1. There’s An App For That! Introducing the Child Care Council & NACCRRA’s new app – KIDS MATTER® Find Child Care Putting child care resources at the fingertips of parents

2. THEN NOW

3. Quick Stats 2007 – iPhone introduced, sales began on June 29, 2007 Over 70 million iPhones have been sold since 2007 iPhone: Android: 2008 – Android introduced Over 100 million Androids have been activated since 2008

4. APP STATISTICS $1.94 billion market in 2009……………..$15 - $30 billion by 2013 How many apps downloaded? 2010: 5 billon 2013: 21 billion Average smartphone user spends over 10 hours per month using apps Apple has 500,000 apps Droid has 500,000 apps iTunes – Over 5 billions songs sold 8 million tracks available Renting 50,000 movies daily Over 20,000 TV episodes available

5. The Growth Of Mobile

6. June 2010 Brainstorming App Ideas Are parents accessing our website via smartphones? What services do we provide that we could put in the hands of parents? Timeline: May 2010 – First Discussion…..April 4, 2011 app released….August 15 Final Version Droid iPhone iPad

7. Smartphones Accessing Website

8. FEATURES OF THE ORIGINAL APP? Find a local child care assistance staff person (71 counties) Child Care Checklist for parents to use when making visits Find A Provider (17 counties) – provider records are pulled from NaccrraWare on weekly basis Ask any child care related question to a CCC staff person Information on provider types in KY (Type I, Type II, Certified). Also a link to the Division of Regulated Child Care Links to Other Resources for Parents – First Steps, Division of Child Care, NACCRRA, United Way, Child Care Aware, Zero to Three, University of KY, more!

9. FIND A CCAP ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST

10. CHILD CARE CHECKLIST HEALTH AND SAFETY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT POLICIES FOR PARENTS STAFF TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

11. FIND A FACILITY

12. “ASK AN EXPERT”

13. PROVIDER TYPES

14. LINKS TO OTHER RESOURCES

15. PARTNERSHIP WITH NACCRRA - September 2011 – Leadership & Professional Development Conference - Partnership discussions - Meeting with developers - NEW PRODUCT – available to all CCR&R’s across the country

16. HOW DOES IT WORK? It’s one APP branded with NACCRRA, KIDS MATTER™ and your local CCR&R CCR&R’s provide local data (logo, contact info, links, an “Expert”, assistance program(s), provider types, etc.) Parents can access app from any state and pull local child care information (as long as local CCR&R is participating)

18. FEATURES OF THE NEW APP? Find a child care facility Child Care Checklist for parents to use when making visits Contact Info for local CCR&R Ask any child care related question to a CCR&R staff person Information on provider types in state Links to Other Resources for Parents Links to assistance programs (child care, food, etc)

19. SCREENSHOTS

20. ENHANCEMENTS Provider Updates Provider Podcasts (possibly training) Parent Podcasts Advertising – local opportunity for “unrestricted” funds Coupons/Groupons Spanish Translation Parent Surveys Others?

21. CONTACT INFORMATION Bradley Stevenson Child Care Council of KY – KIDS MATTER™ 1390 Olivia Lane Lexington, KY 40511 Phone: 859-494-0722 or 800-809-7076 Email: bradley.stevenson@cccofky.combradley.stevenson@cccofky.com Twitter: @bss1974