Parent vs Sprout
Parent
parent.appSprout
sproutnursery.co.ukSide by side
| Figure | Parent | Sprout |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | £49/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · Early Childhood Education Software | 8.7 (#11) | 8.1 (#31) |
| Attendance | Digital check-in/out records children and staff, tracks attendance in real time and monitors room ratios. | The live register supports sign-in and sign-out, room-by-room attendance tracking, and a one-tap fire register. |
| Attendance and check-in | Yes | Yes |
| Billing and payments | Yes | Yes |
| Family communication | Families receive real-time updates, photos, videos, secure messages, forms, permissions and billing information in the app. | Yes |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Integrations | The Exclusive plan lists Zoom, QuickBooks, Zoho, Sage, WhatsApp, Gmail and Office 365 integrations; Stripe powers payments. | The site describes CSV import for children and relatives, and says support can help with larger data migrations. |
| Intended customers | The product is built for childcare centers, including enterprise groups, franchises, and multi-branch organizations. | Sprout says it is built for UK nurseries and offers pricing discussions for charities, nursery chains and local authority settings. |
| Security | 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. | Sprout says data is encrypted in transit over HTTPS and at rest, and that it is UK GDPR compliant. |
| Support | Official terms describe onboarding, training, troubleshooting and ongoing support through in-app live chat and email. | The site lists support by email at [email protected], and Grove includes priority support while Forest includes a dedicated account manager. |
Plans
Parent
- BasicPrice not published
- ExclusivePrice not published
- Basic PlanPriced on request
- Exclusive PlanPriced on request
In their own words
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.