Automated Pre-Start Child File Audit Checklists
Scans pending child registration files for missing medical authorizations, un-signed liability waivers, or incomplete records before their first day of attendance.
Features · Tours, Waitlists & Registration
Child Care Admissions CRM & Waitlist Automation
Convert inquiries into enrolled families while protecting program occupancy. Automate website tour bookings, enforce pre-start child record uploads, and forecast and automatically fill classroom vacancies 30, 60, and 90+ days out based on child birthdates, new registrations, withdraws and room aging-up milestones.
- AI Capacity Forecasting
- Automated Online Tour Booking
- Digital E-Sign Packets
- 24-Hour File Audit Checks
Core features
From first inquiry to a full classroom
AI Smart Capacity Forecasting & Aging-Up Alerts
Projects classroom opening dates 30, 60, and 90+ days into the future by tracking student birthdates and room ratio limits. Eliminates unbuffered child space turnover loss by predicting transition dates well in advance.
Embedded Website Admissions CRM & Online Tour Booking
Embeds custom branded enrollment applications and tour booking forms onto center websites. Prospective parents book tours directly onto internal staff calendars, receiving automated reminders and follow-up customizable email sequences.
Leaving Pipeline Safeguards & Offboarding Warnings
Flags enrollment schedules nearing expiration without confirmed extension dates. Warns administrators weeks in advance so open spots are filled immediately from the waitlist priority queue.
Digital Registration Packets & E-Signatures
Collects digital registration agreements, emergency medical contacts, immunization records, and family profiles. Enforces required information prior to a child's first start date.
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“We are completely digital and probably the best part is that we don’t have to rely on front office staff to ensure our programs stay full.”
— Corina Jeppesen, COO of Active Start Child Care
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Billing & Online Payments
Billing & Online Payments
Automate tuition collection, government subsidies, and NSF failure recovery with $0 in monthly software fees.
ChildFriendly Pro processes family ledger billing across daily, weekly, and monthly cycles, automating subsidy splits for CWELCC and state child care assistance vouchers alongside parent copayments. The system executes ACH direct debits and pre-authorized debit (PAD) transactions, flags NSF rejections with automated collection notices, and generates digital child care tax receipts without per-transaction software surcharges.
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Tours, Waitlists & Registration
Child Care Admissions CRM & Waitlist Automation
Keep every classroom at full capacity with automated tours, paperless enrollment, and waitlist tracking.
ChildFriendly Pro models center capacity across infant, toddler, preschool, and after-school rooms by tracking birthdates against age-transition thresholds, upcoming withdraws and new enrollments to keep classrooms full. The admissions pipeline eliminates paper forms by automating the entire enrollment sequence—transitioning families from initial web inquiry, scheduled tour, and digital application directly into the registered roster or priority waitlist with automated email updates at every step.
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Attendance & Digital Kiosk
Space-Based Attendance & Touchless Check-In
Enforce real-time room ratios and track child locations room-by-room across classrooms, playground and transit.
ChildFriendly Pro tracks classroom occupancy via time-stamped, e-signed guardian drop-offs and pick-ups. The system calculates real-time staff-to-child room ratios across rooms, playground and transit vehicles, issues alerts before licensing ratios are breached, and displays visual roster indicators for food allergies and legal custody pickup orders.
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Automation, Tracking & Reports
Digital Licensing Logs & Audit-Ready Reports
Replace clipboards and binders with automated licensing logs, CACFP claims, and customizable daily compliance workflows.
ChildFriendly Pro replaces physical center paperwork with a fully automated compliance hub. Beyond evaluating immunization records against state and provincial health mandates, the platform automates CACFP food program documentation, incident and illness logs, digital allergy alerts, and e-signed medication administration workflows—among dozens of daily operational tasks designed to keep centers audit-ready.
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Staff Administration & Scheduling
Teacher Scheduling & Staff Compliance
Build ratio-compliant shift schedules, track mandatory staff credentials, and sync timesheets to payroll.
ChildFriendly Pro simplifies child care workforce management by aligning staff schedules directly with real-time child arrival curves to prevent overstaffing while protecting mandatory teacher-to-child ratios. Beyond shift optimization, the platform centralizes digital timecards with direct payroll export, enforces kiosk-based punch-ins, and tracks CPR certifications, background checks, and professional development hours with automated renewal warnings before documentation expires.
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Parent Communication & Engagement
Parent Communication & Family Portal
Connect families to daily classroom activities, progress milestones, billing, and direct center messaging.
The ChildFriendly Pro parent app centralizes daily family engagement into a unified hub, eliminating fragmented communications. Guardians receive real-time digital daily sheets, media updates, developmental progress reports, and incident notices alongside self-serve access to attendance records and tuition ledger payments. Two-way direct messaging and email broadcast tools include standardized message templates and multi-channel delivery to keep staff and families aligned without phone tag or paper slips.
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Classroom & Learning Tools
Classroom Management & Learning Tools
Customize curriculum, map developmental milestones, and build digital portfolios with shared classroom calendars.
ChildFriendly Pro equips educators to build custom, standards-aligned lesson plans or select from pre-loaded learning activities tailored to program goals. Teachers capture real-time classroom observations, tag developmental milestones, compile media-rich child portfolios, and generate formal progress reports for family conferences. Integrated classroom calendars, shared photo journals, learning documentation, and newsletters keep daily room schedules organized and curriculum progress accessible to parents.
