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Directors, managers, staff, and teachers of childcare groups and centers of all shapes and sizes, including preschools, aftercare clubs and daycares. We're the childcare management software for you.
Smartcare serves parents, teachers and directors/owners of childcare/daycare centers, early learning centers, K-12 enrichment and childcare programs, Montessori's, faith-based preschools, and more!
It with holds all of the essential information required for me and my team to do our job to the best of our ability and it is all with held securely within this amazing app.
The app can be slow at times, that’s the only problem.
With FAMLY it is fast, easy to use and seems to flow well. We now use the child development side too and have loved the simplicity and ease of reporting with this.
Various options haven't quite met our needs - accident reports, administration of suncream and medication, permissions for various users.
Great software, it was really easy to set up and the customer support were knowledgeable, friendly and easy to contact.
I can't fault the support from FAMLY when we have any problems.
Brilliant customer services. Always prompt and willing to help improve things.
New features could be explained more thoroughly for people who are not that tech savvy. Limited record keeping for Montessori settings.
I love how easy it is to use, both with the kiosk signing kids in and out and with the enrollment/billing process. The ability to pay online for families has been so helpful and out families love it.
We also had issues with how to bill parents as my policy charges for what they schedule and your program charges for what they attend. We are working on it with our rep though.
I have been using the app since over 6 months and I like it a lot. It's a great app to get real-time updates about your child at day care and allows you to view the bills as well.
I wish there were report that I used to use on Childcare Manager. I miss the emergency report that would print out children in attendance and emergency contacts for fire drills.
The one thing I like the most from Smartcare is the flexibility or ease to send multiple pictures to parents and the communication to all the parents who are active.
I have had more problems with this than I can probably list. I have installed/uninstalled the app on my phone several times due to it not working properly.
Another amazing feature is the ability to print reports for attendance, billing, and other items.
Customer support is not helpful, they talk to you more like you're an idiot than anything. The reports make no sense, especially the monthly statement (OMG the monthly statement is horrible).
Kaliani C.: Hi, I'm Kali. I am an intake specialist at a benefits advocacy group, and I rate Smartcare a five. I use Smartcare daily to sign my children in and out of their daycare facility. I also use it to communicate with their teachers, to stay posted up to date with them. And I also do pay my weekly tuition for my children. I like the Smartcare app because it is super convenient. And you do get your updates pretty quickly. Upon signing the children in, it's almost immediately shown that the children were signed in and who they're signed in by. And I also love that it's a one-stop shop. You can also pay the tuition through the app. You don't have to personally go to the facility and pay them. You can just do it all right through the app. The one thing I would say that I don't like about the Smartcare app, it's a minor detail. It's just a little bit of lag when teachers send updates, it'll take just a couple hours or maybe even minutes to post. But other than that, the app is just fine.
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