# KidKare Food Program Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is KidKare Food Program the right Daycare solution for you? Explore 389 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/166858/Kid-Kare/reviews --- KidKare Food Program 4.7 (389) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/166858/Kid-Kare/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated April 9th, 2026 # Reviews of KidKare Food Program Ease of use 4.7 Customer Service 4.6 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews CO Chloe O AdminFund-Raising, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Best software as I can enrol all my children“ January 30, 2025 ES Emma S OwnerChild Day Care Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I feel taken advantage of, due to lack of trust and frustration of not being able to login for example due to more errors in the system daily.“ December 1, 2025 BL Briana L Daycare provider Individual & Family Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “It’s very user friendly and helps me keep track of what the kids ate, who’s all here, and the monthly calendar is a great tool too.“ June 9, 2022 ES Emma S OwnerChild Day Care Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Currently waiting on error that is going on 3 weeks.“ December 1, 2025 AK Andrea K Owner OperatorEducation Management, Self-employedUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I used to like how I could get all info input very fast. “ January 3, 2024 KS Kayla S DirectorChild Day Care Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “I have had many parents comment and say the app is nice however the steps to set it up and the amount of time it can take with all the information needed and questions it asks can be frustrating“ February 19, 2025 BL Briana L Daycare provider Individual & Family Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “It makes checkin in kids and logging food each day a breeze.“ June 9, 2022 ES Emma S OwnerChild Day Care Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I hate absolutely hate the customer service.“ December 1, 2025 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 389 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Mandy T. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "New Notetaking System" July 13, 2019 4.0 NA Pros The thing I like most about this system is as information is entered its saved immediately. I can take notes on students and it is saved within their virtual profile. Almost like a gradebook in some ways. Cons The thing I like least is that the website does not tell you when you either did not mark a student or marked something wrong. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Owner Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Kidkare review from Karlyn's Little Blessings" January 3, 2019 4.0 Overall I love the website and everything it offers i just wish there were a few improvements to make it faster to log everything for the day and create menus. Pros i love how easy it is to use and navigate through the website for the most part. I use quick books for my payroll but it is extremely complicated to create invoices and log everyday expenses for my business and that is why I have chosen to continue to use kidkare. Cons I would say that there are a few things that are little complicated and not very user friendly, like creating a custom menu to use every month, it takes entirely way to long to create, and trying to figure out how to reuse a menu every month is a little complicated as well. it seems like every time i try to re use a menu for the next month it always skips days and i have to go in and fill in the blanks. I also wish that there was a way to automatically check every child in for a meal that way i am not having to click on each individual child and then if there is one child that was not there for that meal i could just unclick their name. When trying to send in a report for the month it can take all day to even send it in because the website seems to shut down. Review Source AR Amber R. Early Childhood Director Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Not a 1 stop shop " December 6, 2018 2.0 Only positive of Kidkare for me is I do not have to mail in my Food program paperwork it can all be done online. Otherwise Kidkare is not useful. Pros Aligning with the food program is a positive and convenient part of the software. Cons It's doesn't align with any other state standards: Paperwork, assessments, no uploading, loggin of daily activities, no parent/teacher communication, just billing/accounting & food program alignment. It needs to go much further to be comparable to others. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Intern Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Kid Care takes the stress out of meal planning" December 13, 2018 5.0 I have never had a issue with the KidKare software, it is always available when I need it Pros Kidkare software is so very easy to navigate, and it has so many informative places you can go to. Cons I do not have any issues with the KidKare software Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Tutor/Independent Consultant Consumer Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Meal tracking only" January 3, 2019 4.0 Pros The system is easy to operate. I enjoy using the saved menu templates. Cons It can be slow at times. There have been times the site would not function, but it usually comes back up the same day. Review Source JB Jeanette B. Owner Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Kidkare" January 13, 2019 5.0 Tracking children and meals are super easy with this program. Pros This program is very easy to use. Tracking the children and meals have been super easy. Cons There is nothing that I don't like so far with this program, except maybe not being able to bring back a withdrawn child easily. Review Source LP Leticia P. Day Care Provider Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Feeding