Expanding access to high-quality preschool for low-income children in Cincinnati

Since program inception in June of 2017, Metrix has processed 5,075 student applications and 489 provider applications. Metrix has also processed 26,889 attendance entries, resulting in $13.2 million in tuition assistance payments to Cincinnati preschools on behalf of families.

The Problem

After passing a mill levy to fund both tuition support and investment in raising quality throughout the city’s preschools, the Cincinnati Preschool Promise needed a partner to help them administer their new program. They needed customer support for both families and preschools and needed a secure data system for tracking applications, enrollments, student attendance, and payments.

The Solution

Metrix was hired to develop a robust and flexible administrative database and provide staff to manage both customer service and data processing for the program.

Metrix developed a secure, scalable back-end database for program administration, which allows the Cincinnati Preschool Promise to easily track and report on:

• Preschool provider and student applications and program enrollment

• Student participation in other public early childhood funding programs

• Year to year tuition credit scales and payments on a per student basis

Metrix continues to partner with CPP to develop innovative solutions for data capture and reporting.