any given day.

Works with the materials you already have

Already have printables, workbooks, or curricula you love? Keep using them. The plan tells you which skill to work on — use our suggested activity or bring in your own. We work alongside what you already do, not instead of it.

This isn't another screen for your child to stare at

There's no shortage of apps promising to prepare your child for kindergarten. This is different in one important way: your child doesn't use it. You do.

Most apps

—Child uses the app independently

—Learning happens on a screen

—Progress = activities completed

—Generic for all children

—Mom steps back

This program

✓Mom uses the plan, child does activities

✓Learning happens between you and your child

✓Progress = what your child can actually do

✓Personalised to your specific child

✓You are the teacher — supported

You chose to be involved in your child's early years. This program supports that — it doesn't replace you with a tablet.

Built for ages 3 to 5 — wherever your child is

The plan looks different depending on your child's age and where they are developmentally. A 3-year-old and a 5-year-old heading into kindergarten need very different things. The assessment makes sure the plan fits.

Ages 3–4

Building the foundation

Curiosity, play, language, basic patterns and concepts. Low pressure, high engagement. Setting habits for learning that last.

Ages 4–5

Getting kindergarten-ready

Focused skill-building in literacy, early math, and fine motor. Purposeful activities that align with what kindergarten actually expects.

Works whether your child goes to preschool, stays home with you, or somewhere in between. All that matters is that you want to be involved.

Built on 20 years of early childhood expertise

Vida Mercer

Lead curriculum designer · Early childhood consultant since 2005

Vida was homeschooled herself — back when it was still considered unusual. She's spent two decades helping families prepare young children for kindergarten, and she designed every learning objective, milestone, activity sequence, and reassessment framework behind this program.

"Children don't all arrive at the same place at the same time. The best thing you can do is meet your child where they are — and know what to do next."

— Vida Mercer, curriculum designer

"Progress in this program isn't measured by ticking boxes. Every few weeks we check what your child can actually demonstrate — and the plan updates to reflect real growth, not just effort."

— How the readiness dashboard works

The program is built on the same research-based framework behind our curriculum at kindergarten-prep.com, followed by families across the United States since 2019.