Future" January 4, 2019 5.0 Using this software we can accelerate our work,being organized and make monthly reports from the commodity of our home ,It's a big help in this field , we are always very busy taking care of our futures Pros \-The way in which we can create our own menus . -The software avoid us the hand writing. -It help us to be organized. Cons \-The system is always slow down. - The software have many pages to navigate. - The way we can use the copy option. - Printing. Review Source DC Danyel C. Student Food & Beverages Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Easy-to-use " November 23, 2021 5.0 Great way to stay up with state requirements while providing nutritional products and keeping track of them Pros That it combines several items need led to effectively run a business such as a daycare so easy Cons There was nothing about the software that I did not like Review Source MR Mary R. Owner Individual & Family Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Data entry" December 28, 2018 5.0 Pros the ease of templates: no additional writing necessary Cons When I review my entries I have to save again, even though there are no changes Review Source NH Nicole H. Daycare Provider Arts and Crafts Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "kidKAre easey to use" December 27, 2018 5.0 Pros this program is easy to use and manoover. Cons I wish there was less scrolling up and down, it could be designed better so everything could fit in one screen. Review Source CO Chloe O. Admin Fund-Raising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Enrol the class" January 30, 2025 5.0 Best software as I can enrol all my children Pros Childcare management in one app as I’m an agency and some employees recommend this Cons Nothing I dislike about the app it’s very easy Review Source SD Sandra D. Owner-Operator Consumer Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Glad I FINALLY changed over from paper to computer" December 7, 2018 5.0 This program is a time saver. I do not like change. I am a long time participant of the food program. For many years I have been doing it on the forms. Once this computer program came out, I still did not want to make the change. Every time I would get a visit from the Food Program the ladies would ask me if I was sure I did not want to change, they thought I would really like it. For a few years I still used the paper forms and finally I decided I would try the computer software and if I didn't like it I could always go back to my old way. Oh my goodness. I absolutely loved it. Why did I not do it sooner..Duh It just made the whole process of doing the Food Program so much easier and less time consuming. I though it was great. There is always room for improvement. Who knows maybe the cons I listed above will one day be Incorporated into this software making it the "Perfect" program. Pros Very easy to learn. If certain things on the page are not right you can't go on. Once you get the hang of it. The whole process of doing your daily work is a breeze. Only taking a few minuets of your time each day. Cons I think the thing I like least is that it doesn't tell you more of what you are doing wrong. Example: If you accidentally marked too many kids for that certain day, or if you didn't mark that you didn't feed a whole wheat bread for that particular day although you always do but may have miss marked it , if a child is marked down but is not usually there on that certain day. I think that if it would tell us these things there would be less mistakes on the error and summary reports. Overall its a great program Review Source WL Wanda L. Owner/ teacher Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Sunshine Kids" December 18, 2018 5.0 Just dislike when we can't enter at time of service because KidKare may be down. Seems to do it alot towards end of month or fisrt 3-5 of month.... Pros Love the fact I can add the kids photo. I like that infants are separated- very confusing when on MM... But alot of the infant under 12mos eat same solid food as other kids., would be nice if copied foods from older children and we choose to delete what they didn't eat, and change as needed.... Cons Can't easily access the children's ages. We use this alot for if they are on Voucher program. It ask for year and the months of the children. It use to be in the kids information area when it was MM.... alot of the infant under 12mos eat same solid food as other kids., would be nice if copied foods from older children showed up and we choose to delete what they didn't eat, and change as needed.... since I puree my food for the younger kids. Review Source MM Marlene M. Licensed Childcare Provider Hospitality Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Ease of Use" January 3, 2019 5.0 I have been extremely satisfied, minus all the small details! Thank you for all you do for us who provide for the young and old alike. God Bless and Happy New Year Pros When I started doing the food program online for my daycare, I was only able to do it on a computer and now that KidKare has taken over, it has made it possible to be able to still program all my meals but yet I can do it on the couch in the same room as the children as they sleep!! This was the biggest improvement to me since I was always stuck upstairs in my room while my family was spending time together. Customer support is amazing and the monitors that represent this area ( Wyoming) are phenomenal! Cons The big thing in the beginning from switching from webkids to this was that there was a button to select all kids instead of pressing each one. This made it difficult for me since I have a large number of kids most days, then I would depress the ones that weren't there for that day. Made it so much easier. Now, there is the sign in time for each child which takes extra time to do instead of just clicking on the child. I do everything at the end of the month all at once