Lillio vs Parent
Lillio
lillio.com
Parent
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| Figure | Lillio | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · Early Childhood Education Software | 8.3 (#23) | 8.7 (#11) |
| Spec score · Child Care Management Software | 7.8 (#8) | 8.1 (#6) |
| Spec score · Child Care Software | 7.8 (#12) | 8.0 (#8) |
| Attendance and check-in | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Billing tools include customized tuition plans, automated invoices, payment tracking, auto-pay, and subsidy management. | Parent automates tuition invoicing, payment reminders, subsidy tracking and agency billing. |
| Billing and payments | Yes | Yes |
| Curriculum | Lillio offers research-based lesson plans and activities aligned to standards across North America, powered by FunShine Express. | The Curriculum Builder lets centers align activities with EYFS, Montessori, Reggio Emilia or blended frameworks and customize their pedagogy. |
| Enrollment management | Yes | Yes |
| Family communication | The platform lets educators share messages, photos, and moments from a child's day with families. | Families receive real-time updates, photos, videos, secure messages, forms, permissions and billing information in the app. |
| Founded | 2013 | 2015 |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Headquarters | Lillio lists its business address as 1920 Yonge St., Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario M4S 3E2. | LinkedIn lists Copenhagen, Denmark as headquarters; Parent also lists offices in Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, the UAE and the United States. |
| Lesson planning | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile apps | The Lillio app is available for iOS and Android, and the company says users can also access it through a web application on desktop. | Parent’s materials list the app as available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. |
| Security | Lillio describes security as core to its work and says it operates a security program to protect customer private data. | Parent’s security page states that it is SOC 2 Type II compliant and lists MFA, TLS 1.3 in transit, AES-256 at rest, and role-based access controls. |
| Support | Customer support is available by phone and email Monday through Friday, 8am–6pm ET. | Official terms describe onboarding, training, troubleshooting and ongoing support through in-app live chat and email. |
| Trial | The childcare app page says centers can use a free trial, but does not state its duration. | The pricing page advertises a free 14-day trial. |
Plans
Parent
- BasicPrice not published
- ExclusivePrice not published
- Basic PlanPriced on request
- Exclusive PlanPriced on request
In their own words
Lillio
Lillio is childcare management software for early childhood programs, combining center operations, family engagement, curriculum, and professional development. Center tools include staff scheduling, classroom ratio tracking, attendance records, customized reports, waitlist management, and online registration. Billing features cover customized tuition plans, automated invoices, payment tracking, auto-pay, and subsidy management. Its curriculum offering includes research-based lesson plans and activities aligned to standards across North America through FunShine Express. Lillio Academy provides on-demand professional development courses for early childhood educators. The service is available on the web and through iOS and Android apps. Lillio says the app is free for parents whose children attend participating centers, while centers pay for adoption. Pricing for center subscriptions is custom based on center needs and size. Lillio says it operates a security program to protect customer private data. Support is available by phone and email Monday through Friday, 8am–6pm ET.
Parent
Parent is a childcare management platform for providers handling enrollment, family communication, attendance, billing and children’s learning journeys. It is built for childcare centers, including enterprise groups, franchises and organizations with multiple branches. Educators can record meals, naps and diaper changes, share photos and videos, and prepare daily summaries. Families and staff can use a newsfeed and in-app messaging, with automatic translation in 198+ languages. Enrollment features include centralized digital waitlists, custom forms, digital signatures, and QR code or link sign-ins. The product also supports lesson planning, check-in, billing and payments. Parent names integrations including WhatsApp, Gmail, Office 365, Zoom, QuickBooks, Zoho and Sage. It is available through a browser-based web app and Android and iOS apps. The maker, Parent, is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark and was founded in 2015. The paid service has pricing on request and offers a 14-day trial; there is no free plan. Listed Basic and Exclusive plans have no listed prices.