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Accreditation Compliance
Industry-First Digital Accreditation Hub
Replace physical three-ring binders with an integrated digital workflow for NECPA accreditation standards.
ChildFriendly Pro replaces heavy three-ring compliance binders with a digital self-assessment platform built around official NECPA accreditation standards. Staff tag and organize classroom observation evidence, curriculum plans, and educator credentials directly against accreditation rubrics. Uploaded documentation photos are automatically stamped with unalterable site IDs, room numbers, and dates, while secure, time-limited portal links let external assessors review complete evidence portfolios remotely.
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AI & Smart Automation Features
ChildFriendly Pro AI Assistant
Turn brief teacher observations into framework-aligned learning stories and refine family messages instantly.
ChildFriendly Pro Pilot streamlines daily documentation by polishing parent emails and messages for tone, clarity, and professionalism while providing instant multi-language translation. The assistant transforms teacher field notes into detailed classroom journal entries, standards-aligned learning stories, and formal student report cards with minimal manual writing. Built strictly for early childhood privacy compliance, all child data, developmental records, and center communications operate inside isolated, secure environments that never train public AI models.
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Onboarding & Easy Data Migration
Free 24-Hour White-Glove Data Migration
Switch from Procare, Lillio, Brightwheel, or your current system with zero setup fees, zero downtime, and dedicated coaching.
ChildFriendly Pro eliminates the friction of switching platforms with a full-service, 24-hour migration guarantee managed directly by dedicated data specialists. Our team extracts, cleans, and re-formats existing child rosters, guardian profiles, and family billing ledgers from legacy child care management systems or spreadsheets without disrupting daily operations. To ensure complete financial accuracy, ledgers are run in parallel prior to launch, while role-based video training modules quickly get directors, lead educators, and parents up to speed.
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Platform Security & Setup
Enterprise Cloud Security & Data Privacy
Protect child and family records with enterprise Microsoft Azure encryption and strict regulatory compliance.
ChildFriendly Pro safeguards sensitive child care data through Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure featuring 256-bit AES encryption at rest and in transit under a 99.9% uptime SLA. Tuition payments and bank accounts are protected within PCI DSS Level 1 certified vaults, ensuring zero local storage of raw financial details. Granular, role-based user permissions restrict document access to authorized personnel, maintaining compliance with PIPEDA, FERPA, and COPPA data privacy mandates backed by unalterable security audit logs.
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Dedicated support
Immediate Help From People Who Know Child Care.
No ticketing queues. No generic responses. When you reach out, you connect directly with experienced operators who know how to resolve subsidy questions, ledger balances, and room ratios on the spot.
Frequently asked questions
Clear answers to common questions about ChildFriendly Pro’s Tours, Waitlists & Registration
Read more FAQsHow does ChildFriendly Pro predict vacant spaces months before they occur?
ChildFriendly Pro tracks child birthdates and classroom transition thresholds (e.g., aging up from infant to toddler room at 18–19 months) in real time. The system projects exact room openings 30, 60, and 90+ days ahead, allowing directors to invite waitlist applicants before a space sits empty and unbilled.
Can prospective parents book tours directly from our center's website?
Yes, ChildFriendly Pro provides customizable website tour widgets that sync directly with director calendars. Parents select available tour times, receive automated email confirmations, and are logged into the admissions CRM pipeline automatically.
How does the waitlist CRM convert applicants into active student records?
When a spot becomes available, directors click 'Convert to Enrolled' inside the admissions CRM. The system transfers the child's registration data, medical forms, and parent contact details directly into an active student profile.
What are Leaving Pipeline Safeguards and how do they protect operating margins?
Leaving Pipeline Safeguards monitor active student end-dates and unrenewed schedule terms. The platform flags children who are reaching age limits or schedule completions without confirmed extensions, giving directors advance warning to fill upcoming vacancies.
How does the system enforce mandatory document uploads before a child starts?
ChildFriendly Pro includes pre-start file audit checks that lock registration completeness. If a mandatory record (such as an immunization form or emergency contact) is missing, the system alerts administrators and prompts the parent via app notifications before the child's start date.
Can we collect non-refundable registration fees during online enrollment?
Yes, ChildFriendly Pro integrates online registration fee collection directly into digital enrollment forms. Parents enter payment details to submit their application, and the fee posts automatically to your center's merchant ledger.
Does the waitlist system support sibling priority rules?
Yes, ChildFriendly Pro allows directors to reorder the waitlist by bumping children in priority level.
How do parents update their contact or medical information after enrolling?
Parents log into their ChildFriendly mobile app or web portal to update emergency contacts, authorized pick-ups, or other applicable records. Updates submit directly to administrators for review and instantly update the child's active digital file.
Can directors customize digital registration agreement terms?
Yes, directors can create custom digital registration agreements with custom liability waivers, photo release clauses, and payment policies. Parents sign digitally on their phones using legally binding e-signature fields.
Is prospective family data in the admissions CRM kept private?
Yes, all applicant records, child health forms, and parent contact details are stored in encrypted cloud vaults adhering to PIPEDA and FERPA data privacy standards. Data is accessible only by authorized center staff.
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