The complete platform

Every feature. One flat price.

CIRCLETIME ships with 89+ capabilities across nine categories — no add-on modules, no upsells, no surprise invoices.

Daily Operations

The day-to-day workflows that keep your center running.

QR & one-tap check-in

Fast morning arrivals with photo verification and instant parent notifications.

Real-time attendance

Live roster by classroom with ratio tracking and absence alerts.

Attendance reports

Daily, weekly, and monthly reports exportable for licensing and subsidy claims.

Classroom dashboards

Per-room view of children present, staff on duty, meals, and naps.

Activity feed

Log meals, naps, diapering, mood, and milestones in one tap.

Infant logs

Bottle, sleep, and diaper tracking purpose-built for under-twos.

Daily menus

Publish meal plans, mark allergens, and share with parents automatically.

Photo sharing

Bulk upload, auto-tag to children, share to parents with privacy controls.

Authorized pickup PINs

Time-bound PIN codes for grandparents, sitters, and one-off pickups.

Kiosk mode

Lockable tablet check-in station with parent signature capture.

Parent Experience

Everything parents see, sign, and pay — in one branded app.

Parent hub app

iOS, Android, and web — one login for messages, photos, billing, and forms.

Direct messaging

Teacher-to-parent chat with read receipts, photo sharing, and translation.

Group announcements

Broadcast to classroom, age group, or full center with delivery tracking.

AI daily reports

AI

Auto-generated, parent-friendly summaries delivered every day at 5 PM.

Push notifications

Arrival, departure, photo, and message alerts on every device.

Digital signatures

Sign handbooks, photo releases, and field-trip forms from any phone.

Calendar subscriptions

Parents subscribe to closures, events, and conferences in their phone calendar.

Translation

AI

Messages and reports auto-translated into the parent's preferred language.

Billing & Tuition

Get paid faster with autopay, late fees, and bookkeeping built in.

Tuition autopay

Stripe-powered recurring billing with ACH and card support.

Automatic invoicing

Recurring tuition, registration fees, and one-off charges.

Late-fee automation

Configurable grace periods and auto-applied late fees with parent notice.

Sibling discounts

Flexible discount rules per family, classroom, or campaign.

Payment plans

Split a balance into scheduled installments parents can self-enroll in.

Tax statements

Year-end family tax statements generated in one click.

Subsidy reconciliation

Reconcile state-paid tuition (CCDF, Wisconsin Shares, etc.) against your roster.

Invoice checkout

Send a one-off invoice with a hosted Stripe checkout link.

QuickBooks Online sync

Push invoices, payments, and payouts to QBO automatically.

Financial reports

Revenue, A/R aging, write-offs, and per-classroom P&L.

Enrollment & Marketing

Fill your waitlist and convert tours into enrollments.

Public enrollment application

Branded, signature-capable application form on your site.

Waitlist management

Drag-and-drop priority, deposit collection, and automated offer letters.

Waitlist deposits

Hold spots with refundable deposits collected via Stripe.

Website builder

Unique

Publish a fast, SEO-tuned center website without a designer.

Embeddable inquiry widget

Drop a tour-request form on any existing website.

Email marketing

Lifecycle drips, monthly newsletters, and broadcast campaigns.

AI social posts

AI

Generate weekly social content from your week's photos and milestones.

Content calendar

Plan and schedule social posts across networks.

Lead capture & CRM

Track inquiries, tours, follow-ups, and conversion in a simple pipeline.

Outreach automation

Auto-nurture leads with text and email sequences.

NPS surveys

Quarterly parent satisfaction surveys with benchmarked scoring.

Staff & Scheduling

Staff your rooms, run payroll, and keep certifications current.

Staff scheduling

Build weekly schedules with ratio guards and shift-swap requests.

Time clock

Geo-fenced or kiosk clock-in with overtime and break tracking.

Payroll exports

Hours, overtime, and PTO export to Gusto, ADP, QuickBooks, or CSV.

