Parent
Parent: A connected childcare platform for enrollment, family workflows, staffing, and reporting. Ranked #3 of 86 in Early Childhood Education Software by our editors (8.7/10); pricing: Pricing on request · 14-day trial; best for multi-location centers seeking integrated family workflows.
At a glance
- Editor score8.7 / 10
- PricingPricing on request · 14-day trial
- Best forMulti-location centers seeking integrated family workflows
- Free planNo
- Family communicationYes
- Founded2015 · Copenhagen, Denmark
- Facts checked22 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Combines enrollment, attendance, billing, lesson planning, and staff tools.
- Supports centralized reporting and management across multiple locations.
- Connects with communication, accounting, and payment services.
Where it doesn't
- Pricing is quote-based, so budgeting starts with contacting sales.
- There is no free plan.
- Automated invoices and in-app payments are listed in Exclusive, not Basic.
Our verdict on Parent
Parent brings enrollment, waitlists, attendance, family communication, billing, digital forms, child development records, lesson planning, staffing, and reporting into one childcare management platform. It is intended for nurseries, preschools, daycare centers, and multi-location organizations. Web access and mobile apps support families and childcare teams, while multi-center administration gives groups a way to manage operations and reporting centrally. Its range makes it a fit for centers looking to connect family-facing workflows with staff and administrative tasks rather than use a narrow attendance tool.
The platform spans much of a center’s daily workflow: inquiry tracking and digital waitlists lead into attendance and check-in/out, while curriculum tools cover planning, observations, and assessments. Staff scheduling, attendance, and ratio monitoring sit alongside digital forms, signatures, permissions, and document storage. Family communication includes newsfeeds, secure messaging, media sharing, and translations. Integrations include WhatsApp, Gmail, Microsoft Office 365, Zoom, QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, Zoho Books, Zoho Billing, and Stripe, covering communication, accounting, and payments. This breadth should appeal to groups that want operational records and family interactions in the same system.
According to the vendor’s plan information, Basic includes messaging, media sharing, newsfeed, children’s scheduling, check-in/out, and attendance reporting. Exclusive adds surveys, automated invoice dashboards and reporting, invoices and reminders, in-app payments, and a designated customer advisor. The pricing model is contact sales, with customers directed to request a quote or book a meeting; a 14-day free trial is offered, but there is no free plan. Centers should compare the plan scope with their billing needs before choosing: automated invoicing and in-app payments are on Exclusive. Parent suits organizations seeking integrated workflows and multi-location reporting; centers needing a free option or published plan amounts may prefer to evaluate alternatives.
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Parent pricing
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Parent fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Enrollment management | Yes |
| Family communication | Yes |
| Attendance and check-in | Yes |
| Billing and payments | Yes |
| Lesson planning | Yes |
| Mobile apps | Both |
| Child capacity | Not verified |
| Free trial | 14 days |
| Deployment | Cloud, Mobile |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android |
| Compliance & security | GDPR, PCI DSS, 2FA |
| Support | Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 10 integrations: WhatsApp, Gmail, Microsoft Office 365, Zoom, QuickBooks, Xero … |
| Pricing | Pricing on request · 14-day trial (source) |
| Website | parent.app |
| Facts checked | 22 Sep 2026 |
Parent integrations
Parent lists 10 integrations on its own site.
- Gmail
- Microsoft Office 365
- Zoom
- QuickBooks
- Xero
- Sage
- Zoho Books
- Zoho Billing
- Stripe
Alternatives to Parent
- ProcareA mature all-in-one system for established centers managing operations, learning, and billing.8.9
- BrightwheelA broad web and mobile platform for managing multi-site early education operations.8.8
- illumineA broad childcare platform for centers that want operations, learning, and AI workflows together.8.6
Parent vs the competition
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