Kangarootime pricing is “contact vendor”. Ours is $0.99 a child.
Kangarootime does not publish a monthly price. Its Capterra listing reads “Starting price: Contact vendor for pricing” and shows no free version. MyKidReports publishes the number: $0.99 per enrolled child per month, free forever up to 5 children, every core feature on every plan.
You searched “Kangarootime pricing” and got a form.
Kangarootime pricing, Kangarootime cost, Kangarootime software pricing for child care, Kangarootime pricing plans — none of them resolve to a number on a public page. Their Capterra listing states “Starting price: Contact vendor for pricing” and “Free version not included”. Here is what that looks like next to a published per-child price.
Work out your Kangarootime alternative cost without booking a call.
Drag the slider to your enrollment. The left side is everything public information tells you about Kangarootime’s cost at that size. The right side is your actual MyKidReports bill — the same number you would pay if you signed up in the next five minutes.
Kangarootime · at this enrollment
“Contact vendor”
Kangarootime does not publish a rate card, so no public figure exists at any enrollment size. Their Capterra listing shows no starting price. To find out what your center would pay, you contact their sales team.
MKR Pro · Most Popular
$29.70/month
Still cheaper than hiring one part-time admin.
Book a Demo Now →Beyond the free 5 children, Pro is billed in tiers of 10 at $0.99/child — so 6–10 = $9.90/mo, 11–20 = $19.80/mo, 21–30 = $29.70/mo. Your center is assigned to the tier that covers your current enrollment. Either way the number is published — you never have to ask for it.
Four things that change the day you switch.
Each of these is a deliberate product decision on our side — not an upgrade tier, and not a knock on Kangarootime’s feature set.
You see the price first
No sales call to find out what you will pay. The published rate is what every center pays at every size.
There is a free plan, not just a trial
A trial runs out. A free plan does not. Small programs run on MyKidReports for $0 indefinitely — not for 14 days.
One plan, every core feature
Staff scheduling, CACFP, advanced reports, enrollment — included on every plan, from day one. No quote-locked modules.
Built for the teacher, not just the director
If the person holding the tablet at 7am cannot use it, none of the reporting matters. Same app for every role.
Both scorecards, same source, same day.
Not our opinion of Kangarootime — Capterra’s. Their Kangarootime listing and our MyKidReports listing, both read on 26 August 2026, unedited.
One thing we will not pretend: Kangarootime has been in the market far longer than us and carries a lot more reviews. A 4.5 is a good score and we are not going to tell you otherwise — so judge the top two rows with that in mind. Then look at the bottom two, where review count changes nothing: you cannot see what Kangarootime costs, and there is no free plan to fall back on. That is not a rating. That is a decision they made about you.
Weighing up Kangarootime vs Brightwheel?
Most directors shortlist both — and hit the same wall twice, because neither publishes a price. Brightwheel is quote-only as well. We broke their pricing down the same way, with the same sourcing and the same refusal to make things up. If Kangarootime vs Brightwheel is the decision on your desk, read both before you book either sales call.
Every core feature, on every plan — including the free one.
The modules a multi-room childcare program actually needs — from check-in to billing to licensing reports. Every one below ships with every plan, including the free tier. No quote-locked modules, no per-staff fees. Website, Marketing and Social sharing are optional paid add-ons — and we list them as add-ons rather than burying them.
Parent app (iOS + Android)
Daily activity feed, photos, two-way messaging, and contactless check-in/check-out. Same app for every family.
Billing & tuition
Automated invoicing and online payments through Stripe, Deluxe and Venmo, with families paying invoices right from the parent app.
Attendance & check-in
QR or PIN check-in/check-out, room rosters, and audit-ready attendance logs.
Staff scheduling
Scheduling by room, time tracking, time-off requests, and ratio-aware coverage.
CACFP food program
USDA-aligned meal logs, daily attendance counts, and reimbursement reporting.
Reports & analytics
Enrollment, capacity, revenue by room, A/R aging, staff cost ratio — for directors and owners.
Enrollment & waitlist
Public inquiry form, digital enrollment packets with e-signature, and per-room waitlists.
Paperwork & licensing
Immunization tracking, staff certifications, incident reports, and licensing-ready document exports.
Family messaging
Direct and broadcast messaging to families, with announcements and read tracking.
Every module above has a deeper page on the site — with screenshots, customer use cases, and the operational decisions behind how each one works.
See the full feature breakdown →Free to start. Pay as you grow.
No setup fees. No per-feature upcharges. Cancel anytime. Kangarootime pricing per month, Kangarootime software cost, and Kangarootime pricing for small centers are all quote-only at every enrollment size — ours is published below for every size.
- Up to 5 children · 1 staff
- Daily activities, attendance, messaging
- No credit card required
- Free forever
- Everything in Lite
- 1–100 children · Unlimited staff
- Billing, custom reports, scheduling
- 14-day free trial
- Everything in Pro
- Multi-location dashboard
- Volume pricing
- Dedicated success manager
There’s more to MyKidReports than published pricing.
The reasons centers stay (not just switch) — how the product was built, who built it, and the operating choices behind every-core-feature-on-every-plan. The full story.
Move off Kangarootime in two weeks.
Most centers think switching software is a six-month nightmare — and after years of records in Kangarootime, that fear is reasonable. With a free data migration, parent-facing templates, and our team running the cutover, the average switch is ten to fourteen business days, with one parallel week in the middle where nothing is at risk.
Free Kangarootime export
We import your rosters, billing history, attendance, and parent contacts from Kangarootime at no charge.
Audit & clean
Our migration team audits the data, flags incomplete records, and works with your director to fill gaps.
Staff training
90-minute live training for your director. 30 minutes each for teachers. Recorded videos for anyone who joins later.
