Winnie Announces the Winners of the Winnie Family Favorites Awards

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Winnie, a platform for modern parents, announced the winners of the first ever Winnie Family Favorites Awards. Created to celebrate the hidden gems for families in every community, the Winnie Family Favorites Awards highlights the local businesses that families love across the United States.

Categories included local and national winners for best play destinations, party venues, prenatal and pediatric health care, restaurants, educational experiences, and more. National winners included:

• Best Theme Park: Cedar Point — Sandusky, OH
• Best Seasonal Entertainment: Linvilla Orchards — Media, PA
• Best Restaurant: Bumble — Los Altos, CA
• Best Party Venue: Play Street Museum — Frisco, TX
• Best Outdoor Play: Dennis the Menace Park — Monterey, CA
• Best Children's Museum: Please Touch Museum — Philadelphia, PA
• Best Public Library: Schaumburg Central Library — Schaumburg, IL
• Best Kids Store: Charlie's Corner — San Francisco, CA
• Best Indoor Play: Atlanta Rocks! Indoor Climbing Gym — Atlanta, GA
• Best Educational Experience: Gather — Evanston, IL
• Best Child Care: Camp Wildfolk — West Hollywood, CA
• Best Animal Encounter: Houston Zoo — Houston, TX

A full list of winners can be found at https://winnie.com/family-favorites.

"Our goal from day one was to create a one-stop shop for parents looking to have great experiences with their children, whether that's a place to play on a rainy day, a kid-friendly restaurant, or a daycare with open spaces," said Winnie co-founder and CEO Sara Mauskopf. "Parents on Winnie have been vocal in supporting the local gems that they love, and we are excited to have created a way to help them recognize and reward the special places in their communities."

Created by two tech industry veterans and millennial moms, Winnie was designed to empower a new generation of families to do more, together. Available for free on desktop, iOS or Android, Winnie features:

• A crowdsourced directory of family-friendly businesses, childcare providers and activities for kids;
• Real-time answers to any parenting question from an authentic, supportive community;
• Powerful search tools for all kinds of parenting information;
• A personalized experience that grows with families over time.

One of the largest and most robust online resources for parents, Winnie has data on over 2M family-friendly places in the US, from places to play, free activities, local childcare, and more. Winnie has over 1M users in over 10,000 cities across the United States. The company recently expanded their comprehensive child care search tool at winnie.com/childcare where parents can find, rate and review licensed child care providers in their area.

For more information or to see a full list of winners, visit https://winnie.com/family-favorites.

About Winnie
Winnie is a platform for modern parents that helps families do more, together. Founded in 2016 by tech industry veterans and millennial moms Sara Mauskopf and Anne Halsall, Winnie is available via desktop, iOS or Android and features a crowdsourced directory of family-friendly businesses, childcare providers and activities for kids; real-time answers to any parenting question from an authentic, supportive community; powerful search tools for any kind of parenting information; and a personalized experience that grows with families over time. More information can be found at http://winnie.com.

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SOURCE Winnie