Admin
Locations, classes, rosters, invitation codes, waitlist, shared-tablet PIN switch, Paid vault / billing / licensing export.
A real centre stack
What DailyDotKids actually runs every day
Not a brochure demo — three connected apps owners, teachers, and parents use on phones and classroom tablets.
Teacher
Clock-in, check-in/out, meals, naps, photos, notes, and daily reports — on a personal phone or shared classroom device.
Parent
Activity feed, bulletins, and push updates so families see the day without group-chat chaos.
Paid compliance
Credentials vault with expiry reminders, tuition invoices (you still collect payment), safety logbook, licensing visit packs.
First hour
From download to a live classroom
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1
Install Admin
Tap Start on Free, create the centre with email and password — no sales call.
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2
Set up the room
Add location, class, and children. Free covers 1 room and up to 8 students.
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3
Invite the team
Send codes so teachers and parents install their apps and join the same centre.
In the apps
See the product, not a pitch deck
Owner assessment
What Brightwheel typically does not give you — and what DailyDotKids does
Scan the gaps on the left. Confirm what you get with DailyDotKids on the right. Then start Free and decide with a live classroom — not a sales deck.
Often missing elsewhere
- A forever Free plan with published capacity you can trust before installing
- Self-serve start with no sales call and no credit card
- Canada-hosted centre data as the published default
- Classroom tools without becoming a card/ACH payment merchant
- A Free-first path into licensing visit export packs
- Three focused store apps (Admin / Teacher / Parent) you can invite into the same day
What DailyDotKids provides
- Start on Free today — install Admin, no sales call, no credit card
- Three live apps — Admin, Teacher, and Parent on App Store & Google Play
- Classroom day covered — check-in, meals, naps, photos, reports, bulletins, teacher clock-in
- Parents stay informed — dedicated Parent app with push updates
- Canada-hosted centre data — published on our Security page
- No tuition processor fees — Paid tracks invoices / Interac; you keep the money
- Licensing visit packs on Paid — checklists, visit history, and export for the officer
- Clear Free limits — 1 location · 1 class · 8 students · 2 teachers · 16 parents
| Owner need | DailyDotKids | Brightwheel |
|---|---|---|
| Try before you buy | Yes — Free forever with published limits | Usually demo / quote or a limited free tier |
| Get the team on apps today | Yes — Admin + Teacher + Parent store apps | Often one heavy suite after onboarding |
| Keep tuition fees | Yes — no processor cut from us | Payments often baked in (fees apply) |
| Canada data residency | Yes — Canada cloud region | Not our published Canada-region pitch |
| Licensing visit day | Yes on Paid — checklists + export packs | Not the Free-first visit-prep path we ship |
| Decision speed | Same day — Start on Free in Admin | Slower when sales / Premium quotes gate access |
Brightwheel is strong if you already need in-app tuition collection and curriculum suites. Most licensed centres that want to start this week choose DailyDotKids.
Your centre can run on DailyDotKids today
1 location · 1 class · up to 8 students · 2 teachers · 16 parent accounts. No credit card. Centre data stored in Canada.
