Our Story · Kansas & Missouri

Let’s talk childcare.

I’m Robin Hansen, founder of Customized Early Education — and for more than four decades, childcare has been my life’s work.

My journey began fresh out of school, armed with a passion for early education and a vision to make a tangible difference in the lives of children and their families. Customized Early Education grew out of everything those years taught me.

From the founder

Four decades of small moments that add up to everything

For over forty years, I’ve dedicated my life to shaping young minds — fostering environments where curiosity blooms and laughter fills the air. My career has been a colorful tapestry of joy, learning, and growth, not just for the little ones, but for myself as well.

It’s this journey, rich with experience and insight, that led me to create Customized Early Education. But why start this venture? It’s simple: I saw a gap. A need for a more tailored, personalized approach to childcare — and a workforce that was diminishing more and more every year.

“Quality childcare could not disappear for the children and families in our communities.”

I had to make sure the unique needs of each child were not just recognized, but celebrated. Customized Early Education was born out of that need — to change and evolve the early childhood ecosystem by providing a necessary workforce option that helps support and save our childcare system.

Here, we’re all about creating those perfect matches between childcare professionals and learning centers, ensuring every child receives the care, attention, and education they deserve. Our approach is flexible, yet profoundly professional — mirroring the balance we aim to achieve in everything we do.

So as you dive into our story, remember: at the heart of Customized Early Education lies a dedication to enriching childhoods, and the early childhood workforce, one unique experience at a time.

Welcome to our family.

Why Customized Early Education exists

I saw a gap — and a workforce disappearing

A shrinking workforce

Every year, fewer professionals were available to staff the classrooms families depend on. The system needed a new kind of support.

A personalized approach

Childcare where each child’s unique needs aren’t just recognized, but celebrated — the kind of quality care that can’t be allowed to disappear.

Perfect matches

Connecting trusted childcare professionals with the learning centers that need them most — the right person, in the right classroom, on the right day.

Flexible, yet professional

The balance at the heart of everything we do — coverage that adapts to your program, backed by fully vetted, licensing-ready professionals.

Our mission

To enrich childhoods — and the early childhood workforce — one unique experience at a time.

Welcome to our family

Whether you run a program that needs reliable coverage or you’re a professional looking to join the network, there’s a place for you here.