Discover the #1 rated platform for early education with our best pricing ever.
See why brightwheel is the childcare software of choice
About our pricing
Simple & predictable
You pay a flat monthly rate. No hidden fees, no surprise charges—just clear pricing.
All-in-one
plan
Billing, autopay, messaging, check-in & more—in a single plan.
Pays for
itself
Save 20 hours a month on admin, freeing staff and growing your bottom line.
Expert support included
1:1 setup and 24/7 support at no extra cost—partnering for your success.
Simple & predictable
You pay a flat monthly rate. No hidden fees, no surprise charges—just clear pricing.
All-in-one
plan
Billing, autopay, messaging, check-in & more—in a single plan.
Pays for
itself
Save 20 hours a month on admin, freeing staff and growing your bottom line.
Expert support included
1:1 setup and 24/7 support at no extra cost—partnering for your success.
Everything you need to run your center
Get access to 100+ features with brightwheel’s all-in-one platform
Billing & Payments
- Invoicing & deposits
- Secure online bill pay
- Autopay
- Tuition plans
- Subsidy management
- Tax reporting
Communication
- Parent messaging
- Staff messaging
- Activity sharing
- Photo & video sharing
- Newsletters
- School calendars
Attendance
- Student rosters & profiles
- Student check-in & out
- Student schedules
- Digital signatures
- Ratio tracking
- Attendance reporting
Operations & Reporting
- Custom forms & management
- Document uploads
- Menu & CACFP tracking
- Customizable reporting
- Licensing
Learning
- Lesson plans
- Observations
- Assessments
- Family sharing
- State standards
- Experience Curriculum
Admissions
- Process management
- Waitlists
- Enrollment
- Custom digital forms
Staff Management
- Roster management
- Staff scheduling
- Time tracking
- Payroll
- Development hours
Customer Support
- Personalized onboarding
- Dedicated account specialist
- Live chat support
- 24/7 access to online resources
- Online social communities
- Blogs, tools, and templates
Frequently asked questions
Every school and childcare program is unique — and each is at a different point in its journey. That’s why our specialists work with you directly to build a plan that fits your size and needs. Each plan includes 100+ features like parent communication, daily reports, billing tools, and more.
Brightwheel is designed to pay for itself through time savings and efficiency. Programs save hours each week on billing, attendance, and communication, while reducing missed payments and improving family satisfaction. These gains often offset the cost of the platform.
Your subscription includes a comprehensive set of tools to help your program grow and thrive. Core features include cloud-based billing, unlimited staff and parent accounts, mobile app access, admissions, secure check-in and check-out, messaging and communication tools, lesson planning—all backed by enterprise-grade data security and dedicated customer support.
You can also explore optional add-ons, like Experience Curriculum, to support your program. Explore the full feature list here to see everything included.
No, family access to the brightwheel app is always free. Parents can download the mobile app, receive daily updates about their children, communicate with teachers, check-in and out, and access all parent-facing features at no cost. This is included in your subscription regardless of how many families you serve.
Yes! Brightwheel includes Autopay, allowing families to set up automatic tuition payments that are processed on the due date, reducing late payments and making billing stress-free for everyone. Autopay is included in your plan at no extra cost, with standard payment service fees applying based on the payment method used.
Brightwheel offers one all inclusive monthly payment for programs with more than one site. Each location can have its own account while giving administrators central visibility, reporting, and control across sites. From attendance tracking and billing to compliance, reporting, and family communication, brightwheel delivers a comprehensive set of tools that work seamlessly across every location.
Contact our team today for a custom multi-site location quote that reflects your program’s size and needs, so you get the full value of brightwheel’s multi-site capabilities in one simple plan.
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What educators are saying
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.
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.