Case Study: Affinity Education Group gains a single source of truth, 70% faster insights and a 3-year analytics lead with Tableau Software

Affinity Education Group unites a nationwide team with Tableau

Affinity Education Group, one of Australia’s top three childcare providers with around 170 centres, faced fragmented data and month-old reports that left executives and centre managers reliant on a small analytics team and massive Excel files. The company needed a single source of truth to support consistent, timely decision-making across its nationwide workforce and frontline staff.

Working with KeyData and Tableau, Affinity built the Pulse dashboard to consolidate more than 50 systems into one central view, support ~100 analytical workbooks, and serve 400 users. The platform cut time-to-insight by up to 70%, provides forward-looking retention insights with a 2–4 week window to act, and delivered an estimated three-year analytics lead over competitors while becoming fully embedded in the organisation’s daily operations.

Affinity Education Group

Thomas McDade

Senior Director of Innovation and Commerce