Childcare Management Software Market Size, Share and COVID-19 Impact Analysis, By Solution (Parents Engagement & Communication Management, Time & Activity Management, Students Attendance Tracking, Child Care Payment, Accounting & Recordkeeping, Pandemic Protocol Management, Childcare Security, Nutrition & Meal Planning Management, and Others), By End-user (Education Providers, Drop-in Daycare Providers, Parents), and Regional Forecast, 2024-2032

A childcare management software offers an all-in-one platform for managing all the children activity to the care takers such as parents, teachers, educational institutes, daycare centers and more. The increasing enrollment of kids in daycare and pre-schools is expected to surge the demand for childcare management software in educational institutes and care centers. Similarly, as both parents are now working full-time jobs they are investing in advanced solutions to monitor and track kids’ activity. This is expected to boost the childcare management software market growth. To cater to the growing opportunity in the market, various key players are offering advanced and real-time features to parents for childcare. For instance,

• In April 2022, Child Care Seer introduced the Family Connection feature that offers information of kid’s classroom activity to the parents.

The software eliminates mistakes by automating the communication between the parents and the childcare center to enhance security, transparency, and engagement. Governments across the nations are also investing in enhancing childcare management solutions. For instance, The Manitoba government launched tools for childcare services and offer funds to the care center for implementing childcare software. Further, post-pandemic various companies witnessed rise in software adoption across the countries. As per the BCG survey across five-nation, time spent on childcare has increased more with 27 hours per week during COVID-19.

Impact of COVID-19 on the Childcare Management Software Market

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly upended many life and families across the globe. This has severely impacted the day-to-day activities of kids. Educational institutes across the globe have also witnessed the significant impact of COVID-19 and have implemented various strategies to manage children’s education. Amid the pandemic, the demand for home-base day care network and management software has gained traction. Many start-ups entered the market considering the wide gap in childcare software availability and growing need for more COVID-19 safety precautions. Similarly, the governments of the U.S. and Canada too raised investment in quality childcare management software amid thepandemic. Thus, considering growth opportunities various players in the market raised funds for childcare management solution. For instance,

• In November 2021, Hi Mama Inc. raised series B round of USD 70 million to offer solutions for childcare. With the significant rise in childcare demand amid pandemic, the company aims to expand and invest in product development.

Key Insights

The report will cover the following key insights:

• Micro Macro Economic Indicators.


• Drivers, Restraints, Trends and Opportunities.


• Business Strategies Adopted by the Players.


• Impact of COVID-19 on Childcare Management Software Market.


• Consolidated SWOT Analysis of Key Players.

Analysis by End-user

Based on end-user, the market is segmented into education providers, drop-in daycare provider and parents. Parents in expected to account for the highest revenue share in 2021. The software’s real-time access and high end features helps parents in tracking and managing their child’s daily activities. Similarly, the increasing strict rules and policies regarding children safety is further driving the adoption of childcare management software in schools and daycare centers. The key market players also offers professional management services with latest technology that helps the providers in managing children efficiently. This is expected to drive the adoption of childcare management software across education and drop-in daycare provider centers.

Regional Analysis

North America is expected to gain the largest market share the childcare management software market during the forecast period. In United States, parents are majorly dependent on external daycare help for managing children’s daily activities. Similarly, the educational institutes such as schools are shifting on software and platforms offering child management solutions.

• New York based Firmament announced acquisition of childcare subsidy management software, Controltec, Inc. to expand its childcare management software business in the region. Together the companies aim to offer advanced solutions in childcare management software considering the increasing potential opportunities.

The distribution of childcare management software by region of origin as follows:

• North America – 43%


• Europe – 27%


• Asia Pacific – 19%


• Middle East and Africa – 7%


• South America – 4%

Further, the Asia Pacific is expected to showcase rapid growth rate during the forecast period. The region offers potential growth opportunities for the childcare management solution considering the increasing spending capacity of the users. Also, rise in working parents’ trend in the region is further expected to fuel the demand for childcare management software.

Key Players Covered

The report will include the profiles of key players such as Procare Software LLC, Orgamation Technologies, Vanco Companies, AIS Software, Hi Mama Inc., EZChildTrack, Illumine Labs Pvt. Ltd., Jackrabbit Technologies Inc., SmartcareOS LLC, SofterWare Inc., Ladder Software, Kwiksol Corporation, Bloomz Inc., and others.

Segmentation

Key Industry Developments

• In January 2022, Wϋndercare launched All-in-one childcare app platform designed for childcare center, school, parents and teachers. The new platform offers wide range of features applicable for real time application.


• In January 2021, Payment and technology provider, Vanco Companies announced acquisition of child care software provider, Smartcare to expand its existing market. With the addition of new providers the company aims to offer efficient childcare services.