# Child Paths Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Child Paths Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Daycare products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/142086/Child-Paths --- # Child Paths Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. Independent research methodology Capterra’s researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. 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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-we-ensure-transparency/) [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Child Paths ## What is Child Paths? Our app transforms how teachers capture, store and communicate in real-time to parents, giving them updates on their child's welfare, learning and development. Child Paths software will help teachers work quicker and smarter saving time reporting and money on paper and ink. It will help with compliance documenting all the evidence you need and give your service a competitive advantage in your area by providing this innovating platform to communicate with parents giving them real piece of mind. ## What is Child Paths used for? [Daycare](https://www.capterra.com/child-care-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 14 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Starting price $1 Per Month Free trial available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for Child Paths?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=http://www.childpaths.ie&name=Child Paths) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### Child Paths 4.9 (14) VS. [4.6 (2,749)](https://www.capterra.com/p/23486/Procare-Child-Care-Management/reviews/) Starting Price $1 Per Month Starting Price Contact vendor Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.9 (14) Ease Of Use 4.4 (2,748) Value For Money 4.9 (14) Value For Money 4.5 (2,334) Customer Service 4.9 (14) Customer Service 4.6 (2,572) ## Child Paths alternatives Highest Rated [4.7 (3,254)](https://www.capterra.com/p/144060/brightwheel/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [4.7 (264)](https://www.capterra.com/p/155536/Famly/reviews/) Starting price $49.00 Per User, Per Month [4.6 (77)](https://www.capterra.com/p/181289/ChildPilot/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [Lillio](https://www.capterra.com/p/134048/HiMama-Preschool-Child-Care-App/) [4.6 (3,623)](https://www.capterra.com/p/134048/HiMama-Preschool-Child-Care-App/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/134048/HiMama-Preschool-Child-Care-App/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/142086/Child-Paths/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Activity Tracking Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems Alerts/Notifications Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Attendance Tracking Track the attendance of specific individuals or groups Billing & Invoicing Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers Calendar Management Track and manage schedules and meetings via an integrated calendar Communications Management Record and track all relevant internal and external communications Child Paths 18 features Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Track the attendance of specific individuals or groups Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers Track and manage schedules and meetings via an integrated calendar Record and track all relevant internal and external communications A document that lists daily activities or maintains a record of all events that happened in a day Protect sensitive data for digital privacy Digitally sign online documents Track employee schedules, availability, and performance across projects and tasks Manage the enrollment and onboarding of all new members and accepted applications Manage updates to member's immunization records and track individual allergies Meal and snack planning, scheduling and distribution Monitor task progress and planned accomplishments to better manage project status Portal for parents to see and update childrens' info, track progress & more Accept, record, and reconcile financial transactions Oversee and coordinate the registration of attendees, visitors, customers, events, activities, etc. Record, update and manage waiting lists Features 4.7 (14) 4.7 Based on 14 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.9 (14) Free Trial Free Version Basic $1.00 Per Month Value for money 4.9 (14) 4.9 Based on 14 reviews ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.9 (14) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.9 (14) 4.9 Based on 14 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.9 Based on 14 reviews Filter by rating 5(13) 4(1) 3(0) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent GD Gillian D. School Principal Education Management ### "Highly recommend Child Paths for Early childhood Centres" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 23, 2020 Our experience has been very positive with Child Paths. The team are excellent and always available to help with any issues. They are welcoming of suggestions and can add personalised features that may only apply to your service. They are a progressive Company eager to improve all the time. We have found that Child Paths is a great communication tool but yet it does not replace or compromise our relationships with parents, but enhances them. Pros We have been using the Child Paths App in our Creche since 2018. Our staff have become very familiar with the system and it is saving lots of time over tedious paperwork. The parents are all very positive about it and love receiving updates during the day. Like everything, it took us a couple of weeks to get familiar with it. We would highly recommend this to Early Years centres. Cons Integration in to our service took a little time and patience. Once we got everyone up and running and ironed out the initial challenges, things fell in to place. Our staff find the app very easy to use and enjoy all the features that can be accessed. The facility to speak in to the tablet and let it then comes up in text is not used so much as with different accents and voices, it does not pick up so well what we are trying to say and can write something different. Many of the staff find it easier to type their observations. Reasons for choosing Child Paths We carried out a lot of research in to different apps and found Child Paths to be the most suitable and reliable for our service. \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] are confident and excited about their product and this comes across in all meetings. They are always at the end of the phone or email and happy to visit us and help us when required. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. IM Inga M. Admin Manager Education Management ### " Child Paths has been outstanding " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 22, 2020 We find Child Paths to be a very comprehensive system that we use on a daily basis, we are happy to see continued improvement and new features in the system, and we would have no hesitation to recommend it to all other Childcare settings! Pros We have been using Childpath since June 2019, and I have to say that it has transformed our day-to-day practices and definitely improved the communication level by sharing real-time information between staff and parents. Child Paths has proven to be very user-friendly, quick, and easy to learn for any new user, and not to mention the level of support that we have received from Child Paths has been outstanding – amazing customer support! Cons There is nothing that we could say we don't like about the software. