Kinderly
Ranked in Daycare Management Software ·Free plan· paid from $49.99/mo
About
Kinderly is childcare management software that combines enrollment, center operations, family communication, billing, and reporting. Its digital enrollment packets support forms, document uploads, e-signatures, legal acknowledgements, and conditional questions. Families can open packets through private links protected by a six-digit PIN, without creating an account. A website builder supports embedded forms, while a family tracker follows prospective families from inquiry to enrollment. Center tools include child and staff records, attendance, classroom ratio monitoring, scheduling, family messaging, and licensing reports. Native iOS and Android apps for teachers and parents include clock-in, daily logs, messages, billing, and photos. Scheduled invoices and card or bank payments are supported, with a processing fee of 1% + $0.25 per payment. Sprout is free for up to 10 active children; Bloom is 49.99 USD per month and Flourish is 99.99 USD per month. Grove uses custom pricing for multi-site organizations with 100+ children. Kinderly is available on Android, iOS, and web.
Who it is for
Kinderly suits new and growing childcare centers that need enrollment, attendance, family communications, and billing in one system. Grove is described for multi-site organizations and franchises with 100+ children.
What is good
- PIN-protected enrollment links need no family account
- Teacher and parent apps for iOS and Android
- Center tools include ratios and licensing reports
- Free Sprout plan for up to 10 active children
- Free migration, onboarding, and staff training
What to know first
- Payment processing fee is 1% + $0.25 per payment
- Sprout is limited to 10 active children
- Grove pricing is custom
Verdict
Kinderly brings enrollment, center administration, and family-facing tools together, with plans ranging from a free tier to custom multi-site pricing. Check the child limits and per-payment fee against the center’s needs.
Compared on daycare management software
- Free plan
- Yesmykinderly.com
- Paid from
- $49.99/momykinderly.com
- Billing model
- per-centermykinderly.com
- Attendance methods
- Teacher app sign-in/sign-out; front-desk tablet sign-in/sign-outmykinderly.com
- Family communication
- Yesmykinderly.com
- Staff scheduling
- Yesmykinderly.com
- Parent mobile app
- Yesmykinderly.com
- Meal/allergy tracking
- Yesmykinderly.com
- Included children
- 50 childrenmykinderly.com
Facts
- Product
- Kinderly is childcare management software combining enrollment, a website, attendance, ratios, tuition and reporting in one system.mykinderly.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Enrollment
- Enrollment packets support digital forms, document uploads, e-signatures, legal acknowledgements and conditional questions.mykinderly.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Family links
- Families can access enrollment packets through private share links protected by a six-digit PIN, without creating an account.mykinderly.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Website and tracking
- Its website builder supports embedded forms and a family tracker that follows prospective families from inquiry to enrollment.mykinderly.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Center operations
- Kinderly provides child and staff records, classroom ratio monitoring, attendance, scheduling, family messaging and licensing reports.mykinderly.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Mobile apps
- Native iOS and Android apps serve teachers and parents with functions including clock-in, daily logs, messages, billing and photos.mykinderly.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Billing
- The product supports scheduled invoices and family card or bank payments, with a stated processing fee of 1% + $0.25 per payment.mykinderly.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- KinderConnect submits attendance to KinderSystems for state subsidy reporting; QuickBooks and Gusto are listed as coming soon.mykinderly.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Security
- Kinderly states that data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS 1.3, and that staff accounts support MFA and audit logs.mykinderly.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Privacy
- Kinderly says it is COPPA and FERPA aligned, does not sell data or run ads, and stores data on Cloudflare infrastructure.mykinderly.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- The pricing page describes US-based email and chat support; Bloom and Flourish include priority email and phone support.mykinderly.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Migration and onboarding
- Kinderly advertises free data migration, onboarding and staff training, and says onboarding help is included on paid plans.mykinderly.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- The plans describe use by new and growing childcare centers, busy centers, and multi-site organizations or franchises.mykinderly.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Company
- The site identifies Kinderly as a Memberwise product.mykinderly.com · 30 Sept 2026
Company
- Headquarters
- Jefferson City, Missouri, United Statesmykinderly.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- mykinderly.com· checked 30 Sept 2026
- mykinderly.com/manage/mobile/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- mykinderly.com/integrations/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- mykinderly.com/security/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- mykinderly.com/pricing/· checked 30 Sept 2026