Cedar Ridge Labs L.L.C.

Missouri · Software company

Software shaped by the work of caring for children.

Cedar Ridge Labs L.L.C. builds practical tools for childcare providers and families. Our work starts in a real home daycare in Fulton, Missouri — not a whiteboard.

Explore Littles Notebook How we got here
Missouri Based L.L.C.
Daycare-first Product philosophy
Littles Notebook First product in development
Android · iOS · Web Planned platforms

Our story

From a licensed home daycare to a software studio.

Cedar Ridge Labs did not start as a startup idea on a napkin. It grew out of running Cedar Ridge Daycare, a family child care home in Fulton, Missouri — and hitting the same problem every small provider knows.

The gap we kept living with

Parents wanted meaningful updates about meals, naps, and the little moments that make up a day. We wanted to give them that without spending the afternoon in group texts, or paying for center-scale software built for 200-child programs.

The tools on the market were either too heavy, too expensive, or too messy. What we needed was simpler: a digital daycare notebook — log the day in a few taps, parents get a calm timeline, and everyone moves on with their evening.

  1. The daycare

    Cedar Ridge Daycare opens in Fulton

    A Missouri-licensed family child care home begins daily operations. Real drop-offs, real meals, real naps — and the daily question of how to keep families connected without adding more busywork.

  2. The prototype

    Littles Notebook takes shape

    We start building the app we wished existed: quick care logging for staff, a parent timeline, push notifications, and an end-of-day summary built only from what was actually logged — no invented details.

  3. Dogfood

    Tested on real Tuesdays

    Every feature is run through a full care day before it ships. Check-in, Quick Log, photos, medication doses, parent push — refined nightly with one question: what got in the way today?

  4. Today

    Cedar Ridge Labs L.L.C.

    We formalized the company to ship Littles Notebook properly — Android, iOS, and web — and to build additional tools as new needs emerge from our work in childcare and family services.

Our first product

Littles Notebook

Daily moments. Big memories.

A digital daycare notebook for licensed home providers. Staff log a child's day in a few taps. Linked parents follow a same-day timeline and receive a one-minute end-of-day note — without a stream of group texts or center-scale pricing.

Littles Notebook is being built at Cedar Ridge Daycare first. It is designed for small licensed homes — capacity around 6 to 12 children — not enterprise childcare suites.

Children never use the app. Staff log care. Parents join by invite and see only their own children. The evening email is a template narrative from structured events, not AI guesswork.

Android iOS Web Pre-release · active development
Littles Notebook staff timeline with check-in, meals, staff-only notes, and nap
Littles Notebook parent timeline showing today's summary, check-in, art time photo, lunch, and nap

For staff

  • Check-in and check-out
  • Meals, diapers, potty, and naps
  • Activities, photos, and notes
  • Injury log and medication doses
  • Pickup and emergency contacts

For parents

  • Same-day timeline of care events
  • Push notifications you can tune by type
  • End-of-day email readable in under a minute
  • Private photos via secure links
  • Children never get an account

What makes it different

Not just an event stream — a polished end-of-day narrative built from what staff actually logged:

Emma had a great day! She arrived at 7:42 AM, enjoyed all of her breakfast and lunch, took a 1 hour 37 minute nap, spent time painting and building blocks, and had lots of outdoor play.

Template-based. No invented facts.

Check in Meals Naps Photos End-of-day email

Where it started

Two sides of the same ridge.

Cedar Ridge Daycare and Cedar Ridge Labs share a name for a reason. The daycare is where we learn what providers actually need. The lab is where we turn those lessons into software other small homes can use.

We are not building for an imaginary workflow. We are building for busy mornings, tired afternoons, and parents who deserve to feel connected to their child's day — even when pickup is rushed.

Visit Cedar Ridge Daycare

"We are not building software for an imaginary daycare. We are building it for the one we operate every day."

That difference shows up in every product decision — fewer features that look good in a demo, more that hold up during a real Tuesday.

How we build

Practical software, held to a higher standard.

Cedar Ridge Labs is small on purpose. We would rather ship one tool providers trust than a suite of features nobody asked for.

01

Rooted in real care

Every feature is tested against actual daycare workflows — drop-off, meals, rest, outdoor time, and pickup — not abstract user journeys.

02

Respect for providers' time

Childcare is hands-on work. Our tools are designed to be quick to use between moments, not another system that slows the day down.

03

Clear communication with families

Parents should leave pickup knowing how the day went. We focus on updates that are useful, honest, and easy to read on a phone.

04

Privacy by default

Photos stay in private storage. Parents join by invite. Sensitive records are audit-logged. Staff can enable MFA. Child data is treated as sensitive from day one.

About the company

A studio with room to grow.

Cedar Ridge Labs L.L.C. is an independent software company based in Fulton, Missouri. We are currently focused on Littles Notebook and building the foundation for additional products as new needs emerge from our work in childcare and family services.

We are not trying to be everything to everyone. We are building software we would want to use ourselves — and sharing it with other licensed home providers who care about doing right by the families they serve.

Company
Cedar Ridge Labs L.L.C.
Focus
Childcare and family software
Origin
Cedar Ridge Daycare, Fulton, MO
Status
Actively building Littles Notebook
D-U-N-S Number
14-992-1810

Get in touch

Questions about Cedar Ridge Labs or Littles Notebook?

Whether you are a provider interested in early access, a parent curious about the app, or a partner with an idea — we would be glad to hear from you.

Email is best for now. We typically respond within a few business days.

hello@cedarridgelabs.com Cedar Ridge Daycare