QikKids

Offers a comprehensive suite of cloud-based products including "Office" for administration, "Playground" for educators, and "Home" for parents, designed to work seamlessly together.

Provides a unified platform to manage all aspects of childcare operations from one central location.

Offers various pricing plans (Lite, Core, Essential, Desktop) with flexible billing and aims for no hidden fees or long-term contracts.

Hosted on Amazon Web Services, ensuring 24/7 global access and robust security for all data.

Specializes in automating and managing Child Care Subsidy (CCS), Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS), and Inclusion Support Subsidy (ISS) claims for Australian services.

Generates invoices digitally for recurring, variable, and ad-hoc payments.

Automatically sends reminders to parents for outstanding invoices, improving cash flow.

Supports a wide range of payment methods including credit/debit cards, online bank transfers, cash/checks, and integrated solutions like PayNow and Direct Debit.

Facilitates auto-charging and uploading of payments, streamlining the collection process.

Tools to reconcile electronic payments, reducing errors and fraud.

Features designed to help reduce outstanding debt and improve a center's cash flow.

Tools for managing and closing accounting periods efficiently.

Enables the bulk update of fee schedules for multiple accounts.

Functionality to automatically apply fees for early drop-offs and late pickups.

Advanced tools for managing waitlist enquiries, tracking offers, and converting them to enrollments.

Allows families to complete the entire enrolment process digitally, including submitting documents.

Manages and processes casual booking requests efficiently.

Enables customization of online enrolment forms to capture specific information required by the center.

Supports the digital management of CWAs for CCS purposes.

Supports creating, managing, and editing child bookings, including handling overlaps and applying end dates.

Provides tools to monitor current and projected occupancy levels at a service level and report on vacancies.

Offers contactless sign-in/out for children and staff via QR code, PIN, or app, including options for re-entry within a day.

Ensures accurate, live headcounts of children in each room, aiding in maintaining correct staff ratios.

Digitally records and tracks child attendance, syncing updates with the master roll.

Allows notification and management of child absences (standard and additional), holidays, and cessation of care.

Allows specific permissions for drop-offs and collections to be set for each contact.

Tracks immunization status of children and generates warning reports for incomplete records.

Enables educators to create and manage digital learning portfolios for each child.

Facilitates recording detailed observations of children's learning and development, linking them to educational frameworks.

Provides comprehensive tools for documenting child progress and daily activities.

Allows educators to capture and share special "moments" (photos, videos) with parents.

Supports digital recording of incident and accident reports, with instant notification to parents.

Tools to analyze and track children's learning progress.

Supports various creative methods for educators to document and reflect on learning experiences.

A dedicated hub for parents to engage with the center, view updates, and manage their account.

Enables direct, two-way messaging between educators and parents for seamless interaction.

Parents receive real-time updates on their child's day, including meals, naps, nappy changes, and learning posts.

Will allow recording and tracking of child health events and updates.

Parents can easily view their child's previous and upcoming bookings.

Parents can directly notify the center of child absences or holidays via the app.

Parents can update their payment and bank details directly through the app.

Parents can access and understand their Child Care Subsidy entitlements via the app.

Provides parents with transparency and peace of mind by centralizing all care and financial information.

Offers a wide range of reports for financial, attendance, activity, and compliance needs, including custom filters.

Quickly identifies and helps resolve errors related to current and historical CCS submissions.

Designed to help services comply with relevant childcare legislation (e.g., Australian government regulations).

Allows group organizations to generate reports and gain insights across multiple centers.

Function to track children who have reached 41 or more YTD absences.

Supports recording details for employees and volunteers.

Allows staff to clock in and out digitally, automatically creating digital timesheets for payroll accuracy.

Enables easy creation and editing of staff rosters with notifications to employees.

Records and manages current qualifications held by staff members.

Records languages in which staff are fluent.

Allows for setting different access roles (Administrator, Manager, Educator) with specific permissions.

Capacity to copy and paste rosters between staff members for efficiency.

Offers a range of integrated childcare management tools and supports seamless integration with third-party systems (CRM, payment gateways, SIS like Xero and Ento).

Provides experienced and caring support via phone, email, live chat, and tickets.

Offers free, unlimited access to training modules (videos, articles) covering various topics, plus options for booking trainer sessions.

Provides API functionality for custom integrations.

Option to highlight or "Flag" centers in the admin screen for easier identification.