Tadpoles

Spec sheet

Purpose

Tadpoles is a child care center management solution for connecting educators and families and streamlining center operations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · teachingstrategies.com

Audience

Teaching Strategies describes its work as serving early childhood educators, children, and families.Read 11 Oct 2026 · teachingstrategies.com

Free plan

NoRead 20 Sep 2026 · teachingstrategies.com

Trial

The product page links to a free-trial signup, but the opened pages do not state a trial duration.Read 11 Oct 2026 · teachingstrategies.com

Mobile apps

bothRead 20 Sep 2026 · teachingstrategies.com

Support

The Google Play app listing provides support by phone at +1 800-637-3652 and email at [email protected].Read 11 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Headquarters

Washington, DC, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · teachingstrategies.com

Founded

1978Read 28 Sep 2026 · teachingstrategies.com

Assessment integration

Tadpoles integrates with GOLD so teachers can gather formative assessment data in the app used for classroom management and family communication.Read 11 Oct 2026 · teachingstrategies.com

Attendance and check-in

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · teachingstrategies.com

Billing and payments

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · teachingstrategies.com

Data hosting

The privacy notice says personal data is held in monitored data centers in the continental United States, and the sub-processor list identifies Google Cloud Services as Tadpoles hosting.Read 11 Oct 2026 · teachingstrategies.com

Enrollment management

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · teachingstrategies.com

Family communication

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · teachingstrategies.com

Family updates

It lets centers send daily reports with photos, videos, and updates about children’s routines.Read 11 Oct 2026 · teachingstrategies.com

Health

The product includes health screening features for sharing health information between families and teachers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · teachingstrategies.com

Lesson planning

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · teachingstrategies.com

Messaging

The product supports secure two-way messaging between families, teachers, and administrators.Read 11 Oct 2026 · teachingstrategies.com

Operations

Features include tracking attendance and transitions, child and teacher locations, classroom ratios, enrollment, and custom billing and payment plans.Read 11 Oct 2026 · teachingstrategies.com

Platform apps

The maker’s Tadpoles Parent app is listed for iPhone and iPad, and Google Play lists Tadpoles Parents for Android.Read 11 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Privacy and encryption

Teaching Strategies says it uses TLS encryption in transit and AES encryption at rest for personal data collected through its services.Read 11 Oct 2026 · family.teachingstrategies.com

Privacy limits

The privacy notice says data is used for authorized educational purposes and is not shared for advertising or sold or distributed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · family.teachingstrategies.com

Plans and prices

Every Tadpoles plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Early Childhood Education Software#27 of 868.2