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Raising a family shouldn’t be hard

FamilyLocale started with a mom who raised her kids in the Coachella Valley, and kept getting the same questions from other parents. Where can we go when it’s 110 out? Who does good kids’ haircuts? Is that place actually OK for little ones?

What we do

We put the answers in one place: 271 places where kids are safe, welcome and happy, plus events, sign-up dates and a weekly email. It’s for anyone raising kids, whether they’re yours, your grandkids, or your nieces and nephews.

How a place gets on the site

A real person checks every place before it goes up. It has to pass our family checklist:

  • What it mainly does is fine for families
  • Alcohol is not the point
  • No sexual or explicit content
  • A parent would feel fine walking in with their family
  • It is real and open
  • It has a good reputation

How we make money, honestly

Being listed is free for every business. Some pay for a richer page or to be Featured, and Featured places are always labeled Sponsored. Paying never gets a place onto the site, and it never changes what families say about it.

Built with families

Family tips come from real parents, and we read every one before it shows. If something is wrong on a page, there’s a button at the bottom of it to tell us, and we fix it.

Questions, ideas or a place we should add? Write to us at hello@familylocale.com.

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