Kangarootime review

Kangarootime positions itself as a multi-unit childcare management system that puts business operations and classroom management on one platform. The suite is split into four parts. Business by Kangarootime automates registration and enrollment, lead management, billing and staff scheduling. School by Kangarootime handles attendance and custody, builds student profiles, tracks progress and gives staffing insights. Connect is the parent app for photos, videos, daily logs, messages and activities. Educator adds ready-made lesson plans and in-the-moment coaching for teachers facing classroom challenges. For owners, Kangarootime tracks revenue streams, cost centers and financial health across locations, and it also sells a separate before and after school management solution. Support comes from live representatives. Kangarootime does not publish prices, its sales process starts with a scheduled call, and its public site gives less feature detail than Brightwheel or MyKidReports, so ask for a module list with your quote.

Who it is for

Multi-location childcare operators that want business and classroom tools across every school in one platform.

Price

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Key features

• Business by Kangarootime for registration, enrollment, lead management, billing and staff scheduling
• School by Kangarootime for attendance, custody tracking, student profiles and progress
• Connect parent app for photos, videos, daily logs and messages
• Educator by Kangarootime with ready-made lesson plans and in-the-moment coaching
• Revenue and cost center tracking across multiple locations

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Built for multi-school operators
• Strength: Live representatives handle support tickets
• Strength: Before and after school management as a separate solution
• Weakness: No published prices; sales starts with a scheduled call
• Weakness: Public feature detail is thinner than most rivals
• Weakness: Products are split into modules, so check what each quote includes

Key facts

• Products: Business, School, Connect, Educator
• Focus: Multi-unit childcare management
• Headquarters: Buffalo, New York
• Pricing: By quote

Where it ranks

Kangarootime is No. 9 in our Best Childcare Management Software verdict.