--- description: Review of Parent Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Parent | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [K-12 Software](/directory/4232/k-12/software) > [Parent](/software/81201/parent) # Parent Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/81201/parent Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/81201/parent?page=2) > Parent is where childcare meets simplicity, smarts, and passion. Designed for early education centres, Parent cuts down admin time so educators can focus on what matters most: The children and learning. With features like automated billing, in-app payments, real-time messaging, attendance, observations, and digital reports, everything lives in one intuitive, easy-to-use app. Planning personalized learning journeys? Done. Keeping families in the loop? Effortless. Parent even comes with live support and a dedicated account manager, so you’re never alone. Whether you're running a single center or a network of nurseries, Parent helps you save time, reduce costs, and create stronger connections with families, your team, and every little learner in your care. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 102 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 102 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Parent Childcare Management Solution - **Location**: Toronto, Canada - **Founded**: 2015 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Please contact Parent Childcare Management Solution for pricing details. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Chromebook (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish - **Available Countries**: Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Kuwait, Norway, Qatar, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United States ## Features - API - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Admissions Management - Alerts/Notifications - Assessment Management - Attendance Management - Attendance Tracking - Billing & Invoicing - Bookstore Management - Calendar Management - Class Registration - Class Scheduling - Communication Management - Communications Management - Contact Database - Credit Card Processing - Curriculum Management - Customer Accounts - Customisable Forms ## Integrations (10 total) - Amazon Pay - Apple Pay - Gmail - Google Pay - QuickBooks Enterprise - Stripe - WhatsApp - Zoho Billing - Zoho Books - ZooM ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [K-12 Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4232/k-12/software) ## Related Categories - [K-12 Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4232/k-12/software) - [Mobile Learning Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/3753/mobile-lms/software) - [School Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4685/school-management/software) - [Class Registration Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4580/class-registration/software) - [Child Care Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4654/child-care/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Ease of evaluation and daily reports for the child, ease of controlling photos and videos, and many more things that I cannot mention now. > > **Cons**: It stops frequently and sometimes it repeats the download on its own. ----- ### "Easy to use" — 5.0/5 > **Ola** | *4 August 2021* | E-Learning | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Very user friendly and easy to use, almost same experience while using Facebook when we post pictures and videos. The best part about it is our parents who became more interactive liking the pictures and tagging their children and having more valuable conversation with them in our virtual parental meetings via zoom. Thanks Parent App for making our daily operations easier. > > **Cons**: Will be great if they enabled the option of online payments directly from the app. > > Parent App is having the same importance to our usage for what's app and Facebook and their customer support is amazing interns of quick reply and the guilds they are having inside the app now is making our life easier. As much as our parents are satisfied we will keep always using the solution ----- ### "Customization of Parent App" — 2.0/5 > **Honey** | *21 March 2024* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 1.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love that is Parent is easy to send messages and colaborate with all educators in all classrooms. > > **Cons**: Scheduling children for sporatic days and invoicing was very difficult. However Parent is making changes and customizing to our needs. ----- ### "A software that will impress you\!" — 5.0/5 > **Rana** | *19 March 2023* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: All the features of Parent are very functional for Nursery managers. They save up a lot of time. The training Parent provide at the beginning is very helpful in guiding admin and teaching staff in using this app properly. The support team are very responsive . They always make sure to clarify any issue and follow up to keep their customers supported and satisfied. > > **Cons**: I would've loved if we could link observations to program planning as part of a complete planning cycle. > > Very satisfied. Value for money. ----- ### "Hester How uses Parent App" — 5.0/5 > **Debra** | *17 March 2023* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Recording Observations of children and Curriculum for children.Posts to families.Messages between educators and families.Administrators can access information on children and families that educators prepare or are responsible for, better and easier management of staff and duties. Updates on the development and activities of children are ready available to administrators. > > **Cons**: Some features can be improved to be more user friendly/specific for our individual needs.However we have received the support as needed.Suggestion for improvement to the App's functions has always been welcomed by Parent App. > > Our experience with Parent has been successful, as we saw its full benefit during the COVID years. Communication and facilitating educational learning for the children, when they were at home were done via the App. ----- Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/81201/parent?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/81201/parent) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data