Best Early Childhood Education Software in 2026
Updated
In short: BloomKidz is ranked #1 of 86 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of MyKidReports and Procare. The best-ranked option with a free plan is MyKidReports. The lowest first paid tier on this page is MyKidReports at $0.99/mo.
Early childhood programs balance administrative routines with learning activities and family communication. Compared on attendance and check-in, enrollment management, billing and payments, and lesson planning, these entries show functions to consider for daily operations. Child capacity, family communication, and mobile apps add further points for assessing fit, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing bring cost into the comparison. BloomKidz, MyKidReports, and Procare are among the options, alongside Kangarootime and Brightwheel. Consider which tasks your setting needs to manage and how the listed features correspond to those routines.
86 early childhood education software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 BloomKidz iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 9.3£24.99/mo Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 2 MyKidReports iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 9.2$0.99/mo Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 3 Procare iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 9.1$25/mo Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 4 Kangarootime iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 9.1Free Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 5 Brightwheel iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 9.0 Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 6 NestliCare iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 9.0Free Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 7 Xplor Education iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.9 Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 8 QikKids iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.8 Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 9 Famly iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.7$49/mo Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 10 Kindertales iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.7 Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 11 illumine iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.6 Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 12 HubWorks iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.5$64.92/mo Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 13 ChildPilot iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.5 Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 14 Lillio iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.4 Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 15 EZChildTrack iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.4
- 16 Skooly iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.2$124/mo Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 17 KinderCloud iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.1 Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 18 myKidzDay iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.0$1/mo Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 19 XAP iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.0 Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 20 OWNA iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.0 Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 21 Kidsoft iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9 Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 22 LineLeader iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9$65/mo Family communication: Yes
- 23 Smartcare iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9 Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 24 CheckInKids iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9$15/mo Family communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
- 25 Gertrude Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8 Enrollment management: YesFamily communication: YesAttendance and check-in: Yes
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Questions about this list
Which early childhood education software is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
BloomKidz is ranked #1 of 86 with a score of 9.3. MyKidReports is second and Procare third.
How many of these have a free plan?
5 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, MyKidReports has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.99/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.