They get a secure link by email and tap it. No app store, no account to create, no password. It works on any phone, tablet, or computer that can open an email.

No. Anything that opens an email works, so grandparents, secondary guardians, and families with older devices are never locked out. Every family gets the same simple link.

Yes. Each link is unique to that guardian and time-limited, and your center can grant or revoke any guardian's access at any time. Sensitive data is encrypted and backed up daily.

The easiest way there is: they just reply to any email your center sends, or write to your center's own Seedling email address. Every message lands in your Messaging inbox, your admins get notified by email, and you can answer right from your own inbox. Families never need to open an app to reach you.

No. Seedling runs in your browser, so there's nothing to install, but you can add it to your home screen on iPhone or Android in a couple of taps. Then it opens with one tap, just like an app. Your staff can do the same on their phones.

Yes. Every center gets its own public webpage with your programs, hours, photos, and a request-a-spot form for new families. It is included in the flat $40, you can fill it in from Settings in minutes or email us your details and we set it up for you, and your families' private information never appears on it.

Yes. Start free with no credit card required. If you continue, it's a flat $40 a month, and you can cancel anytime.

No contract and no setup fee. It's a flat $40 a month, and you can cancel anytime.

No. $40 a month is flat, no matter how many children or staff you have. Most platforms charge per child, so a 40-child center can easily pay $200 to $400 a month. With Seedling, growing your center never grows your software bill.

E-signed agreements are included free. For tuition payments you pay standard Stripe processing plus a small Seedling fee: just 0.5% per payment, capped at $2 for bank (ACH) payments. You choose whether your center absorbs it or passes it to families, and there are never any per-child fees.

We're not built for enterprise chains, so we skip the sales teams and feature bloat those platforms price you for. We kept the product focused on what a center actually uses every day, which means one honest flat price instead of a quote that climbs every time you add a child.

Yes. You can bring your children, guardians, and key records over, and most centers are up and running in an afternoon.

Yes, and it's free. Email support@goseedling.com and we'll handle the import for you.

Real help from people who know childcare, by email at support@goseedling.com. We'll help you get set up, import your data, and answer questions along the way. It's included, not a premium tier.

Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, stored on infrastructure with recognized security certifications, and isolated so each center only ever sees its own families. You control which staff and guardians can access what. We never sell data or use it for advertising.

No. We don't build AI features, and your families' information is never used to train AI models. Childcare runs on trust, so your data stays yours, full stop. And when you need help, a real person answers, not a bot.

It's yours. You can export your records at any time, and we provide a window to export after cancellation before anything is removed.

Yes, in real time. See each classroom's ratio at a glance and get flagged the moment a room needs another staff member, so you stay compliant without doing the math in your head.