Bloomwell vs Sandbox Software

Bloomwell is a childcare management platform that combines communication, billing, enrollment, attendance, and classroom tools for childcare programs. Staff can record photos, meals, naps, and incidents, while parents can read daily reports, view invoices, message the center, and update pickup and emergency details. Billing covers recurring tuition, daily and hourly rates, one-time charges, custom cycles, sibling discounts, credits, late fees, and amounts split across guardians. Families can use autopay and pay by ACH bank transfer, card, or digital wallet. Admissions tools follow inquiries through tours, follow-ups, and enrollment. Attendance tools record check-ins and check-outs in real time, notify parents, track absences, and export records. The service has web and mobile applications, including a dedicated parent app. Home is listed at free for licensed in-home daycares, with unlimited classrooms; the page says the offer is free for a limited time. Center is listed at $49 a month for one location and 12 children, with unlimited classrooms. The Center pricing page says to join before pricing increases to $49 per month.

Sandbox Software is an online child care management system for childcare centers and preschools. It combines attendance, family and staff records, communication, billing, payments, and staff scheduling across web, Android, and iOS. Attendance tools include dashboards, child check-in and check-out, head-count reports, and staff-hour tracking. Profiles can store pickup permissions, emergency contacts, custody details, and medical information. The Parent App and portal support real-time photos and updates, two-way messaging, daily logs, and invoice payments. Billing includes flexible invoicing, government subsidy tracking, automated tax receipts, online payments, and more than 100 reports. Stripe processes payments at 2.9% + $0.30 per credit-card transaction or $0.60 per ACH transaction; ACH is available only in the US. Plans are based on child count and include unlimited users and devices. The 0-24 Children — Monthly plan costs $47 a month, while the 0-24 Children — Yearly plan is $59 a month billed yearly. A free trial requires no credit card, but there is no free plan. Sandbox was founded in 2011 and serves operators across North America.