The childcare management app that runs your center.
Run your whole center from your phone — check-in, live ratios, billing, enrollment, and reports in one childcare management app. Free for up to 5 children, then $0.99 per child per month. No contracts, no demo.
- ★★★★★ 5-star rated on Capterra, GetApp & Software Advice
- ● Ratios · Billing · Enrollment · Reports · On any device
By: BrightNest Preschool
By: BrightNest Preschool
By: BrightNest Preschool
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What is a childcare management app?
Run the whole center, from your phone.
The management app is backed by the full MyKidReports platform — free for up to 5 children, then $0.99/child/month.
Contactless check-in & attendance
Kiosk with QR and 6-digit codes, room-device mode, and live child-to-staff ratios that stay licensing-ready.
Billing & autopay
Automated invoicing, autopay, and online tuition payments so cash arrives on time without chasing.
Enrollment & waitlist
Online admissions, waitlists, and paperless enrollment packets families sign from their phone.
Daily reports, photos & messaging
Meals, naps, activities, and photos post to the free parent app as the day happens, with two-way chat.
Reports & analytics
Owner dashboards, licensing exports, and records ready the second an inspector or auditor asks.
CACFP food program
USDA-aligned meal counts and reimbursement claims, tracked automatically from daily logs.
Forms & paperwork
Digital enrollment forms, immunization records, and e-signatures — no printing or filing.
Center website builder
An AI website builder that gets your program found by nearby families — built in, no developer.
A management app for the people who run it.
Owners, directors, and bookkeepers each get the controls and permissions they need.
For directors
Run every room, ratio, and roster from your phone, and stay inspection-ready year round.
For owners
See enrollment, revenue, and staffing across the business wherever you are.
For bookkeepers
Invoicing, autopay, subsidy tracking, and clean exports for reconciliation.
For multi-site orgs
Roll up enrollment, billing, and compliance across every location.
Childcare management app pricing.
Every feature is included on every plan — check-in, ratios, billing, enrollment, reporting, and the free parent app. Free forever for up to 5 children, then just $0.99 per enrolled child per month. No setup fees, no per-staff charges, and no contract. Self-serve, no demo required.
See full pricingFrom sign-up to managing on the go.
MyKidReports is self-serve — set up your center once and manage it from any device.
Start free
Create your account in minutes — free for up to 5 children, no credit card and no demo.
Set up your center
Add rooms, staff, and children, then turn on check-in, billing, and reports.
Manage from anywhere
Approve posts, watch ratios and revenue, and handle enrollment from your phone or the web.
One management app. Not a folder of apps.
Running a center from a check-in app, a billing tool, and a spreadsheet means nothing connects. MyKidReports puts management in one app.
Childcare management app questions, answered.
What is a childcare management app?+
A childcare management app is the operations side of childcare software on a phone or tablet. Directors and owners use it to run check-in and live ratios, billing and tuition, enrollment, staff scheduling, daily reports, and compliance. MyKidReports is a childcare management app backed by a full web platform, with role-based logins and pricing that is free for up to 5 children, then $0.99 per child per month.
How is a management app different from a parent app?+
A parent app shows a child’s day; a management app runs the center. MyKidReports includes both: parents get a free app for photos, reports, and payments, while directors and owners get management controls for ratios, billing, enrollment, and reporting on any device.
How much does the childcare management app cost?+
MyKidReports is free for up to 5 children, then $0.99 per enrolled child per month. Every feature is included, with no setup fees, no per-staff charges, and no contract.
Can I run my whole center from my phone?+
Yes. MyKidReports works on iOS, Android, and the web, so you can approve posts, watch live ratios and revenue, handle enrollment, and manage billing from a phone, a tablet, or a browser — everything stays in sync in real time.
Does the management app support multiple locations?+
Yes. Multi-site organizations can roll up enrollment, billing, and compliance across every location under one account, with role-based access for each site’s team. See multi-site childcare software for details.
Does it include role-based logins?+
Yes. Owners, directors, teachers, and bookkeepers each log in with their own permissions, so people only see and manage what their role allows — and you control what parents see.
Is the childcare management app easy to set up?+
Yes. It is self-serve: sign up, add your rooms, staff, and children, and start managing in minutes, with no demo required and free migration if you are switching platforms.
What is the best childcare management app?+
The best childcare management app is all-in-one, works on any device, and connects to the center’s billing and records. MyKidReports is free up to 5 children, then $0.99 per child per month, includes every feature, and is rated 5.0 stars on Capterra, GetApp, and Software Advice.
Can I run my whole center from the childcare management app?+
Yes. The MyKidReports management app lets owners and directors run the center from a phone: check live ratios and attendance, approve enrollments, message families and staff, view revenue and past-due balances, and post updates — from anywhere, not just the front-desk computer.
Does the childcare management app work on any device?+
Yes. MyKidReports works on iPhone, Android, tablets, and any web browser, and syncs in real time — so a check-in on the front-door tablet updates the director’s phone and the owner’s dashboard at once. There is nothing to install on a server and no per-device fee.
What running your center from your phone changes.
The management app takes the center off the front-desk computer and puts it in your pocket.
Manage from anywhere
Check ratios, attendance, and messages between rooms or from home — not just at the front desk.
Approve on the go
Enrollments, forms, and time-off requests clear from your phone in seconds instead of piling up.
See the money live
Revenue, past-due balances, and autopay status are one tap away, wherever you are.
Stay ratio-safe
Live ratios by room alert you before you’re over capacity, even when you’re off-site.
One tap to the team
Message a teacher, a room, or every family without switching apps.
Nothing to install
Runs on any phone, tablet, or browser and syncs in real time, with no server or per-device fee.
On desktop-only software or spreadsheets? Move to your phone in a day.
Stop being tied to the office computer. Most centers are managing from the app the same day they start.
Send your data
Export your children, families, and billing from your current system or spreadsheets and hand it to us.
We set it up free
Rooms, ratios, and billing plans imported and configured for you, at no cost.
Manage from your pocket
Run the whole center from the app the same day, on any phone, tablet, or browser.
Run your center from anywhere. Free to start.
Open MyKidReports free, set up your center, and manage check-in, ratios, billing, and reports from your phone or the web — no setup fee, no contract, and no demo required.
