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Overview

HiMama is a preschool teacher and early childhood educator's most trusted tool. Engage your families and document like a whiz, saving time in the process.

Kangarootime is a cloud-based childcare platform with automated payments and billing, a digital classroom and a parent communication tool.

  • 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
  • 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

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

3.6K

5

4

3

2

1

2.3K

1K

187

29

3

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
85%
would recommend this app

4.5

91

5

4

3

2

1

54

26

9

2

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
83%
would recommend this app

Pros

“I love that I can very detailed report about my cash flow very easily and the way the graphical representation is presented is very nice.”
EE

Elizabeth E.

VP Chief Publishing Officer

“It makes it easy to communicate and receive notifications from our dayhome, and also gives me peace of mind that my children are being taken care of.”
TS

Thomas S.

Teacher

“My experience has been very good and that is why I do not just use it for business finances but to also keep track of my personal finances.”
EE

Elizabeth E.

VP Chief Publishing Officer

Pros

“With its seamless interface, we've seen a remarkable increase in monthly finances as we efficiently collect payments and empower parents with financial control.”
SM

Sr. M.

Director

“Billing is much easier and auto pay can be turned on and you will see detailed messages if payments are returned, pending or failed with an explanation. ”
KS

Karly S.

Director

“I know parents receive a notification when they have a message, it would be nice if Admin could receive a notification on their phone or computer when they have a new message. ”
JS

Julie S.

Program Assistant

Cons

“The message notifications sync is delayed at times and will receive the messages off late.”
SP

Sathiya P.

Technical Lead engineer

“Limited integrations with other productivity tools can make it harder to streamline workflow.”
SG

Steve G.

Engineer

“Performance Issues: Occasionally, when I tap on a notification, the app fails to load properly.”
Verified reviewer profile picture

Nishtha G.

Consultant

Cons

“The only thing that I dislike is when you change and invoice, and its stops the auto payments from going through.”
EJ

Erin J.

Regional Manager

“There's no way of searching old messages by sender or topic.”
KE

Kim E.

Director

“I also am not a fan of the fact that if you make a change in someone's account after Tuesday that uses autopay, it cancels out the autopay for that week.”
LV

Lisette V.

Director

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review9 months ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa year ago

Key features

  • Total features52
  • API
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Management
  • Activity Tracking
  • Admissions Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Assignment Management
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Calendar Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Check-in/Check-out
  • Class Scheduling
  • Communications Management
  • Contact Database
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Curriculum Management
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Daily Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Employee Management
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Event Calendar
  • Facility Management
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • Financial Management
  • For Classroom
  • Gradebook
  • Immunization & Allergy Tracking
  • Learning Management
  • Lesson Planning
  • Live Chat
  • Meal/Nutrition Management
  • Milestone Tracking
  • Multi-Location
  • Online Calendar
  • Online Payments
  • Parent Portal
  • Parent/Student Portal
  • Payment Processing
  • Progress Reports
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Records Management
  • Registration Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Self Service Portal
  • Student Information/Records
  • Student Management
  • Support Audio/Images/Video
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Wait List Management
  • Total features46
  • API
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Management
  • Activity Tracking
  • Admissions Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Assignment Management
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Calendar Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Check-in/Check-out
  • Class Scheduling
  • Communications Management
  • Contact Database
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Curriculum Management
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Daily Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Employee Management
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Event Calendar
  • Facility Management
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • Financial Management
  • For Classroom
  • Gradebook
  • Immunization & Allergy Tracking
  • Learning Management
  • Lesson Planning
  • Live Chat
  • Meal/Nutrition Management
  • Milestone Tracking
  • Multi-Location
  • Online Calendar
  • Online Payments
  • Parent Portal
  • Parent/Student Portal
  • Payment Processing
  • Progress Reports
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Records Management
  • Registration Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Self Service Portal
  • Student Information/Records
  • Student Management
  • Support Audio/Images/Video
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Wait List Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations1
  • Grow
  • Kisi
  • LineLeader by ChildcareCRM
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Stripe
  • Total integrations4
  • Grow
  • Kisi
  • LineLeader by ChildcareCRM
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Stripe