Can parents join the waitlist and request tours online?

Yes — online inquiry, age-grouped waitlist signup, and tour booking with reminders capture families instantly and lock in visits before they contact another center. See tour and waitlist booking for daycares.

Can enrollment packets and immunization records be collected online?

Yes — forms, immunization records, and consents can be collected online and organized for licensing compliance, clearing the paper avalanche. See automation for daycares.

Do we have to replace Brightwheel or Procare?

No — those handle daily reports and check-in well. We build a site that wins enrollments and manages waitlists, connected to the childcare app you already use. Tell us your setup on the inquiry page.

How much does a daycare website cost?

From $4,500 one-time or $499/mo for 24 months with maintenance and hosting included — a fixed number after one scoping pass. See the pricing page.

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Websites, apps & automation for daycares

Updated August 2026 · Nabee Studio

Nabee Studio builds custom websites, platforms, and automation for daycares — from $4,500 one-time or $499/mo for 24 months with maintenance and hosting included. One partner replaces the stack of vendors, template subscriptions, and manual work, so working with us saves money, time, or both.

A daycare or childcare center is chosen by parents making one of their most careful decisions, and it operates under licensing rules, waitlists, and daily communication that most other small businesses never face. Yet most centers run enrollment on paper forms and a waitlist notebook, and communicate the day's diapers, naps, and meals through handwritten notes or a separate app.

The digital reality is that a parent evaluating childcare wants to see your program, your safety and licensing, and how to get on the waitlist — before they'll even tour. A site built around enrollment inquiries, tours, waitlist management, and clear program information wins families while easing the enrollment paperwork that overwhelms the office.

Where daycares lose time and money online

Enrollment and waitlist management is paper-heavy

Demand often exceeds spots, so centers juggle waitlists by age group, collect enrollment packets on paper, and track who's next by hand. This is slow, error-prone, and loses families when the process feels disorganized — parents equate admin chaos with care chaos.

Parents choose on trust and safety — the site must show it

A parent is trusting you with their child. If the site doesn't clearly convey your program, staff qualifications, safety practices, and licensing, families move on to a center that reassures them. Generic sites with stock photos fail the exact test that matters most.

Tour scheduling and inquiry follow-up leak families

Interested parents want to tour, but if booking one means phone tag, they contact multiple centers and go with whoever's easiest. Inquiries that aren't captured and followed up promptly become another center's enrolled family.

Daily communication and billing are scattered

Daily reports (meals, naps, diapers, activities), tuition invoicing, and parent messaging happen across paper notes, apps, and email. Inconsistent communication frustrates parents, and manual tuition billing across families eats office time.

What manual work does a custom build remove?

The typical daycare runs on manual touchpoints like these:

Managing waitlists by age group in a notebook or spreadsheet
Collecting enrollment packets and immunization records on paper
Scheduling tours by phone and following up manually
Writing daily reports (meals, naps, diapers) by hand
Invoicing tuition across families and chasing late payments
Sending closure notices, event details, and reminders by paper and email

Each of those is hours a week that a custom build turns into software:

Enrollment inquiry & waitlist — online inquiry and waitlist signup by age group that captures families instantly and organizes the list, replacing the notebook and phone tag.
Tour scheduling — online tour booking with reminders so interested parents lock in a visit before contacting another center.
Digital enrollment packets — enrollment forms, immunization records, and consents collected online and organized for licensing compliance, clearing the paper avalanche.
Tuition billing & parent communication — recurring tuition with automated reminders, plus closure notices and event communication pushed to parents in one place.

Integrations that matter for daycares

Childcare management (Brightwheel, Procare, HiMama/Lillio) · Payments & recurring tuition billing · Enrollment forms & e-signature · Waitlist / CRM · Email/SMS parent communication · Calendar & closure notices — built in, not bolted on with extra subscriptions.

What does it cost?

One scoping pass, one fixed number — no hourly billing. Daily reporting and check-in run in childcare apps; the win is a site that wins families through enrollment, tours, and waitlists connected to that software — not a separate platform.

Website — from $4,500 one-time (standard from $7,500), or $499/mo for 24 months with the Maintenance Plan and hosting included.

The monthly plan totals somewhat more than paying up front — that's the honest trade for spreading the cost and having us operate everything for two years. Details in the payment plan guide and on the pricing page.

Start a project — describe your daycare and get a fixed quote after one scoping pass.

Common questions

Can parents join the waitlist and request tours online?: Yes — online inquiry, age-grouped waitlist signup, and tour booking with reminders capture families instantly and lock in visits before they contact another center. See tour and waitlist booking for daycares.
Can enrollment packets and immunization records be collected online?: Yes — forms, immunization records, and consents can be collected online and organized for licensing compliance, clearing the paper avalanche. See automation for daycares.
Do we have to replace Brightwheel or Procare?: No — those handle daily reports and check-in well. We build a site that wins enrollments and manages waitlists, connected to the childcare app you already use. Tell us your setup on the inquiry page.
How much does a daycare website cost?: From $4,500 one-time or $499/mo for 24 months with maintenance and hosting included — a fixed number after one scoping pass. See the pricing page.