Kidsoft
kidsoft.com.au
What it is
Kidsoft is paid, cloud-based childcare management software for Australian early learning, kindergarten, preschool, outside-school-hours care, and vacation-care services. It combines enrolments, Child Care Subsidy administration, attendance, billing, and family communication. Enrol supports online registrations, waitlists, automated offers, and demand dashboards. The OSHC module handles room-specific booking rules, routine and casual bookings, promotional codes, bulk discounts, and activity surcharges. Parents can use a portal to manage bookings, documents, payments, absences, and schedule changes from mobile devices. Konnect adds incident reporting, medical and emergency records, electronic sign-in and sign-out, and live classroom-ratio updates. DebitPro supplies payment updates and reporting. Kidsoft lists integrations, public APIs, encryption, access controls, Australian data archiving, backups, and 24/7/365 availability. It runs on the web, iOS, and Android, with pricing available on request.
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Kidsoft provides cloud-based childcare management software for Australian early learning, kindergarten, preschool, OSHC and vacation care services.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kidsoft.com.au
- Integrations
- Kidsoft lists supported platforms including Skylight, ChildcareNow, Humanforce, 1Place, Storypark, Tanda, LineLeader and EW, and says it offers public APIs.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kidsoft.com.au
- Mobile apps
- Kidsoft links to ParentPortal downloads for Android and Apple devices.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kidsoft.com.au
- Security
- Kidsoft says it uses encryption, access controls and AWS infrastructure, with data archiving hosted in Australia and automatic updates and backups.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kidsoft.com.au
- Support
- Kidsoft offers support resources, training sessions and contact support, and the OSHC page describes local dedicated customer support and training resources.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kidsoft.com.au
- Headquarters
- Broadbeach, Queensland, AustraliaRead 28 Sep 2026 · kidsoft.com.au
- Company
- Kidsoft says it has supported early learning services for almost two decades and is backed by OWNA.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kidsoft.com.au
- Attendance and check-in
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · kidsoft.com.au
- Attendance and safety
- Konnect supports incident reporting, child medical and emergency contact records, and electronic sign-in/sign-out with real-time attendance and classroom-ratio updates.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kidsoft.com.au
- Availability
- The security page describes the service as available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kidsoft.com.au
- Billing and payments
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · kidsoft.com.au
- Core functions
- The platform brings enrolments, Child Care Subsidy (CCS), attendance, billing and family communication into one system.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kidsoft.com.au
- Enrollment management
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · kidsoft.com.au
- Enrolments
- Enrol supports online registrations and waitlists, automated enrolment offers, and dashboards for pre-registration demand.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kidsoft.com.au
- Family communication
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · kidsoft.com.au
- OSHC bookings
- Kidsoft OSHC supports room-specific booking rules, routine and casual bookings, promotional codes, bulk discounts and surcharges for activities.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kidsoft.com.au
- Parent portal
- Parents can use the Parent Portal to manage bookings, documentation and payments, and to schedule or modify bookings and notify absences from a mobile device.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kidsoft.com.au
- Payment gateway
- DebitPro provides payment transaction updates and reporting, and the page says its pricing is volume-based with no long-term contracts.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kidsoft.com.au
Plans and prices
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Covers enrolment, attendance, billing, and communication
- Parent portal supports bookings and absences
- Electronic sign-in with ratio updates
- iOS, Android, and web access
- Australian data archiving and automatic backups
Limits
- Pricing requires a personalised quote
- Designed for Australian childcare services
- Payment gateway pricing is volume-based
Who it suits
Kidsoft suits Australian childcare and early-learning services managing enrolments, attendance, payments, and parent communication. Its OSHC booking tools fit services with routine, casual, or activity-based care.
Verdict
Kidsoft brings core childcare administration and family-facing tasks into one cloud system. Its mobile access, OSHC booking rules, safety records, and listed integrations give providers several operational areas to assess during a demo.
Where Specifiction places it
- Daycare Management Software#20 of 327.4
- Early Childhood Education Software#56 of 867.6
- Childcare Management Software#22 of 317.4