Discover by Xplor
Discover by Xplor is a cloud-based student management system for childcare services, supporting day-to-day administration from enrollment and attendance to p…
What Discover by Xplor is
Discover by Xplor is a cloud-based student management system for childcare services, supporting day-to-day administration from enrollment and attendance to payments and family communication. It provides online enquiry and enrolment forms, waitlist management, booking tools, digital attendance marking, and electronic attendance verification for families. Staff features include rostering and management of certifications and documentation. Providers can create customizable child and finance reports, including group-level reports for multi-service operators. Listed integrations include Xero, Xero Payroll, Safety Nest, and 1Place Childcare. The free Home family app and web portal let families access updates, photos, videos, statements, bookings, and payments. Discover is available on Android, iOS, and the web, and is described for individual services, multi-centre providers, and home-based centres. Its Discover SMS plan is listed at $282 a month. The pricing-page description includes dedicated onboarding and unlimited support; contact support is listed by chat and email from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm NZT.
Good
- Supports online enrolments and waitlists.
- Includes staff rostering and document management.
- Offers customizable child and finance reports.
- Home app and portal are free for Discover families.
Watch out
- Discover SMS is listed at $282 a month.
- No free trial is listed.
- The listed support hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm NZT.
Who it suits
Discover may suit individual childcare services, multi-centre providers, or home-based centres seeking administration, attendance, billing, and family communication tools. Families using Discover can access the free Home app and web portal.
Verdict
Discover brings childcare administration, family access, and reporting into one cloud-based system. Its feature range and listed onboarding and support may suit varied provider types, while the stated monthly plan price is worth reviewing.
Plans and prices
From Discover by Xplor's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Discover SMS | $282 a month | Not stated |
| Home family app | Free | Free for Discover families |
The facts
Each one read from Discover by Xplor's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Attendance and bookings
- It provides digital attendance marking, booking management, and electronic attendance verification for families.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Attendance and check-in
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2001
- Enrollment management
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2001
- Enrolments and waitlists
- The system supports online enquiry and enrolment forms and waitlist management.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Family communication
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2001
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include Xero and Xero Payroll, Safety Nest, and 1Place Childcare.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Intended users
- The maker describes Discover as suitable for individual services, multi-centre providers, and home-based centres.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Payments compliance
- The maker states that its Xplor Pay payment gateway is Level One PCI DSS compliant.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Pay parity
- Discover says it automatically tracks pay parity and can save up to 2.8 hours per month.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Discover is a cloud-based student management system for childcare services that supports day-to-day administration.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Reporting
- The service offers customizable child and finance reports, including group-level reporting for multi-service providers.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Security
- The maker says the ecosystem is hosted on Microsoft Azure and uses HTTPS and annual penetration testing.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Staff management
- Discover offers staff rostering tools and management of staff certifications and documentation.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Support
- The pricing page includes dedicated onboarding and unlimited support, and the contact page lists chat and support by email from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm NZT.checked 11 Oct 2001
Money
- Billing and payments
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2001
- Free plan
- Nochecked 25 Sep 2001
- Lesson planning
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2001
Where it runs
- Family app
- Home is a free family app and web portal for updates, photos, videos, statements, bookings, and payments.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Mobile apps
- bothchecked 25 Sep 2001
- Platforms
- Discover is described as cloud-based and accessible on multiple devices; Home is available through the App Store and Google Play.checked 11 Oct 2001
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