Our Story | Coral Care
Our Story

The system wasn't built for our kids.
So we built something better.

We started Coral Care because no parent should wait months to get their child the care they need — and no clinician should have to choose between doing great work and having a life.

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Jen Wirt, Founder & CEO of Coral Care, with her daughters
Jen Wirt
Founder & CEO, Coral Care
A note from our founder

It started with a question
every parent knows: "Is my child okay?"

When my daughter was a baby, we noticed she wasn't moving the way she should. We did what any parent would — we reached out for help. What we found instead was a maze of waitlists, dead-ends, and costs that made our heads spin.

We felt helpless. Not because help didn't exist, but because the system made it nearly impossible to find. And the clock was ticking — early intervention matters most when children are youngest.

"Twenty percent of children have a developmental delay or disability. The families who need help most are the ones waiting longest."

I'd spent my career building products at digital health companies, and I couldn't stop thinking about why this was so broken. Public programs are overwhelmed. Multi-month waitlists are the norm. And parents are spending a fortune on care that should be accessible to every family.

But the other side of the equation was just as broken. The therapists I met — the ones who went into pediatric care because they wanted to transform kids' lives — were drowning in paperwork, squeezed by productivity quotas, and watching their autonomy disappear. They couldn't do the work they trained for.

So I built the company I wished had existed. Coral Care connects families with exceptional pediatric specialists — speech therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists — who come right to your home, accept your insurance, and are available when you need them.

And for the clinicians who power it: we built the infrastructure that finally lets you practice on your terms. Your schedule. Your community. Your caseload. We handle everything else.

Because getting your child the care they need shouldn't feel like a second full-time job. And doing work that matters shouldn't mean giving up your life to do it.

Our impact

Care that's making
a difference.

500+
licensed providers across OT, SLP & PT
9
states served and growing
4.9/5
average parent rating
1,500+
zip codes where families are searching
Our mission

Two sides of
the same mission.

The problems facing families and clinicians are deeply connected. We're solving both — because you can't fix one without the other.

For families
Better access for the kids who need it most

Families who suspect their child has a developmental need face a broken system — months-long waitlists, fragmented referrals, and costs that put care out of reach. Coral Care removes those barriers.

In-home visits from licensed SLPs, OTs, and PTs
Insurance accepted — most families pay $0
Available in 1,500+ zip codes across 9+ states
Matched to specialists who fit their child's exact needs
For clinicians
Better careers for the therapists who do the work

Pediatric therapists are chronically under-supported — squeezed by low reimbursement, rigid schedules, high caseloads, and admin burden that pulls them away from what they do best. We built something different.

Set your own schedule, caseload, and specialties
Competitive rates paid biweekly — not when insurance settles
Zero admin burden — we handle billing, credentialing, and documentation
Families matched to your specialty in your own community
Backed by
Haymaker Ventures
AlleyCorp
Reach Capital
FCA Ventures
GreyMatter
Mother Ventures
Charge
HustleFund
Purpose Built
Careers

We're building the future
of pediatric care — and we're hiring.