Brightwheel wants a quote and per-child pricing. Procare wants a contract and a setup call. You'll have a working centre site, pickup-drop logging, photo sharing, fee reminders, and emergency-broadcast flow set up before the first child arrives tomorrow.
Tap the child's name at arrival and pickup. Parent gets a timestamped WhatsApp ping. Late-pickup escalations fire automatically.
Snap a photo, tap the child or group, lands on WhatsApp to that family only. 5pm daily activity recap goes to every parent. Album auto-archives per child.
Tuition reminders with payment links. Waitlist auto-matches when spots open. Emergency broadcast to every parent in seconds with read receipts.
| Feature | DCS | The other guys |
|---|---|---|
| Setup time | 5 min | 2-4 weeks (Brightwheel onboarding) |
| Cost per centre | Flat $49-149/mo all staff | Per-child or per-classroom pricing |
| Parent reach | WhatsApp — 98% open | App push — install rate < 60% |
| Photo sharing | 1 tap from staff tablet | Upload to portal, parents log in |
| Emergency broadcast | Type once, read receipts | In-app notification — see above |
| Own your enrollment + family data | Yes — CSV export | Locked into their platform |
Staff tap a child's name on a tablet at arrival and again at pickup. Parent gets a WhatsApp ping with the timestamp and the staff member who logged it. Late-pickup escalations fire automatically. No more "is my kid there yet?" calls.
Yes. Take a photo from the staff tablet, tap the child or a group, the photo lands on WhatsApp to that family only. Daily activity recap goes out at 5pm to every parent. Album auto-archives per child.
Recurring tuition + activity fees set per family. 7d, 3d, and day-of WhatsApp reminders with a Stripe / Razorpay / UPI link. Receipts auto-send on payment. Late list updates without you opening a spreadsheet.
Enquiry form on the site captures child age, requested start, days/week. WhatsApp lands with the request and a 1-tap tour-booking link. When a spot opens at the right age, parents on the matching waitlist get auto-pinged in queue order.
Yes. Type once, send to every parent (or a specific class) on WhatsApp in seconds. Read-receipt counter shows how many opened it. Used for closures, lockdown drills, weather days, illness alerts.