Melissa Tran

Melissa Tran works on Product at Wonderschool, building on her experience co-founding EarlyDay, a career marketplace that helped child care programs hire qualified early childhood educators. Before EarlyDay, she held operations roles at Ruckus and GuavaPass.

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Based in: San Francisco

Wonderschool

Feb 2024 — Present

Product

EarlyDay

Nov 2020 — Feb 2024

Co-Founder & Co-CEO (Acq'd by Wonderschool)

Ruckus

Mar 2020 — Nov 2020

VP of Operations

DishDash.co

Jan 2019 — Jan 2019

Fractional VP of Operations

GuavaPass

Nov 2016 — Nov 2018

VP of Operations

Lutheran Social Services of New York

Jan 2010 — Jan 2011

Immigration Legal Program Paralegal

Harvard University

Bachelor's studies in social sciences

Products & media

bowerycap.com

Building a marketplace for early childhood educators

Melissa explains how she and Emma Harris built EarlyDay’s supply and demand together, starting with one role in one neighborhood. The interview covers teacher onboarding, clearer qualifications and compensation, no-code testing, and the move from hands-on recruiting to a self-serve product.

cloudflare.tv

Founder Focus: EarlyDay’s career marketplace

Melissa Tran discusses how EarlyDay helped preschools and child care centers hire qualified educators, and why the team built career profiles for early childhood professionals.

Media appearance

techcrunch.com

Why Wonderschool Is Acquiring EarlyDay

Melissa Tran and her co-founder discuss EarlyDay’s acquisition by Wonderschool, the child care staffing challenge, and what the deal means for the sector.

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superangel.blog

Founder Friday: Emma Harris and Melissa Tran

The EarlyDay co-founders discuss their backgrounds, the company’s career marketplace, and the hiring challenges they sought to address in early childhood education.

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refreshmiami.com

EarlyDay’s Marketplace Connects Educators and Schools

Learn how EarlyDay connected early childhood educators with schools and sought to make job searching and compensation information clearer.

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Melissa Tran

Wonderschool

EarlyDay

Ruckus

DishDash.co

GuavaPass

Lutheran Social Services of New York

Harvard University

Products & media

Building a marketplace for early childhood educators

Founder Focus: EarlyDay’s career marketplace

Why Wonderschool Is Acquiring EarlyDay

Founder Friday: Emma Harris and Melissa Tran

EarlyDay’s Marketplace Connects Educators and Schools

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