#1 childcare management software
More time with children.
Less time on admin.
More time with children.
Less time on admin.
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Why millions of educators and families love brightwheel
#1 childcare software
Ranked as leading childcare center software based on external reviews.
Easy to use & save time
Simplify administrative tasks with brightwheel and save up to 20 hours per month.
Automatic billing & payments
90% of preschools report that more families pay on time with brightwheel.
Quality connections
95% of administrators & staff report brightwheel improves communication with families.
#1 childcare software
Ranked as leading childcare center software based on external reviews.
Easy to use & save time
Simplify administrative tasks with brightwheel and save up to 20 hours per month.
Automatic billing & payments
90% of preschools report that more families pay on time with brightwheel.
Quality connections
95% of administrators & staff report brightwheel improves communication with families.
Real stories. Real impact.
See how brightwheel is powering childcare programs big and small.
Why millions of educators and families love brightwheel
Trusted by thousands of leading early childhood education programs
Your complete preschool & childcare management system
All the essentials in one integrated app
- Automate billing and payments
- Send real-time messages to staff and families
- Efficiently run your program with check-in, admissions, reports, and multi-site management
- Support educators in and out of the classroom with curriculum, lesson plans, and observations
- Automatically sync time tracking with payroll for easy, accurate payroll processing
“We chose brightwheel when we were evaluating different tools because it integrates billing, admissions, and a great visual experience for families. It’s awesome that it’s an all-in-one system.”
Brandyn B, Co-Founder of Magnolia Forest Preschools
Puget Sound, WA
Simplify billing and get paid faster
- Easily set up and automate billing
- Give families a way to securely pay tuition online
- Track subsidy payments across multiple agencies
- Stay on top of your finances and year-end taxes
- Expense management
“95% of families are on track with their payments, thanks to brightwheel! Before, it was really bad. Parents love that they can see exactly how much they owe, right on their phones.”
Munisha M, Director at Excelsior University for Children
Seabrook, TX
Build quality connections with families and staff
- Give staff an easy tool to communicate with families, administrators, and other staff
- Centralize messaging, newsletters, and alerts
- Share milestones, photos, and videos
“Brightwheel has been a tremendous blessing. I’ve received great feedback from teachers on Messaging because I’m able to step in and help answer questions a teacher might not be as comfortable answering.”
Cally B, Assistant Director at MBCC Journey
Birmingham, AL
Support child development in and out of the classroom
- Save time with tools to add, customize, and distribute your own curriculum
- Add Experience Curriculum to enhance program quality with digital lessons and hands-on learning materials
- Make it easier for staff to observe and share a child’s developmental benchmarks with families
“Our teachers love Experience Curriculum. Newer teachers feel more confident because they can use it as a strong foundation and build from there to support child development in their classrooms.”
Tiffany M, Pre-K Teacher & Curriculum Coordinator at Tarrytown Children’s Center
Austin, TX
Efficiently manage your center
- Centralize family and staff information
- Manage your admissions process and waitlist online
- Stay compliant with digital check-in, health checks, and room ratio tracking and run reports quickly
- Create custom documents, fillable PDF forms, and sign-up forms
- Enhanced CACFP reporting & logging
- New reports for attendance, staff, and more
“Brightwheel has cut out a third of my busy work. Enrollment is now all online, and we no longer have manual processes where families come in and sign paperwork in the office.”
Kelly R, Director at Good Shepherd Learning Center
Douglassville, PA
Automate your payroll with ease
- Easily track upcoming & past payrolls
- Auto-sync staff hours with payroll to quickly and accurately pay your staff
- Get your local, state, and federal taxes filed for you
- Enable your staff to access pay stubs & tax forms online, anytime
- Staff time off for scheduling, tracking, and pay
“I highly recommend brightwheel's payroll solution. It is so easy to use. The connection between brightwheel and Gusto makes payroll so much faster because it syncs seamlessly!”
Adriana W, Administrator at Steps to Success Inc.
Leola, PA
What educators are saying
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Brightwheel has been one of the best decisions I’ve made for our program. It’s the brain of our center and manages everything from signing in and out to billing to maintaining family relationships.
Brightwheel has been one of the best decisions I’ve made for our program. It’s the brain of our center and manages everything from signing in and out to billing to maintaining family relationships.
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Partnering for your success.
- Live chat support for you and your program
- Customized onboarding and seamless account set-up
- Dedicated account specialists that understand your program and your needs
- 24/7 access to free resources: Chatbot, Help Center articles, YouTube tutorials, and social communities
Designed with you in mind
Administrators & directors
Manage enrollment, billing, payroll, communication, and business from the brightwheel app.
Teachers & staff
Easily manage daily tasks, from check-in and activities, to messaging with families.
Parents & guardians
Stay connected to your child's learning with messaging and easily set up online payments.