Daycare software made for Canadian centres, priced in the open.
Most daycare software is built for the United States, priced per child and quoted by a sales team. Here's how Clovernest is different, and a calculator to check the numbers yourself.
Clovernest and typical daycare software
What we see across the childcare software market, and what you get with Clovernest.
| Clovernest | Typical platforms | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Published on our websiteFrom $49 a month. You know the cost before you talk to anyone. | Often "contact sales for a quote", so prices vary from centre to centre. |
| How you're charged | One flat monthly priceSet by how many children you have enrolled, in plans of 25 to 200. | Often per child, per month, so the bill grows with every child you enrol. |
| Currency | Canadian dollarsNo exchange rate surprises on your card. | Often US dollars, plus your card's foreign exchange fee. |
| Features | Every feature on every planBilling, forms, licensing records and enrolment included. | Often split into tiers, with billing, enrolment or reporting as paid add-ons. |
| Accounts | Unlimited staff and parentsEvery educator and every guardian gets a login. | Sometimes priced per staff seat or per administrator. |
| Contract and setup | Month to month, no setup feeSetting up your centre with you is included. Cancel anytime. | Sometimes annual contracts, onboarding fees or paid data imports. |
| Your province's rules | Built inReportable incidents and deadlines, staff certificates, and fee reduction and subsidy on every invoice, set for your province. | Usually built for US states. Canadian funding and licensing records often kept on paper or in spreadsheets. |
| Where data is stored | In CanadaOn servers in British Columbia. | Often in the United States. Ask where. |
| For families | No app to downloadThe family portal works in any phone browser, with unlimited email and a monthly text allowance. | Usually an app every parent has to install and sign up for. |
| Your website | Ties straight inEnquiries land in your waitlist, and we can build your website too. | Usually a separate company, with enquiries typed in by hand. |
| Support | A small team in BCPeople who work with a licensed centre every day. | Varies. Ask who you'll actually talk to when something goes wrong. |
"Typical platforms" describes what we commonly see in the childcare software market as of October 2026. Every company is different and prices change, so ask any provider for a written quote in Canadian dollars.
What would you pay?
Per-child pricing adds up as your centre grows. Enter your enrolment and the per-child price from your current quote or bill.
And the Clovernest price stays the same until you pass 50 children.
Clovernest prices are CAD, per location, before applicable taxes. If your current provider bills in US dollars, convert to Canadian dollars first.
Why centres choose Clovernest
Built inside a real centre
Clovernest started inside a working BC early learning centre, so it's shaped around how directors, educators and families actually spend their day.
Licensing ready
Incidents with your province's reportable categories and deadlines, medication, drills, policies and staff certificates, ready when your licensing officer visits.
Funding on every invoice
Your province's fee reduction and subsidy shown on each family's invoice and totalled for your monthly claim. Year-end tax receipts too.
Privacy you can explain
Two-step login for staff, medical details encrypted and seen only by directors, and every view of sensitive records logged. Stored in Canada.
Easy for families
Daily reports, photos, forms to sign, invoices and card payments in one family portal, in any browser. Nothing to install.
Switching done with you
We bring across your families, children and staff, and set up your forms, rooms and fees before day one. Included, with no setup fee.
Five questions to ask any of them
- What will I pay in Canadian dollars, all in, at my enrolment today and when I'm full?
- Which features cost extra? Billing, enrolment, parent messaging and reports are the usual add-ons.
- Is there a contract or a setup fee? And what does it cost to bring my families across?
- Does it handle my province's funding and licensing records, or will I still keep those on paper?
- Where is my families' data stored, and how do I get a copy if I leave?
Try it at your centre
Free for 30 days, set up with you. Then from $49 a month, month to month.