Upkid

Upkid is a childcare staffing marketplace that connects early childhood programs such as daycares and preschools with qualified, pre-vetted substitute and full-time teachers. Programs post shifts and roles while educators find flexible teaching opportunities through the Upkid web and mobile apps, with an ATS-style Hiring Hub for full-time childcare hiring. Upkid operates across metro areas in Georgia, Utah, and Arizona and is a Techstars portfolio company. Upkid publishes no public API or developer portal; its web app is a client of a Firebase backend.

Upkid is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Childcare, Education, Staffing, and Marketplace.

Upkid’s developer surface includes engineering blog, support, signup flow, and 6 more developer resources.

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14.9/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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CompanyChildcareEducationStaffingMarketplaceHiringEarly Childhood Education

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

Composite quality — 14.9/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.3 / 20

Commercial Clarity 6.8 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Login

SignUp

SignUp

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: upkid
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/upkid.png
name: Upkid
description: Upkid is a childcare staffing marketplace that connects early childhood programs such as daycares and preschools
  with qualified, pre-vetted substitute and full-time teachers. Programs post shifts and roles while educators find flexible
  teaching opportunities through the Upkid web and mobile apps, with an ATS-style Hiring Hub for full-time childcare hiring.
  Upkid operates across metro areas in Georgia, Utah, and Arizona and is a Techstars portfolio company. Upkid publishes no
  public API or developer portal; its web app is a client of a Firebase backend.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/upkid/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- techstars
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-21'
  status: minimal
  artifacts_added: 3
  pass: local-v1
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-21'
tags:
- Company
- Childcare
- Education
- Staffing
- Marketplace
- Hiring
- Early Childhood Education
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/upkid-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.upkid.com/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.upkid.com/blog
- type: Support
  url: https://upkid.zendesk.com/hc
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.upkid.com/legal/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.upkid.com/legal/privacy-policy
- type: Login
  url: https://app.upkid.com/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://app.upkid.com/select-account
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/upkid-llms.txt