Everything your program needs. Nothing it doesn't.
Nestlings covers the whole childcare day — recording it, sharing it with families, and running the business behind it. Every feature can be switched off per program, so a two-child day home stays simple while a 100-child center runs everything.
Digital daily sheets
Meals, naps, diapers, moods and photos — recorded in two taps and shared with parents the moment they happen.
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Attendance & check-in
Timestamped check-in and check-out with an automatic "arrived safe" notification for every family.
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Parent messaging
Direct threads per family and one-tap announcements to everyone, with push notifications included.
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Billing & payments
Recurring plans, CAD invoices with GST/HST, card payments via Stripe, plus cash and e-transfer tracking.
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How the pieces fit together
Nestlings is not a set of separate tools taped together. The same child profile powers the daily sheet, attendance record, message thread, billing account and parent access. That matters because childcare work moves quickly: when a child is checked in, their family can be notified, their daily sheet is ready for updates, and the attendance record is already available for hours reports later.
For providers
Open the mobile app, choose the room or child, and record what just happened. Attendance, meals, naps, photos, messages and invoices all stay connected to the same child profile.
For parents
Families use a free companion app. They see their own child only: daily updates, photos, messages, calendars, menus, learning plans, attendance hours and invoices.
For agencies
Family day-home agencies manage their network from the web dashboard. One agency subscription covers the homes underneath it; each operator still gets their own login and app workspace.
Built for Canadian childcare operations
Day homes and centers do not run the same way, so Nestlings keeps the core workflow simple and lets programs turn on only what they use. A small home can focus on attendance, daily sheets and parent communication. A center can add room structure, multiple educators, recurring billing, lesson plans and menus. Agencies can oversee day homes without forcing every operator into a central office workflow.
The product is also Canada-first in the practical places providers notice: CAD billing, GST/HST settings, e-transfer tracking, PIPEDA-aligned privacy practices, and parent receipts that make sense for Canadian families.
Choose the parts your program needs
Some programs want a complete operating system on day one. Others start with the high-friction work: replacing paper daily sheets, sending arrival notifications, or cleaning up billing. Nestlings is modular so the experience can stay focused for staff and families. Features can be enabled as the program grows, which keeps onboarding simple for a small team and prevents parents from seeing tabs the provider does not use yet.
Family day homes
Keep one simple roster, record the day from a phone, send invoices in CAD and give parents a professional app without buying a center-sized system.
Daycare centers
Organize children by room, add staff roles, keep attendance and daily records consistent, and give directors a clearer view of billing and communication.
Preschool programs
Use attendance, messaging, calendars and learning plans without forcing a full daycare workflow on a shorter program day.
Family day-home agencies
Oversee homes from the web dashboard while each operator keeps their own Nestlings workspace for day-to-day care.
Also included in every plan
Lesson planning
Plan each week by learning domain and publish it straight to families.
Menus & calendars
Post the week's meals and every closure, holiday and field trip.
Agency oversight
Agencies oversee many licensed day homes from one web dashboard.
Privacy first
PIPEDA-aligned. Parents see only their own child; photos use expiring links.