#1 software for center management
Easier childcare center management with brightwheel
Easier childcare center management with brightwheel
Upgrade your enrollment process, track attendance, and streamline your staff and student management.
Brightwheel makes it easy to manage your childcare center
Save hours every week
Reduce manual work and streamline your check-in, scheduling, and reporting.
Easily scale your program
Oversee student and staff information across multiple schools or locations.
Customize to fit your needs
Tailor reports, schedules, observations, and more to suit your business needs.
Increase enrollment
Manage your admissions process digitally and keep your waitlist organized.
Save hours every week
Reduce manual work and streamline your check-in, scheduling, and reporting.
Easily scale your program
Oversee student and staff information across multiple schools or locations.
Customize to fit your needs
Tailor reports, schedules, observations, and more to suit your business needs.
Increase enrollment
Manage your admissions process digitally and keep your waitlist organized.
Save time and streamline your operations with brightwheel
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Optimize your childcare billing
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- Utilize ready-to-use templates for payment policies and reminders
- Learn how to choose the best billing software for your childcare business


Brightwheel has more ways to support your childcare program
Billing & payments
Send automated invoices, accept online payments, and get paid on time. 90% of preschools report that more families pay on time with brightwheel.
Communication
Build quality connections with families and staff. 95% of administrators & staff report brightwheel improves communication with families.
Experience Curriculum
Upgrade to get Experience Curriculum: A complete, easy-to-implement curriculum system with digital lessons in brightwheel and hands-on learning materials mailed to you.
Seamlessly switch to brightwheel from other childcare management software
Easy onboarding trainings
Get access to guided training through brightwheel Academy, a comprehensive learning tool to help you, your staff, and families master using brightwheel.
Speedy support team
Brightwheel has the industry’s largest support team and will ensure that you get quick answers through live chat whenever you need them (response times are less than 1 minute!). Brightwheel’s support team plays a pivotal role in enabling new users to maximize every feature of the software.
Roster and rate card upload tool
Switching to brightwheel is easy when you upload your student rosters. The brightwheel team will import your roster and tuition rates into your brightwheel account so you have all of the information you need from day one.
One simple, transparent price
You won’t pay more as you use more features on brightwheel. Your price is based on enrollment capacity and you get access to all features on the platform.
Brightwheel vs. Procare
Switch to brightwheel, the leading childcare management software with tools for billing, communication, and admissions—all in one easy-to-use platform.
Frequently asked questions about childcare center management
Brightwheel offers a comprehensive solution to streamline your center’s operations, improve communication with families and staff, and ensure regulatory compliance. With features such as online enrollment, efficient attendance tracking, simplified staff management, and customizable curriculums, our software is designed to enhance the quality of your childcare center.
Brightwheel enables you to create a positive first impression with potential families. It offers a user-friendly experience tailored to modern parents seeking straightforward digital solutions. Brightwheel simplifies the enrollment process, allowing families to easily submit applications online in real-time, from anywhere. This eliminates the need for physical paperwork, making enrollment hassle-free.
In addition, brightwheel provides visibility into the admissions journey, aiding in efficient waitlist management and enabling personalized communication with families. Stay organized and engage with families effectively, ensuring no one slips through the cracks.
Yes, brightwheel is built to grow with you! We partner with programs of all sizes, from in-home to center-based, single-site and multi-site. Brightwheel’s multi-site solution is designed to help growing programs like yours expand, while keeping operations consolidated and centralized through one app. With brightwheel you will be able to toggle between locations, view attendance and meals, manage staff access, and more.
Yes, the center management feature seamlessly integrates with other brightwheel features, such as billing, payroll, and curriculum planning. This integration streamlines administrative tasks, saving you time and ensuring accurate record keeping. With brightwheel, you can effortlessly manage all aspects of your childcare center in one user-friendly platform, promoting efficiency and enhancing the overall childcare experience for both providers and families.
You can trust that your center’s and families’ data is secure with brightwheel. We prioritize data security and adhere to the strictest measures to protect all information in our system. Our platform is also compliant with all applicable data privacy laws. To learn more about brightwheel’s security practices, visit brightwheel’s Security FAQs here.
Brightwheel offers transparent, all-inclusive pricing plans that scale with your program, often proving more cost-effective as you grow, with no hidden fees for essential features. Request pricing information to explore how brightwheel can benefit your program.
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