Stop losing teachers
to the moments
nobody talks about.
Burnout doesn't happen during lessons. It happens in the eight to twelve daily transitions in between — drop-off, cleanup, pre-lunch, nap, wake-up. We built the tool that handles those moments.
No credit card. 30 days, full library. Works on the SmartBoard you already own.
Now playing · pre-lunch wind-down
3:42 · Interactive · Toddler room
The mirror
If this sounds like your Tuesday,
you're in the right place.
Staggered meltdowns every day during hand washing transitions were taking my staff out. We needed a rescue.
I just couldn't support my kids' need for consistency with a staff that was rotating by the month. We needed help, bad.
I've been pulled back into the classroom three times this week. I'm supposed to be running this center.
The shift
When the room reaches for Fruit Snack Streams,it stops reaching for the teacher who was about to break.
How it works
Five minutes.
Zero training.
Day one.
FSS isn't a curriculum. It isn't a PD program. It's the thing your teachers reach for when the wheels are about to come off — and it works the first time.
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Press play
Pull up FSS on the SmartBoard you already own. No app to install. No login for staff. Onboarding takes the length of one video.
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The kids follow
Interactive prompts model the regulation skills your teachers would teach if they had the bandwidth.
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The transition handles itself
Five minutes later, the room is regulated. Your teacher is still standing.
The real cost
The most expensive line item in your P&L isn't software. It's the teacher who didn't come back Monday.
$25K
to replace one teacher
1 in 3
early childhood educators leave every year
65%
of teacher burnout traces back to behavior management
8–12
transitions per classroom, per day
Sources: Center for the Study of Child Care Employment; Georgetown Thrive Center; NAEYC workforce surveys. The numbers aren't in dispute. The question is what to do about them.
Proof, not promises
Built by the team you'd hope was building this.
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PBS Michigan Learning Channel
Creators of The Nap Time Show, broadcast statewide.
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Black Tech Saturdays Future 100
Recognized as one of the 100 most consequential founders to watch.
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Built with educators
Every video developed in partnership with licensed early childhood teachers and child development specialists.
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AAP-aligned
Follows American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for screen media.
From a partner
Inspired Horizons
Multi-site early learning network
"Fruit Snacks has become a staple in our daily schedule across all providers in our network. We genuinely believe in this work and want to amplify it."
— Starr Mastrodonato, M.Ed., Co-founder, Inspired Horizons
Read the full story →The objection
"Isn't this just screen time?"
No. This isn't screen time. It's support.
Every video is exactly five minutes. AAP-aligned. Built-in monitoring you can show a licensing inspector or a parent who asks. Think Mister Rogers, not iPad babysitter — a participatory experience that says "show me your listening body, take a deep breath with me, let's count together."
Not an add-on. A plug-in.
We don't add to your day. We plug into the idle minutes that were already breaking it.
Idle time is where it hurts
Lillio/HiMama research shows difficult behaviors spike during unstructured transitions — the exact gaps FSS fills.
Routine is what kids need
Five-minute modules give every transition the same shape, the same beats, the same regulated landing.
Onboarding = press play
No login for staff. No PD day. No setup checklist. If a teacher can find the YouTube app, she can run FSS.
Staffing IS quality care
Staffing stability is the #1 factor in quality early childhood care. We protect the staff you already have.
Look good to licensing. Every week.
The only platform that hands you the paper trail before anyone asks for it.
Licensing shows up unannounced. Parents ask, more than ever, what their kids are watching at school. FSS sends directors a weekly report you can forward to either one — without opening a spreadsheet.
Weekly director report · sample
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Exactly what each room watched
Title, transition type, time of day, by classroom.
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Total screen-media minutes
AAP-aligned. Auto-flagged if a room is trending high.
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Human-to-human time, untouched
Confirms FSS supplemented transitions — it didn't replace teacher-led learning.
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Developmental goals supported
Maps each clip to social-emotional, self-regulation, and language outcomes.
A note for staff
Tell us what your room actually needs. We'll build it.
New transition videos drop monthly. Theme requests come straight from the floor — from teachers who are actually in the moment we're building for. Submit one when you start your trial.
Start a free trial → request a themeYou can try it in your classroom tomorrow.
One email. Thirty days. Full library. The teachers will tell you if it's working — they always do.
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