PTO tracking

Request, approve, and balance PTO across the team.

Substitute pool

Tap a shared sub pool when a teacher calls out.

Certification expiry monitor

Track CPR, first aid, and state credentials with auto-renewal reminders.

Onboarding & training

Assign training modules, track completion, and store sign-offs.

Interview tracker

Manage applicants and interview stages for open roles.

Ratio checker

Live state-specific ratio validation across every classroom.

Compliance & Licensing

Stay inspection-ready every day, not just before a visit.

Compliance Shield

Unique

Continuous monitoring against your state's licensing rules with red/green status.

Compliance tracker

Document expirations, drills, training, and licensing visits in one place.

State-specific forms

Pre-loaded forms for every U.S. state's licensing body.

DCF Pack (Wisconsin)

One-click export of every document a Wisconsin DCF inspector asks for.

YoungStar export

Generate the documentation YoungStar reviewers need.

Mandatory reporter workflow

Guided incident-to-report workflow with state hotline routing.

Incident reports

Photo-attached incident logs with parent acknowledgement.

Immunization tracking

Per-child immunization records with state schedule validation.

IEP / IFSP tracking

Confidential special-needs plans with access controls.

Audit log

Tamper-evident log of every access and change, exportable for auditors.

SOC 2 evidence room

Centralized place for the artifacts your enterprise parents ask about.

CACFP claims

Generate monthly Child & Adult Care Food Program claim reports.

AI & Automation

AI does the paperwork so your teachers can teach.

Anti-hallucination guard

Unique

Every AI output is fact-checked against your real data before it ships.

AI daily report writer

AI

Drafts parent reports from the day's logs, photos, and meals.

AI message translation

AI

Two-way translation between teachers and multilingual families.

AI lesson plans

AI

Age-appropriate weekly lesson plans aligned to your curriculum.

AI marketing copy

AI

Newsletters, social posts, and tour-follow-up emails written in your voice.

Data agent

AI

Ask plain-English questions about your enrollment, billing, and attendance.

Predictive enrollment forecast

AI

12-week occupancy projections by classroom.

Churn-risk alerts

AI

Flags families showing early signs of leaving.

Lead-scoring agent

AI

Ranks inbound inquiries by likelihood to enroll.

AI review queue

Director approval queue for any AI output before it reaches parents.

Analytics & Insights

Run your business with numbers, not gut feel.

Executive dashboard

Enrollment, revenue, occupancy, and staff metrics on one screen.

Profit & loss

Real-time P&L with classroom-level cost allocation.

Cohort retention

How long families stay, broken down by enrollment cohort.

Industry benchmarks

Compare your KPIs against anonymized peers in your state.

Customer success scoring

Per-family health score with intervention prompts.

Multi-center rollup

Consolidated view across every location you operate.

Tuition modeling

Simulate rate changes before you announce them.

Integrations & Infrastructure

Connects to the tools you already use — and runs reliably.

Stripe

Tuition autopay, invoice checkout, and payout reporting.

QuickBooks Online

Two-way sync of invoices, payments, and customers.

Resend email

Reliable delivery for every parent, staff, and marketing message.

Twilio SMS

Text alerts and two-way parent messaging from a center phone number.

Samsara fleet

Vehicle tracking and inspection logs for centers with transport.

Calendar feeds (ICS)

Subscribe to closures, events, and conferences from any calendar app.

CSV importers

Migrate from Brightwheel, Procare, or HiMama in one upload.

Webhooks & API

Public API and signed webhooks for custom integrations.

Offline mode

Check-in and logging keep working when the Wi-Fi drops.

Disaster recovery

Hourly backups with one-click restore and a documented RTO.

Multi-factor authentication

TOTP-based MFA for directors, owners, and admins.

Role-based permissions

Owner, director, teacher, and parent roles with row-level security.

Ready to see it running?

Tour a live demo center, or apply for owner access at your childcare.