Built for your kind of centre
From a cosy single-room home setting to a multi-site franchise network — Cradle has a perfect fit. Pick yours below.
One Platform. Every Function. One Centre Running Smoothly.
Designed for directors and administrators of stand-alone or growing childcare centres. Cradle's Admin, Teacher, and Parent apps work in tandem to handle daily operations without the chaos.
- Customisable admin dashboard with drag-and-drop KPI widgets.
- Multi-classroom management with class-grouped messaging and activity feeds.
- Compliant health record keeping and incident logs built for regulatory audits.
- Automated billing engine handles invoices, payments, and reminders.
- Role-specific apps for centre admins, teachers, and parents.
Professional Tools for Home-Based Carers.
You don't need an enterprise platform. You need simple, reliable tools that let you track attendance, bill parents, and communicate progress without a steep learning curve. That's the Cradle Starter plan.
- Quick-log activity entries from your phone in under 30 seconds.
- Parent app gives families a live window into their child's day.
- Invoicing built in — no need for spreadsheets or third-party billing tools.
- Digital check-in managed through the admin and teacher apps.
- Up to 25 children on the Starter plan at one flat monthly price.
Manage Every Location. From One Dashboard.
The Cradle Super Admin Module gives franchise owners and multi-location operators a bird's-eye view across their entire network — with the ability to drill into any centre, manage subscriptions, and monitor performance in real time.
- Global facility directory with geolocation tracking and local admin contacts.
- One-click centre suspension, upgrade, or deep-dive account history access.
- Business intelligence charts tracking network growth, churn, and retention.
- Top-performing centre leaderboards filterable by revenue or volume.
- Consolidated billing across all locations with per-centre cost breakdowns.
Built for Centres That Can't Afford a Compliance Gap.
Cradle was designed with regulatory compliance at its core — not bolted on. Every check-in, incident, and health record is structured for audit readiness from day one.
- Health screening logged by teachers at drop-off — flagged instantly on the admin dashboard.
- Allergy and immunisation record storage with prominent warning banners.
- Incident logs with severity indexing and instant parent notification.
- System-forced acknowledgement alerts for overdue safety documents.
- FERPA-aware data handling and role-based access control.
Every Child's Day, Documented and Visible.
Parents expect real-time visibility into their child's day. Teachers need a fast way to log activities. Cradle connects both sides seamlessly.
- Daily Reports: naptime, meals, bathroom, mood, and teacher commentary — all in one log.
- Milestone tracking with photo uploads and developmental progress rings.
- Parents see a chronological activity feed updated throughout the day.
- Historical date browsing so nothing is ever lost or undocumented.
- Instant push notifications when key milestones are logged.
Every Detail That Matters, Always at Your Fingertips.
Comprehensive, secure family profiles that are always current — accessible from both the admin dashboard and parent app, at any time.
- Multi-tab child profiles: personal details, health/medical data, guardian and sibling contacts.
- Authorised pickup management and emergency contact records.
- Real-time activity logs and historical timelines accessible from admin and parent apps.
- CSV bulk import for fast migration of existing family data.
- Sibling linking so parents manage all children from one account.
By the numbers
Results reported by Cradle centres across the United States
Not sure which fits?
Book a free 30-minute demo and we'll walk you through the plan that matches your centre size and workflow.