so having to do that is just another annoying step for me Review Source GM Georgina M. Owner Individual & Family Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Comprehensive and Simple" June 11, 2020 5.0 Great experience. I find myself digging deeper to see if I can find additional helpful features. Pros The menu planning is great and has all of the options needed. Even someone who lacks food planning knowledge can find this software appealing. Cons Not having the option to print all reports in color if desired. Have the ability for color in the reports allows for distinguishing different categories of information. Review Source DF Dawn F. owner Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Days and minutes count" December 12, 2018 5.0 I am streamlining paperwork. I need as much time as possible w children. Anyway to streamline paperwork is advantageous. Support people are top notch..Know their product and are educational don;t seem like they are policing my business. Wish parents were educated more. Pros i can do on smart phone. it has pretty much all i need for my day. wish it had a list of credible w/g brands on this site. pain to go looking for in paperwork. Cons Only bad I can say is wish it I was more computer literate, seems so easy when I know the system. Not so easy when first attempting programs. Review Source DC Deborah C. Owner/teacher Individual & Family Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to use" December 28, 2018 5.0 I really like that I can look up information on one a specific child easily. The overall program is easy to use. Pros I am not very good with a computer and this program is very easy to use. It is also easy to look up specific information with just a couple clicks of a button. Cons I have not had any problems with this program. Review Source SW Shannon W. home daycare provider Individual & Family Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "so easy to use and love doing it all on line" January 2, 2019 5.0 Pros It really is easy to use and you can do everything on line rather than doing paper menus. And I love that I don't have to purchase a program to use it with my iMac anymore. Cons Nothing that I can think of. I don't like that I have to check in the kids but that isn't a software problem. Review Source VD Victoria D. Manager Consumer Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "KidKare" July 5, 2020 5.0 I'm not having any problem with kidkare. It's the product differences. Pros I love being a mom. This product is helpful because the service offers incentives on being better at kids. Cons I don't dislike much about the product. It's easier to read and know then too play and forget, understand. Review Source HU Hattie U. Childcare provider Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "easy to keep track" December 11, 2018 5.0 My overall experience is that how well it keep track and I can go back at anytime and check on something. I started using this program when it was first introduced to my food program and I love recording on paper sucks, Pros How easy it to select the proper foods and i like that unless I put the required foods in for a certain meal the system will let me know and I won't be able to continue until I do. Cons At this time I can't think of one thing that I least like. Review Source DW Danielle W. Daycare Provider Arts and Crafts Used the software for: 2+ years ### "KidKare Is Worth It" December 11, 2018 5.0 My overall experience is good, I have been using kidkare for @ years now and it makes logging food and printing reports so much easier. It is easier to renew children or add new children. Pros I like the fact that I can log my whole day from my phone. It is nice if you forget to log during the day, you have the ability to log at any time. Cons every once in a while it takes a long time to long on or boots you off for no apparent reason. Review Source HA Heather A. FCCH Provider Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "KidKare Review" December 31, 2018 5.0 Pros I like that the program is always available. Sometimes I'm so busy and I cant get to the computer right away, so I jot things down and log in later. The program is pretty easy to navigate and self explanatory. Cons I can't think of anything that I dislike about the software. I don't like how the rules and laws keep changing, but it has nothing to do with KidKare. Review Source CB Chandra B. Administration Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Saves thecTrees" January 3, 2020 5.0 The app can be loaded on your phone which allows you to record meals at time of service. Pros The minute menu allows you to record meals eaten by the children, without wasting paper.. The app is convenient and easy to navigate. Cons The app can sometimes freeze. Which may take a few hours to update and allow you to record the meals. Review Source CD Christine D. owner family child care Individual & Family Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "saves so much time" July 10, 2018 5.0 I don't have to use paper menus and I can always go back to check my work Pros all children's information is recorded so I don't have to enter their info everyday. It keeps trackof their birthday. Choices of food are easy tomake Cons takes a few seconds for meal to be saved. I'm usually in a hurry and when I enter meal I usually get an error message. Review Source DG Dana G. Owner Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Software" December 18, 2018 5.0 Love It!!!! Pros I really enjoy how fast and easy you can work with the app on any device. I have never had any difficulties with the software and SWHD can fix any issue that I have had in the past. I highly recommend this software to providers. Cons Time to Time the software will run slow due to high usage but nothing major. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Daycare](https://www.capterra.com/child-care-software/)[Accounting](https://www.capterra.com/accounting-software/)