I love how easy this app is to use. At a touch of a button I can find out when and what my 2 year old ate, how long he napped, when he had his diaper changed, and photos of his activity throughout the day! I also like that I can see these updates in real-time. Our previous daycare used a different app that wouldn’t allow us to see his daily updates until his teacher signed him out at the end of the day.
Pros
Ease of use, real-time updates/entries, clear photos, and way communication with teachers
Cons
I don’t have a con for this app. It provides us with everything we need.
Rating breakdown
Likelihood to recommend: 10/10
Overall, I am very happy with my choice to implement HiMama in my school. The parents, and prospective parents , are impressed with the level of communication it allows us to have throughout the day. As an educator, I am please to be able to monitor the types of activities my teachers are providing the children and like that the Development Evidence provides a snapshot of this information for me, both as a Director and a parent. We recently added on the Development Assessment feature, which was the one thing that had previously been missing for me. I feel that HiMama is now a comprehensive tool that makes communication among teachers, parents, and administration the best it can be.
Pros
I like the ability to send messages, either to an individual, a classroom, or to the entire center. It makes communication with my families quite easy. I also like that I have the ability to send a whole school text blast (if needed) for more emergent matters. While I haven't used that feature yet, it gives me peace of mind knowing I can reach all my families in an emergency. I also like the real time classroom counts, the attendance reports, and the wealth of information it provides parents.
Cons
When uploading activities/lesson plans, it would be helpful for the teachers to have the ability to save a week's plans. This would allow teachers to copy and paste frequently used activities, which would in turn,save them time when inputting plans.
I also am not fond of certain adjectives used to describe the "mood" of a child, when , without context, can be misunderstood by a parent. I have instructed my teachers to only use positive descriptors and to save other adjectives for in person communication.
Rating breakdown
Likelihood to recommend: 9/10
I am part owner in my sister's Day care and I mention this product for her to try. She wanted a way for parents to be more involved with their kids being in "School" and this fit the bill.
Pros
Great system. My sister owners her own child care center and loves this product for her teachers and parents to use.
Cons
She doesn't have any issues with this product. She completely loves it!
Rating breakdown
Likelihood to recommend: 10/10
It started out a little odd but once we got it up and running we were happy until we started seeing all the weird quirks. You can’t put in a student our parents address we put them in notes which was odd, the billing aspect is awful you can’t connect families, it started out a little odd but once we got it up and running we were happy until we started seeing all the weird quirks. You can’t put in a student our parents address we put them in notes which was odd, the billing aspect is awful you can’t connect families, no immunization record keeping. It’s fit for businesses that do not have to keep specific record keeping for tax purposes .
Pros
Looks great, easy for parents to use, checking in and out is easy. Easy to create tuition plans.
Cons
All the behind the scenes billing is awful. Nothing makes sense for bookkeeping purposes.
Rating breakdown
Likelihood to recommend: 2/10
Excellent for communication between parent and childcare provider.
Pros
The interface is extremely user friendly. This software also fills an important role for parent-childcare provider communications.
Cons
Scrolling through many days of photos can take a little while to load. I would also like to see the email component updated.
Rating breakdown
Likelihood to recommend: 10/10
No hidden fees or costs. Everything is free for parents. Money-back guarantee.
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