Teaching Strategies, LLC builds digital infrastructure for early childhood education. Its technical work spans education technology, digital learning platforms, observational assessment and data analytics, family engagement technology and platform integration. The company's products are delivered through SmartTeach, an integrated platform connecting teachers, children and families.
At the centre of the assessment stack sits GOLD, an observational assessment solution that lets teachers individualise instruction from assessment data; the system recorded close to 1 billion data points in 2025. The broader product ecosystem comprises The Creative Curriculum, a comprehensive early childhood curriculum solution; GOLDFinch, an assessment product; ReadyRosie, a family engagement solution; Tadpoles and Al's Pals. Together these cover curriculum, assessment, professional development and family engagement.
The company describes itself as the leading provider of early childhood education solutions and the #1 choice nationwide for preschool solutions. It reaches over 4m children a year and operates in more than 80 countries, including a nationwide presence in the United States. It has been in business for more than 45 years and has been used by Head Start programmes for over 40 years.
Teaching Strategies describes its culture as results-oriented and work-hard/play-hard, with an emphasis on continued innovation in the early childhood field and a mission of supporting educators teaching children to become creative, confident thinkers.
