How Tinylist works
A directory is only worth using if you can trust it. Here is exactly where these listings come from, who checks them, and what we do and don’t take money for.
Where the listings come from
Three routes in, all of them visible on the listing itself.
We built the first version of the directory from public sources so parents had something useful on day one. These are marked Unclaimed until the business takes them over.
The owner verified they run the business and now maintains the listing. Marked Claimed & verified.
Every listing has a Suggest an edit link. Wrong hours and closed businesses get reported constantly, and we act on them.
What a parent gets
By your child’s age, your neighborhood and what you actually want to do — not by business name.
Ages, prices, term dates, whether it is drop-off. The things that decide it.
Lists you can send to a co-parent or a group chat.
One form, straight to the business, with your child’s age already attached.
What we take money for — and what we don’t
Who is behind this
Tinylist is small on purpose. It started because finding a Saturday morning class in Brooklyn took four hours and eleven browser tabs.
“Every parent I know has the same spreadsheet. We just made it public, and kept it current.”
“The directory is only as good as the last correction. That is the whole job.”
“If a business can pay to be seen but not to be trusted, the directory stays useful.”
Found something wrong?
Tell us and we will fix it. Corrections from parents are how this stays accurate.