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Daily Connect

Overview

Easy check-in/check-out, menu planning + food program records, parent auto-pay, phone support, free trainings

Daily Connect is a cloud-based child care center software that helps optimize communication with parents and manage classrooms.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

No pricing info

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

1.6

/user

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.7

3.2K

2.3K

829

102

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

86%

would recommend this app

4.8

306

238

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

89%

would recommend this app

Pros

“I can do child scheduling, employee scheduling, time tracking, billing all in one place.”

Renae T.

Owner

“It tracks everything I need, allows parents to see everything their child does, and allows for quick communication.”

Tabitha B.

Daycare Owner

“I wish my son's school would use the calendar feature more and have the calendar push automatic reminders about days off, special things for school, etc.”

Nicole T.

Marketing Manager

Pros

“I like that daily connect sends a emails daily of a break down of my child’s day from diaper changes, inventory of her wipes and diapers, etc”

Frencheska T.

Cosmetologist

“I was able to get updates about my daughter in childcare in real-time, message staff, and my favorite part - get photos throughout the day!”

Monica S.

Professor

“However, being able to see how many diaper changes he’s had, food and snacks, water:milk intake, and different crafts they are doing throughout the day puts my mind at ease.”

Kayla B.

QA Specialist

Cons

“Brightwheel does not store photos for free, requiring users to pay to access photo galleries from the past.”

Sanaa M.

Teacher

“I currently have to pull everyone from active and inactive to a spread sheet only to delete what I do not need based on enrollment and end dates. ”

Mary B.

Enrollment Manager

“I feel like text or email are fine for small issues, but bigger issues may get lost in translation via email or text.”

Christine A.

Office Manager

Cons

“It doesn’t always sync and timers often don’t align between users. If you switch portals (phone vs web browser vs computer), the appearance and function are different.”

Alyssa L.

Lead Teacher

“It’s really buggy and it’s display changes randomly and the app doesn’t work with the apple watch and it’s geared for caregivers to use but not for parents at all.”

Elizabeth S.

Contracts Manager

“As a parent and a teacher it is difficult to switch between classrooms and I do not get notification from my child’s class when I am signed in as a teacher for my classroom”

Breena S.

Teacher