Parent app rollout
Family email goes out. Parents install MyKidReports during the parallel week, alongside Kangarootime.
Cutover
All operations switch. Billing runs on the new system. Kangarootime subscription cancelled at month-end.
Considering a Kangarootime alternative? — See MyKidReports walked through your way.
A few honest questions. Pick the ones that match your day — we'll tailor the walkthrough to the modules that solve them.
- Are you spending too much time on manual administrative tasks instead of focusing on providing quality education and care at your childcare center?
- Do you want to make communication with parents easier for things like billing, scheduling, and daily activity updates?
- Is manually tracking staff schedules, attendance, and absences becoming too time-consuming for your team?
- Are you finding it difficult to manage essential records — attendance logs, incident reports, and staff certifications — in one centralized system?
- Would you like to streamline your center's operations and offer a better family experience with an all-in-one childcare center management solution?
- How do you handle staff scheduling and attendance tracking efficiently without relying on paperwork?
- Are you struggling to manage multiple administrative tasks — billing, scheduling, attendance — across different systems?
- Do you want to learn how automated notifications can keep parents updated — from schedule changes to billing reminders — effortlessly?
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The most common reasons centers move from Kangarootime to MyKidReports.
Every claim below comes from Kangarootime’s Capterra listing or from verified Kangarootime reviews published there — linked so you can check each one yourself. We do not invent quotes.
“We couldn’t get a Kangarootime price without a sales call”
This is the most common one, and it is verifiable in ten seconds: Kangarootime’s Capterra listing reads “Starting price: Contact vendor for pricing”. With a published per-child price, the comparison takes a minute instead of a week.
“Our teachers couldn’t pick it up”
A verified Kangarootime reviewer on Capterra writes: “My older teachers have struggled to learn to use the program. The user interface isn’t as intuitive as it could be.” If the person holding the tablet at drop-off cannot use it, the rest does not matter.
“Billing was more complicated than it needed to be”
Another verified reviewer writes: “There needs to be an admin / staff app instead of fully web-based. The interface of the daily reports (circles in circles) is not user-friendly. Billing is too complicated.” Tuition should take minutes a month, not an afternoon.
“Reporting didn’t cover what we needed”
From the same set of published reviews: “Billing lacked some features that we wanted initially… Reporting is also limited but is expanding.” Enrollment, capacity, revenue by room, A/R aging and staff cost ratio are standard reports in MyKidReports — on every plan, including the free one.
Kangarootime pricing & alternative, answered.
Direct answers to the questions centers ask most often when comparing Kangarootime to MyKidReports.
How much does Kangarootime cost?
Kangarootime does not publish its pricing. Its Capterra listing shows “Starting price: Contact vendor for pricing”, so the actual monthly Kangarootime cost depends on your enrollment and the quote their sales team prepares — it cannot be looked up online. MyKidReports publishes its price openly: $0.99 per enrolled child per month, free forever up to 5 children.
What is Kangarootime pricing per month?
There is no published Kangarootime pricing per month. Kangarootime pricing plans, Kangarootime software pricing for child care, and Kangarootime cost per child are all set by custom quote after you contact their sales team. Third-party sites publish estimates, but those are not confirmed by Kangarootime and vary widely. MyKidReports publishes its monthly cost openly: $0.99 per enrolled child per month.
Is Kangarootime free? Does Kangarootime have a free trial?
Kangarootime’s Capterra listing states that a free trial is available but a free version is not included — so there is a trial period, but no permanently free plan. MyKidReports is free forever for up to 5 children with no credit card, and MKR Pro adds a 14-day free trial on top of that.
What is Kangarootime?
Kangarootime is childcare management software for daycare and childcare centers, covering automated billing and payments, a digital classroom, attendance, and parent communication on a single platform. It holds a 4.5 out of 5 on Capterra based on 91 published user reviews. It is one of several options alongside MyKidReports — and unlike MyKidReports, it does not publish what it costs.
What are Kangarootime reviews like?
On Capterra, Kangarootime rates 4.5 overall from 91 reviews, with sentiment recorded as 88% positive, 10% neutral and 2% negative. Ease of use is its lowest published category at 4.4, and customer service is its highest at 4.8. Reviewers most often raise the interface being hard for less technical staff, billing complexity, and reporting depth. MyKidReports rates 5.0 with 100% positive sentiment.
Kangarootime vs Brightwheel — which is cheaper?
Neither company publishes a price, so an honest answer is: nobody outside their sales teams can tell you. Kangarootime’s Capterra listing says “contact vendor for pricing”, and Brightwheel’s does too. You would need a quote from each to compare them, which is the whole problem. MyKidReports publishes the number: $0.99 per enrolled child per month, free up to 5 children.
Does Kangarootime charge setup fees or require a contract?
Kangarootime does not publish its setup fees, onboarding costs, or contract terms, so these are only revealed during the quote process. We will not characterise terms Kangarootime has not published — ask directly during your sales call. MyKidReports charges no setup fee, requires no contract, and you can cancel at any time.
How do I switch from Kangarootime to MyKidReports?
Most centers complete the switch in 10–14 business days. Our migration team imports your rosters, billing history, attendance records, and parent contacts from Kangarootime at no charge, audits the data, trains your staff, runs a parallel week, then cuts over. Your Kangarootime subscription is cancelled at month-end. Free data migration is included.
What is the best Kangarootime alternative?
MyKidReports. Centers move for a specific reason: published per-child pricing ($0.99/child/month, free forever up to 5 children), every core feature included on every plan, no setup fee, and no contract — so you can see the cost before you talk to anyone.
See the price before you talk to anyone.
Free forever up to 5 children. No credit card. Every core feature included. If you decide it’s not for you, the export is free too.
