Launchpad Learning · an AI tutor for kids · in design
A patient tutor your child can talk to. A clear note back to you.
We are designing a tutor your child can speak or type with in real time. It helps finish tonight's homework by teaching the piece that is missing, remembers what your child has worked on, cheers real progress with specifics, and works toward the goals you set.
It teaches. It does not do the homework.
Nothing is for sale yet and nothing is charged. We are asking parents and grandparents what to build.
Weekly note for Maya's grown-ups
- This week
- Four short sessions, about fifteen minutes each. Fractions on a number line, then two nights of homework help.
- What clicked
- Maya kept going after two wrong tries on 3/4 versus 5/8, and explained the pizza back in her own words.
- Still shaky
- Comparing fractions whose denominators do not match neatly. We will keep it short: one warm-up a night.
- Your goal
- "Confident with fractions before winter break." On track; two more weeks at this pace.
- Try at home
- Cut one sandwich in quarters and another in eighths. Ask which piece is bigger, and why.
What it is, in four parts
The idea in one breath: an interactive, real-time voice and text tutor for kids, trained to help them finish their homework or tutor them on their gaps, with a memory of each child so it can see improvement and be encouraging, and a place for parents to say what to focus on.
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A live tutor, by voice or text
Your child talks or types in real time, the way they would with a tutor at the kitchen table. Patient on the fifth try. Never in a hurry.
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Homework help and gap tutoring
It helps finish tonight's work by finding the piece that is missing and teaching that piece, so tomorrow's work is easier than today's.
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A memory of your child
It remembers what your child has worked on, notices improvement over weeks, and encourages with specifics rather than stickers.
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Goals you set
You say what matters this month: reading stamina, times tables, a full paragraph without tears. It works toward that, and reports back to you.
What you control, and what you see
- You set the goals and focus areas, and change them whenever school changes.
- You choose voice, text or both, and the hours it is available to your child.
- You get a short weekly note like the one above: what was worked on, what clicked, what is still shaky, and one thing to try at home.
- You can read what was discussed. No private conversations with your child.
- You can pause it, or delete your child's history, at any time, for any reason.
Try an example
Pick a grade band and a subject to see the kind of exchange we are designing for, and the note that would follow it. This is a scripted illustration, not a live model. Nothing you pick here is recorded.
Scripted exchange · illustration
Notice what the tutor does not do: hand over the answer. It asks the next smaller question.
The note a parent would get · illustration
Help us price it honestly
Tap the one closest to what your family would actually pay. Nothing is charged. This only tells us what to build. If you join the list below, your pick is saved with your email so we can follow up on it.
Prices here are questions, not offers. Nothing is charged on this site.
Privacy, said plainly
- This page collects a parent's email address only, and only if you choose to give it. We do not ask for your child's name, age or school.
- The product is being designed for children, so verifiable parental consent under COPPA is part of the design from the first screen, not a checkbox added later.
- Voice recordings of children will not be stored by default. The tutor can listen and respond without keeping the audio.
- You will be able to see, export and delete everything it remembers about your child.
Where this stands
In design. There is nothing a child can use yet, and we would rather say so than pretend. What helps right now: join the parent list, tell us what you would pay, and when we write, tell us which homework fight you would most like to end. Nothing is charged.
Questions parents ask
Which ages and subjects would come first?
We expect to start with grades 3 to 8 and two subjects, math and reading, with writing close behind. Younger children in K to 2 need more voice, more patience and more parent in the loop, so they come once the basics are right. Tell us which grade and subject you would use first; that steers the order.
How is this different from a chatbot?
A chatbot answers whoever is typing. This tutor knows it is talking with your child, knows what they worked on last Tuesday, knows the goal you set, and is built to ask the next smaller question instead of handing over the answer. It also writes to you, not only to them.
Will it do my child's homework?
No. It helps your child do it. If the page is due in ten minutes and the question is "just tell me," it will show a worked example of a similar problem and walk the real one step by step. The answer that goes on the page comes from your child.
What happens to the data?
On this page: your email, the consent wording you ticked, and where you found us; nothing about your child. In the product: a progress history for your child that you can read, export and delete, no stored voice recordings by default, and verifiable parental consent before any child uses it.
Where did this come from?
Launchpad Learning began as Portia Cundey's tutoring practice during the Covid years: individual sessions, small pods, homework support, and families who wanted school to feel manageable again. The tutor is the same idea with more patience and a memory, available at .
Join the parent list
Early access for one family when there is something to try, and an occasional update when there is something worth saying. No more than that.