Child care management Category leader
Kangarootime
Child care management system for multi-location centers
Key features
- Check-in and check-out
- Parent communication
Our picks · 4 tools reviewed
Best Child care management software for 2026
Software for child care centers, preschools and daycares: enrollment, check-in, parent communication, billing and state licensing records. Below: the names buyers expect to see, the newer tools gaining ground, and how their key features and prices compare. How we pick; nobody pays for a place here.
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| Pricing | Contact sales | Contact sales | Contact sales | Contact sales |
| Best for | Multi-location child care operators who want billing, enrollment, staff scheduling and a parent app in one system. | Child care owners and directors of single centers or multi-site groups who want family updates, billing and lesson plans in one platform. | Independent and multi-center child care owners who want billing, attendance, subsidy reporting and licensing records in one system. | Preschools and child care centers, from single sites to multi-site groups, that want one app for billing, check-in and parent updates. |
| Team size | 2–500+ people | 2–500+ people | 2–500+ people | 2–500+ people |
| Enrollment and waitlist | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| Check-in and check-out | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| Parent communication | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tuition billing | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Staff and ratio tracking | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| Licensing records | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit |
Category leaders
The best-known child care management tools: the ones most buyers shortlist.
Child care management Category leader
Lillio
Child care software formerly known as HiMama
Key features
- Parent communication
- Tuition billing
Child care management Category leader
Procare
Child care management for centers, with billing, attendance and compliance
Key features
- Enrollment and waitlist
- Check-in and check-out
- Parent communication
- Tuition billing
- Staff and ratio tracking
- Licensing records
Child care management Category leader
brightwheel
Child care app for check-in, billing, family messaging and curriculum
Key features
- Enrollment and waitlist
- Check-in and check-out
- Parent communication
- Tuition billing
- Staff and ratio tracking
- Licensing records