World's most loved childcare software
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Trusted by daycares and preschools around the world
See it on both ends
Every tap reaches the right person
The real NestliCare app, recorded on two devices at the same moment. Pick a feature and watch what the teacher, the director and the parent each see.
Teacher → Parent
Check-in
The teacher checks Ava in, and her mom has the notice before she's back at her car.
Real app screens from a demo center. Nothing sped up.
Switching is easy. Bring your records with you
Two free ways to move your children, families, and staff into NestliCare. Pick the one that suits you.
Do it now with NestliAI
Upload exports from your current software, spreadsheets, or PDF rosters. NestliAI reads them, asks a quick question if anything is unclear, and shows you exactly what it will create.
- Nothing is saved until you approve it
- No emails go to parents
- Stuck on something? Hand it to our team
Available in the US and Canada (outside Quebec)
Or let the Nestli team do it
Send us whatever you have: rosters, contact sheets, PDFs from your old software, even photos of paper records. A person on our team reads them and builds your account by hand.
- Any file, any format
- Your files are not sent to any AI
- No emails go to parents
Free, in every country
Why is it free?
AI has collapsed the cost of building software. A small team of skilled engineers with no investors can now run what once took a funded company, so we pass the difference to daycares: no monthly fee, no per-child charge, no trial that expires.
Our revenue is a share of the one processing fee on online tuition payments. Stripe's cost is inside that fee, not on top of it. See our pricing page for every rate.
Every child's record, every parent contact, every staff file stays encrypted and private. Never sold. Never used for ads.
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Free Daycare Software FAQ
Quick answers to the questions daycare owners ask most often.
Is NestliCare really free daycare software?
Yes. NestliCare is 100% free for daycares, forever. Every feature (attendance, billing, parent messaging, enrollment, staff management, and more) is included at no cost, with no tiers, no credit card, and no limits on children or staff.
What makes NestliCare different from other daycare software?
Most daycare platforms charge $40 to $200+ per month with tiered limits on children, staff, or features. NestliCare gives every daycare the full product for free, with no monthly fee and no per-staff or per-child charge. The only platform cost to a daycare is a standard online-payment convenience fee (2.9% + $0.50 on cards, 1% capped at $6 on bank transfers), the same kind every payment processor charges anywhere online. Cash and check have zero fee.
Can NestliCare handle a home daycare and a multi-center operation?
Yes. The same product runs home daycares with 4 kids and multi-site centers with hundreds of enrollments. Features scale automatically; nothing is gated behind a plan upgrade.
Does the free daycare software include parent communication?
Yes. Parents use a native iOS or Android app (or the web) to see daily reports, photos, attendance, invoices, and chat with teachers. There is no per-parent fee.
How long does it take to switch from another daycare app?
Most daycares are running in under an hour. You can import children and families via CSV, invite staff, and start tracking attendance the same day. We do not lock you in, and your data is exportable at any time.
Is NestliCare COPPA and privacy compliant?
Yes. NestliCare is built to meet COPPA requirements for children’s data, and all communication runs over encrypted HTTPS. Parents control their own accounts; daycares cannot share data externally without consent.