Features

Everything your center needs.
Nothing it doesn't.

LittlesLink replaces paper forms, spreadsheets, and a pile of single-purpose apps with one calm system your staff and families will actually enjoy using β€” at one location or a hundred.

Daily life & family connection

Every moment of the day, gently shared

Teachers log the day in seconds; families follow along in a calm portal built on one promise β€” meaningful updates, never spam.

Daily activity logs

Meals, naps, diaper changes, moods, notes, and milestones β€” designed so every common action takes one thumb and under a minute on a phone.

Photo sharing

Photos are securely stored per center, and parents only ever see their own children.

Video sharing Pro & Network

Share short videos of big moments on higher tiers, with dedicated video storage.

Parent messaging

Two-way conversations between staff and families keep everything in one thread β€” no more lost notes in backpacks.

Calendar & events

Center-wide and classroom events are always visible to families, from picnic day to parent-teacher conferences.

Family portal

A clean, read-only view for guardians of everything about their kids: activity feed, photos, calendar, invoices, and messages.

Attendance, safety & compliance

Safety that is enforced, not just written down

From arrival to release, every safety-critical moment is documented and enforced by the app β€” and visible only to the right people.

Kiosk check-in & check-out

Any tablet or browser becomes a sign-in kiosk. Staff and guardians use a private PIN; managed kiosk devices are supported. PINs are stored hashed, and kiosk actions use short-lived 90-second encrypted tokens.

Pickup authorization & child release

Authorized-pickup lists, guardian-managed pickup permissions, and a full release history with CSV export. The app enforces who may pick up each child.

Incident reports

Document incidents properly and collect parent acknowledgment and sign-off β€” everything on file when licensing asks.

Live ratio dashboard Pro & Network

Real-time staff-to-child ratios across your classrooms, at a glance.

Staff time tracking & shifts Pro & Network

Track staff hours and shifts alongside the classroom schedule.

Audit logging

Sensitive administrative actions are logged, and policy acceptance is tracked with timestamp, IP, and device. Encrypted, off-site backups are part of operations.

Enrollment & paperwork

From waitlist to signed paperwork, without the paper

Bring families onboard digitally β€” and bring your existing data with you.

Digital enrollment Core & up

Enrollment forms, guardian invitations, and re-enrollment flows β€” families complete everything from their phone.

Custom form builder + e-signatures Pro & Network

Build your own forms and collect legally meaningful e-signatures.

Bulk import & migration

Switching from another system? Batch data import is built in, Pro includes assisted migration, and white-glove Advanced Migration is available for complex moves.

Money & operations

Billing that families understand and directors trust

Professional invoices, clean ledgers, and the exports your accountant and food program actually want.

Family billing

Daycare-to-family invoices with professional PDF output, ledgers, and payment tracking.

Advanced billing Pro & Network

Subsidy ledger and split billing built for real families β€” divorced and blended households, subsidy programs, and more.

QuickBooks export Pro & Network

Hand your accountant clean books without retyping anything.

CACFP food-program export

Food-program reporting made painless. Available as an add-on, included on Network.

Reports & exports

Attendance, releases, billing, and more β€” exportable whenever licensing, auditors, or your own curiosity asks.

AI assistant

An extra pair of hands for parent communication

A built-in drafting assistant, powered by Claude, helps staff write parent updates and documents in seconds. AI output is always a draft a human approves β€” it never sends, saves, or changes anything on its own, and child records are not automatically fed to the model.

Draft parent communications

Updates, reminders, newsletters β€” drafted in seconds, in your center’s voice, reviewed and sent by a human.

Monthly AI allowances

Every plan includes a monthly allowance of AI actions, from 100/mo on Home to 5,000 pooled on Network β€” with affordable boosts if you need more.

Multi-site organizations

Run every location from one dashboard

From a second location to a nationwide network β€” the Network tier adds the tools to operate every site as one organization.

Multi-location dashboard Network

Every center, one view β€” enrollment, attendance, and operations across all your sites.

API & webhooks Network

Connect LittlesLink to your own systems and workflows.

Custom branding Network

Put your organization’s brand on the family experience.

See every feature in action β€” free for 14 days

Every plan starts with a full-featured trial. Questions first? Write to hello@littleslink.com and a human will answer.