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. CG CIARA G. Managing Director Education Management ### "Childpaths Software" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 22, 2020 Love this software! We began working with Child Paths in May 2018 and have the app in place in our six centres. It’s a great tool and takes a lot of pain out of the day-to-day paperwork. I love looking at my own child’s photos and updates too. Well worth it and well thought out product. Highly recommend it and the team are a pleasure to deal with too. Pros Easy to use, information at-hand for inspections from governing bodies, parents love the photos and daily updates. I find it very handy from a parent's perspective also as I work away once a week, so i can keep up to date with his day while I travel. Cons Would love if it was an app but the browser feature is very easy to use too Reasons for choosing Child Paths I found that the owners were very easy to deal with and that they "got" what was needed from an app. I had seen others but wasn't convinced by them but really enjoy this product now. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. GK Gobnait K. Manager Individual & Family Services ### "Always on the ball!!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 21, 2020 I just want to congratulate ye on the fantastic work ye have done for us as providers in preparing us for the NCS!! We were here fretting over spreadsheets for weekly returns etc…… and I said Child Paths will definitely have something in place for this! And sure enough!!!! We are thrilled ye are the best!!! – A HUGE THANK YOU FROM ALL OF US IN CLANN AIRE CRECHE Pros It is easy to navigate, friendly interface, easy access to lots of information and regular updates. Cons I feel there should be an ECCE package only for 38 weeks of the year at a fixed rate for everyone. Reasons for choosing Child Paths recommendation from another reputable provider. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. JL Jennifer L. Childcare provider Education Management ### "Childpaths" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 21, 2020 Extremely happy, the support from childpaths is like having your friend on speedial for help. Pros The camera option is amazing, as a picture tells a thousand words Cons There is no video Option , it would be lovely to post videos. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AA Annette A. Owner Education Management ### "Child Paths " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 21, 2020 Our experience has been fantastic with Child Paths and they are ALWAYS at the other end of the phone to help or assist if we need anything. We firstly only used it in one facility but now it is rolled out in all four of our facilities. Pros It reduced our use of paper and enhanced our relationship with Parents. Cons It takes time to set up and it like any software only as good as the user. Reasons for choosing Child Paths We chose Child Paths because the guys were very easy to deal with and promised ongoing support which we felt we would need and they are still to this dat giving us support! Fantastic product and service. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. EB Elaine B. Owner-Manager Education Management ### "Goodbye paperwork!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 21, 2020 Pros The Child Paths application has had a significant impact on our service. Our reliance on paper documentation, e.g. attendance sheets, daily records, sleep charts, food records and child observation records, has decreased dramatically. We no longer need to store large quantities of documents, now we store this information electronically. We have an obligation to work in partnership with parents/guardians, to ensure the best possible outcomes, and we do this through sharing information. In my opinion, there is no better way to do this than through the Child Paths app. Cons This software programme was more basic when we first started to us it. However, it subsequently continued to expand & meet our ever changing needs. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. NM Niamh M. Co/Owner Education Management ### "Child Paths" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 21, 2020 We have been using Child paths for over 2 years now. We can’t fault the app & more so the support from \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] & the team. Anytime we have any problems (which are few) they are resolved straight away. The team are open to suggestions for change & or improvement. Would highly recommend Child Paths Pros ChildPaths is: Easy to navigate for staff & parents. Its a fantastic communication tool. Everything you need for compliance is all in one place. The team at Childpaths are always working on improvements in the background. Cons A con for me is just an invoicing system - however I know they will come in time. Reasons for choosing Child Paths The Childpaths team gave us hands on training & are always available for support. No issue is too big or too small. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. LO lisa o. manager Education Management ### "amazing product" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 21, 2020 From start to finish this the implementation of this product was seamless. we received amazing support from the company and they dealt with all queries with so much support and nothing was ever a problem.Child Paths is an amazing product and as a service, we don’t know how we managed without it. Easy to use, great support from the company and parents love it, highly recommend it. Pros I liked the fact that it was so easy to use and access for the parents. I loved the fact that we got rid of so much paperwork and because of that we had more hands on time with the children. Cons The initial cross over period was a little daunting for some staff members, however the support they received form other and from Childpaths was amazing and made it alot easier. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. TM Theresa M. Director Education Management ### "Our experience of Childpaths " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 21, 2020 Very positive Pros We have introduced Child Paths in 5 of our services and it has improved and simplified our record keeping. Staff and parents appreciate the ease with which we can share relevant information and updates including pictures and activities. The system saves staff time, allows for clear and concise messages to be passed between relevant people while meeting new requirements for TUSLA and POBAL. It also provides the back office with easier access to relevant details. We are happy to recommend this system Cons There was no major downsides to the product. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. [View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/142086/Child-Paths/reviews/) Independent research methodology Capterra's researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/proprietary-data-research/) How Capterra verifies reviews Capterra carefully verified over 2.5 million+ reviews to bring you authentic software experiences from real users. 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