Built for family child care — not big centers

Run your home daycare from your phone.

Attendance, the food program, taxes, billing, and parent updates — one team, one bill. Built for a provider with twelve kids, not a director with a hundred.

Free for up to 6 kids. Home plan $29.00/month flat — no per-child pricing.

No credit card · No setup fee · Cancel anytime

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Today · Attendance3 present
MMateo R.
In · 8:02a
AAva L.
In · 8:15a
NNoah P.
Out · 5:30p
EEmma S.
In · 8:44a
Lunch · CACFP ✓

Meets the pattern

Taxes YTD

37.4%

time/space, auto-tracked

$29
flat / month — never per-child
6 kids
free forever, no card
2 langs
full English + Spanish
5-in-1
tools, one bill

Sound familiar?

You didn’t start a daycare to do paperwork

A binder, a shoebox, and four apps

Attendance in one place, the food program in another, receipts in a shoebox, and a spreadsheet for taxes. Something always slips.

Software built for big centers

The tools out there are made for a director with a hundred and twenty kids. You have twelve. You shouldn’t pay — or click — like you have a hundred.

Tax time you dread

Time/space percentage, the standard meal allowance, mileage — nobody tracks it for you, so April is a scramble.

Everything in one place

Five tools your day already needs

Attendance

Check kids in one-handed

Tap a name, or let parents check in at a door kiosk with a PIN. Works even on bad basement signal — it syncs when you’re back.

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Attendance
The food program

CACFP that catches errors before you claim

Plan a meal and see instantly if it meets the pattern. Record who ate in seconds. Generate a clean monthly claim with the edit checks a sponsor would run.

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The food program
Taxes

Your time/space % and food deduction, done

Snap a receipt in ten seconds. We compute your time/space percentage and compare the actual-cost vs. standard-meal-allowance methods — and hand you a year-end package for your accountant.

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Taxes
Families

Daily reports that write themselves

Meals and check-in times are already recorded, so the daily report is half-done. Add a photo, send it. Photos only reach families who consented.

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Families

How it works

Live today, caught up by April

1

Sign up free in a minute

No credit card, no demo call. Add your kids and you’re running today.

2

Run your day from your phone

Check-ins, meals, and photos as they happen — even offline. Everything records once.

3

Claims & taxes, already done

Your CACFP claim and year-end tax package build themselves from the day you already ran.

What you get that the big-center apps gate

  • Published pricing — no demo required
  • A real free tier (up to 6 kids)
  • The food program included, not an add-on
  • Time/space taxes included
  • Fully in Spanish
  • One-click full data export — even after you cancel

See the full comparison →

Simple, published pricing

Flat per plan. Never per-child.

Free

For a small program getting started.

Free

Up to 6 kids

  • Up to 6 kids, 1 staff
  • Attendance & meals
  • Daily reports & messaging
  • Basic child records
  • No credit card
Start free
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Home

Everything a home program needs.

$29.00/mo

Up to 12 kids

  • Up to 12 kids
  • Everything in Free
  • Billing & online payments
  • CACFP food program & claims
  • Taxes: time/space & expenses
  • Enrollment & full reporting
Choose Home

Center

For a small center with staff.

$79.00/mo

Up to 40 kids

  • Up to 40 kids, unlimited staff
  • Everything in Home
  • Staff management & timeclock
  • Subsidy reconciliation
  • Licensing binder export
Choose Center

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Loved by providers

Mornings back, April handled

“Recording meals used to take my whole morning. Now it’s the fifteen seconds it should be.”
MMaria · Sunny Days Family Child Care, TX
“The tax package alone paid for the year. My accountant said it was the cleanest she’d seen.”
LLucía · Little Sprouts Home Daycare, CA
“My families finally get their daily reports on time, in Spanish, without me typing twice.”
DDana · Bright Beginnings, FL

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Questions

What does it actually cost?+

Free for up to 6 kids. The Home plan is $29/month flat for up to 12 kids — not per-child. Center is $79/month for up to 40. Payment processing is 2.9% + 30¢ per card charge (0.8% for bank/ACH, capped at $5), and we show you exactly what you’ll net before you send an invoice.

Can I export my data?+

Always. One click gives you a complete, machine-readable export of everything — during your subscription and after you cancel. Your data is yours.

Is it really in Spanish?+

Yes — the whole app, emails, and this site. A provider can work in English while a family gets everything in Spanish.

Do I need a contract?+

No setup fee, no contract, cancel anytime. Month-to-month.

Is my families’ data safe?+

Child health details are encrypted, photos are private with per-child consent, and every record access is logged. See our security page.

Start free today.

Up to 6 kids, free forever. Move up when you’re ready. Your data comes with you, always.

No credit card · No setup fee · Cancel anytime