QikKids

Early Childhood Education Software

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Overview

QikKids is a platform for Kindergarten and out-of-school-hours care services, combining child enrolment, attendance, family communication, lesson planning, and billing. It runs on web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, with mobile apps; all plans include the Home parent app and web portal. Digital sign-ins, real-time attendance information, and headcounts support daily check-in, while families can manage additional casual sessions and absences. Payment tools include automatic recurring payments and ad-hoc PayNow transactions. The Core package adds a child waitlist with custom filtering, while Essential includes integrations such as Xero and Ento, API access, and nightly SQL-table database backups. Other listed capabilities include rostering, staff clock in/out, digital timesheets, and multi-service reporting. QikKids lists support and training resources. A free plan is available, and the listed starting price is $204 per month for Lite; prices exclude GST. Monthly and annual pricing options are shown. Plan information includes Playground capacity bands beginning with 0–39 places.

Who it is for

QikKids suits Kindergarten and OSHC services that need child administration, attendance, family-facing access, and billing in one platform. Its listed options also cover services looking for rostering, waitlists, or multi-service reporting.

What is good

All plans include the Home parent app and web portal.
Digital sign-ins and real-time headcounts are supported.
Families can manage casual sessions and absences.
Essential includes API access and nightly database backups.
Apps are available for mobile platforms.

What to know first

Listed prices exclude GST.
Lite starts at $204 per month.
The Playground plan bands are capacity-based.

Verdict

QikKids covers core service administration alongside family access and attendance tools. Check the plan details and GST exclusion when comparing costs.

QikKids plans and pricing

All plans

Playground 0-39 places Not published 0-39 places qikkids.com.au · 20 Sept 2026

Playground 40-69 places Not published 40-69 places qikkids.com.au · 20 Sept 2026

Playground 70-99 places Not published 70-99 places qikkids.com.au · 20 Sept 2026

Playground 100+ places Not published 100+ places qikkids.com.au · 20 Sept 2026

Office Lite Not published Real-time centre dashboard · Contactless sign-ins · Digital bookings · Real-time attendance · Automated Child Care Subsidy qikkids.com.au · 20 Sept 2026

Office Core Not published Office Lite features · Child enrolment and management · Child waitlist · Multi-service reporting · Custom child enrolment forms qikkids.com.au · 20 Sept 2026

Compared on early childhood education software

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Facts

Enrollment management: Yesqikkids.com.au · 20 Sept 2026
Family communication: Yesqikkids.com.au · 20 Sept 2026
Attendance and check-in: Yesqikkids.com.au · 20 Sept 2026
Lesson planning: Yesqikkids.com.au · 20 Sept 2026
Mobile apps: bothqikkids.com.au · 20 Sept 2026
Child capacity: 39qikkids.com.au · 20 Sept 2026
Starting price: $204 per month for Liteqikkids.com.au · 28 Sept 2026
Billing frequency: Monthly and annually pricing options are shownqikkids.com.au · 28 Sept 2026
GST exclusion: Listed prices exclude GSTqikkids.com.au · 28 Sept 2026
Parent access: All plans include the Home parent app and web portalqikkids.com.au · 28 Sept 2026
Attendance tools: Digital sign-ins, real-time attendance and headcount are supportedqikkids.com.au · 28 Sept 2026
Waitlist management: Core includes a child waitlist with custom filteringqikkids.com.au · 28 Sept 2026
Billing payments: Automatic recurring payments and ad-hoc PayNow payments are supportedqikkids.com.au · 28 Sept 2026
Mobile booking: Families can manage additional casual sessions and absencesqikkids.com.au · 28 Sept 2026
Third-party integrations: Essential includes integrations including Xero and Entoqikkids.com.au · 28 Sept 2026
API access: API access is listed as an Essential package featureqikkids.com.au · 28 Sept 2026
Database backup: Essential includes nightly SQL-table database backupsqikkids.com.au · 28 Sept 2026
Support and training: QikKids offers a support team and training resourcesqikkids.com.au · 28 Sept 2026
Security statement: The site says it is protected by reCAPTCHA and Google policiesqikkids.com.au · 28 Sept 2026
Service types: The platform is designed for Kindergarten and OSHC servicesqikkids.com.au · 28 Sept 2026