A profile that feels like you
Share what your family loves, your home-ed style and the ages you’d like to meet. No exact ages, names or addresses needed.
For home-educating families in South Wales
Find your people
Bringing home-ed families together through friendship and community.
Coming soon toApp StoreComing soon toGoogle Play
Built for families, safety first. Launching soon in South Wales.
Everything in one place
Friendship, made simple
Home education is a big adventure. Puddle helps you find the families who make it even better.
Families near you
See families within your travel time, and what you have in common, from age ranges to woodland walks.
Meetups, big and small
Park picnics, museum trips or online clubs. Make them public or invite-only, approve who joins and set the places.
Pin the families you click with
Keep a private shortlist of families you’d like to know. Only you can see who you’ve pinned.
Simple, friendly messaging
Say hello at your own pace, chat with everyone going to a meetup, and share contact details only when you’re ready.
Safety built in
Everyone agrees to our community guidelines before chatting. Block or report anyone, anytime. They’re never told.
How Puddle works
- 1
Create your family profile
A few friendly questions about what you’re hoping to find, what your family enjoys and where you’re based.
- 2
Find families who click
Browse families nearby, see what you share, pin your favourites and say hello when it feels right.
- 3
Meet up and make memories
Join or host a meetup, from a muddy forest walk to a museum morning, and watch friendships grow.
Little connections.
Big adventures.
A wave at the park becomes a weekly walk. A shared love of dinosaurs becomes a museum trip. That’s Puddle.
Safety first, always
A friendly space, by design
We built Puddle for families, so safety isn’t an add-on. It’s part of every conversation and every meetup.
How we keep families safeAgreed guidelines
Everyone agrees to our community guidelines before they can message.
Private by default
Age ranges, not ages. Areas, not addresses. Pins only you can see.
Block and report
Block anyone at any time, or report them to our team. They’re never told.
Meeting safely
Public places first, children with their grown-ups, always.
From the blog
Building Puddle
28 October 2026 · 1 min read
Introducing Puddle: find your people
Why we’re building an app to bring home-educating families together, and what’s in the first version.
24 October 2026 · 1 min read
Safety by design: how we built Puddle for families
Agreed guidelines in every conversation, meeting-safely steps, blocking and reporting: the choices behind a safer community app.
20 October 2026 · 1 min read
Why we ask for age ranges, not ages
A small design decision with a big privacy payoff, and how it still helps families find good matches.
Questions, answered
Who is Puddle for?
Puddle is for home-educating families, and families thinking about home education, who’d like to find friends for their children and themselves. Accounts are for parents and carers.
Where is Puddle available?
We’re starting in South Wales, from Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan to Swansea, Newport and the valleys, with more areas to come.
Do I have to share my address or my children’s details?
No. You choose an area and how far you’ll travel, and share age ranges rather than exact ages. Meetup addresses are only shown to families who are going.
How do you keep families safe?
Everyone agrees to our community guidelines at the start of every conversation, and to meeting-safely steps before in-person meetups. You can block or report anyone, and our team reviews every report.
Can I organise my own meetups?
Yes. Create a one-off meetup in person or online, choose who can see it, approve who joins, limit the places and chat with everyone going.
Ready to find your people?
Puddle is launching soon on iPhone and Android, starting in South Wales.
Coming soon toApp StoreComing soon toGoogle Play