#1 childcare software
Child Care Communications App
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Easy app for parent and staff messaging
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Share photos, videos, milestones, newsletters
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Improve engagement with families and staff
Trusted by millions of educators and families
See how brightwheel works!
Easy to use & save time
Simplify administrative tasks with brightwheel’s all-in-one app and save 20 hours per month.
Automatic billing & payments
90% of preschools report that more families pay on time with brightwheel.
Quality connections
95% of administrators & staff report brightwheel improves communication with families
Manage with confidence
Efficiently run your daycare or pre-school program with check-in, admissions, lessons, and high security standards.
Easy to use & save time
Simplify administrative tasks with brightwheel’s all-in-one app and save 20 hours per month.
Automatic billing & payments
90% of preschools report that more families pay on time with brightwheel.
Quality connections
95% of administrators & staff report brightwheel improves communication with families
Manage with confidence
Efficiently run your daycare or pre-school program with check-in, admissions, lessons, and high security standards.
Your complete preschool & childcare software system
All the essentials in one integrated app
- Automate billing and payments
- Send real-time messages to staff and families
- Efficiently run your program with check-in, admissions, reports, and multi-site management
- Support educators in and out of the classroom with curriculum, lesson plans, and observations
- Automatically sync time tracking with payroll for easy, accurate payroll processing
“We chose brightwheel when we were evaluating different tools because it integrates billing, admissions, and a great visual experience for families. It’s awesome that it’s an all-in-one system.”
Brandyn B, Co-Founder of Magnolia Forest Preschools
Puget Sound, WA
Simplify billing and get paid faster
- Easily set up and automate billing
- Give families a way to securely pay tuition online
- Track subsidy payments across multiple agencies
- Stay on top of your finances and year-end taxes
“95% of families are on track with their payments, thanks to brightwheel! Before, it was really bad. Parents love that they can see exactly how much they owe, right on their phones.”
Munisha M, Director at Excelsior University for Children
Seabrook, TX
Build quality connections with families and staff
- Give staff an easy tool to communicate with families, administrators, and other staff
- Centralize messaging, newsletters, and alerts
- Share milestones, photos, and videos
“Brightwheel has been a tremendous blessing. I’ve received great feedback from teachers on Messaging because I’m able to step in and help answer questions a teacher might not be as comfortable answering.”
Cally B, Assistant Director at MBCC Journey
Birmingham, AL
Support child development in and out of the classroom
- Save time with tools to add, customize, and distribute your own curriculum
- Add Experience Curriculum to enhance program quality with digital lessons and hands-on learning materials
- Make it easier for staff to observe and share a child’s developmental benchmarks with families
“Our teachers love Experience Curriculum. Newer teachers feel more confident because they can use it as a strong foundation and build from there to support child development in their classrooms.”
Tiffany M, Pre-K Teacher & Curriculum Coordinator at Tarrytown Children’s Center
Austin, TX
Efficiently manage your center
- Centralize family and staff information
- Manage your admissions process and waitlist online
- Stay compliant with digital check-in, health checks, and room ratio tracking and run reports quickly
“Brightwheel has cut out a third of my busy work. Enrollment is now all online, and we no longer have manual processes where families come in and sign paperwork in the office.”
Kelly R, Director at Good Shepherd Learning Center
Douglassville, PA
Automate your Payroll with ease
- Easily track upcoming & past payrolls
- Auto-sync staff hours with payroll to quickly and accurately pay your staff
- Get your local, state, and federal taxes filed for you
- Enable your staff to access pay stubs & tax forms online, anytime
“I highly recommend brightwheel’s payroll solution. It is so easy to use. The connection between brightwheel and Gusto makes payroll so much faster because it syncs seamlessly!”
Adriana W, Administrator at Steps to Success Inc.
Leola, PA
What educators are saying
Brightwheel has been one of the best decisions I’ve made for our program. It’s the brain of our center and manages everything from signing in and out to billing to maintaining family relationships.
Brightwheel is the best! I am 100% sure the app is helping grow my enrollment, and it helps me be more in control of my center.
Get Brightwheel before you think you need it! It’s been a life-saver for us as new business owners, allowing us to focus on the families and children we serve.
Brightwheel is user-friendly and saves mounds of time. I enjoy all the tools they give Directors. We love it!
Brightwheel gets an A+ for parent satisfaction. A huge piece families love is how brightwheel brings them into the room. We get so many compliments.
Brightwheel’s customer service is phenomenal. I receive quick answers, and I always tell people to write in to Support. They are so informative.
We were the first ones to use brightwheel in our town. Now, every other center has adopted it as their software. It is an amazing all-in-one tool… Worth every penny!
My staff love attending brightwheel webinars. They’re able to learn how to use the system to its fullest potential. I think we are using every single feature on the platform!
Having everything on one platform makes it easy for us to train teachers. We use brightwheel to set expectations on the quality we expect.
I LOVE how easy it is to record a payment in billing. We no longer cross our fingers hoping our numbers match! It’s beautiful.
We have many grandparents and they love using brightwheel. It’s easy for them to use, and they enjoy interacting with an app that is so user friendly.
When you do taxes at the end of the year or if you’re getting audited, all you do is go on brightwheel, download your reports, and you’re done. You can export it and send it off to your accountant. I just love it.
Brightwheel has been one of the best decisions I’ve made for our program. It’s the brain of our center and manages everything from signing in and out to billing to maintaining family relationships.
95% of families are on track with their payments, thanks to brightwheel! Before, it was really bad. Parents love that they can see exactly how much they owe, right on their phones.
When you do taxes at the end of the year or if you’re getting audited, all you do is go on brightwheel, download your reports, and you’re done. You can export it and send it off to your accountant. I just love it.
We chose brightwheel when we were evaluating different tools because it integrates billing, admissions, and a great visual experience for families. It’s awesome that it’s an all-in-one system.
Brightwheel has been a tremendous blessing. I’ve received great feedback from teachers on Messaging because I’m able to step in and help answer questions a teacher might not be as comfortable answering.
Brightwheel is the best! I am 100% sure the app is helping grow my enrollment, and it helps me be more in control of my center.
Get Brightwheel before you think you need it! It’s been a life-saver for us as new business owners, allowing us to focus on the families and children we serve.
Brightwheel is user-friendly and saves mounds of time. I enjoy all the tools they give Directors. We love it!
Brightwheel gets an A+ for parent satisfaction. A huge piece families love is how brightwheel brings them into the room. We get so many compliments.
Brightwheel’s customer service is phenomenal. I receive quick answers, and I always tell people to write in to Support. They are so informative.
We were the first ones to use brightwheel in our town. Now, every other center has adopted it as their software. It is an amazing all-in-one tool… Worth every penny!
My staff love attending brightwheel webinars. They’re able to learn how to use the system to its fullest potential. I think we are using every single feature on the platform!
Having everything on one platform makes it easy for us to train teachers. We use brightwheel to set expectations on the quality we expect.
I LOVE how easy it is to record a payment in billing. We no longer cross our fingers hoping our numbers match! It’s beautiful.
We have many grandparents and they love using brightwheel. It’s easy for them to use, and they enjoy interacting with an app that is so user friendly.
Brightwheel has cut out a third of my busy work. Enrollment is now all online, and we no longer have manual processes where families come in and sign paperwork in the office.