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Discover Childcare

Discover Childcare is administration software for childcare centres and services, designed for the New Zealand market around Ministry of Education regulations.

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Score
6.0
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What Discover Childcare is

Discover Childcare is administration software for childcare centres and services, designed for the New Zealand market around Ministry of Education regulations. Its tools cover enquiries, marketing, enrolments, waitlists, room transitions, staff rosters and ratios, visitor tracking, and invoicing. The platform also supports attendance tracking, family messaging, billing and payments, and staff scheduling. It works on mobiles, tablets, and PCs without requiring user installation, maintenance, or data backups. Families of Discover customers can use the free Home app to view updates, bookings, and statements, and pay statements. The Playground app supports educators with planning, documentation, learning updates, and health and safety records. Discover integrates with Xero, including roster information export to Xero timesheets. Its payment suite includes an integrated gateway; Xplor Pay can automate payments and reconciliation, with scheduled payments and PayNow through Home. The software is offered for Android, iOS, and web. The product site provides local support and chat support for technical questions, and invites prospective customers to request a free demo. No subscription price is stated.

Good

  • Covers enrolments, waitlists, rosters, and invoicing.
  • Works on mobiles, tablets, and PCs.
  • Families can view updates and pay statements through Home.
  • Educators can document learning and health and safety.
  • Integrates with Xero.

Watch out

  • No subscription price is stated.
  • The product is designed for the New Zealand market.
  • The free Home app is offered to Discover customers.

Who it suits

Discover Childcare is for New Zealand childcare centres and services managing enquiries, enrolments, staffing, and payments. Its Home and Playground apps also support families and educators.

Verdict

Discover Childcare combines centre administration with separate tools for families and educators. Its New Zealand focus and unstated subscription price are worth considering before requesting a free demo.

The facts

Each one read from Discover Childcare's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

Access
The cloud-based platform works on mobiles, tablets, and PCs without installation, maintenance, or user-managed backups.checked 5 Oct 2026
Administration features
The platform manages enquiries, marketing, enrolments, waitlists, room transitions, staff rosters and ratios, visitor tracking, and invoicing.checked 5 Oct 2026
Automation
The maker says the platform automates waitlist management, invoicing, and other day-to-day tasks.checked 5 Oct 2026
Integration
Discover has an integration with Xero, with setup instructions for exporting roster information to Xero timesheets.checked 5 Oct 2026
Integrations
Discover’s Xero integration page describes a streamlined login and lists Xero timesheet export setup requirements.checked 5 Oct 2026
Intended users
The product is presented for childcare centres and services, including centres or groups managing leads and enquiries.checked 5 Oct 2026
New Zealand focus
The system is designed for the New Zealand market and based on Ministry of Education regulations.checked 5 Oct 2026
Payment compliance
Xplor Pay states that it holds Level 1 PCI DSS-compliant certification.checked 5 Oct 2026
Payment features
The product suite lists an integrated payment gateway.checked 5 Oct 2026
Payments
Xplor Pay integrates with Discover to automate payments and reconciliation, and supports scheduled payments and PayNow through Home.checked 5 Oct 2026
Pricing availability
The page invites prospective customers to request a free demo but does not state a subscription price.checked 5 Oct 2026
Purpose
Discover provides childcare administration software for managing day-to-day centre operations.checked 5 Oct 2026
Security
Discover describes its technology as secure and intended for sensitive data.checked 5 Oct 2026
Support
The product site offers local support and links to chat support for technical questions.checked 5 Oct 2026
Target customers
The product is presented for childcare centres and services, including centres or groups managing enquiries, enrolments, payments and rostering.checked 5 Oct 2026

Where it runs

Devices
The platform works on mobiles, tablets and PCs without requiring installation, maintenance or data backups by the user.checked 5 Oct 2026
Educator app
Playground supports teachers with planning, documentation, learning updates and health and safety records.checked 5 Oct 2026
Family app
The Home app is offered free to all Discover customers and lets families view updates, bookings and statements, and pay statements.checked 5 Oct 2026

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