Childcare
Reimagined
Childcare
Reimagined
A financial solution built exclusively for Childcare Businesses.
Select the type of business you are:
Childcare Management
Get Ready For The Full Parachute Experience
Lock in your rate & gain access to the new features coming soon.
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Parent App
An easy and convenient way for parents to check in, make payments, and stay connected.
Child Activity Log
Record and share child's daily activities and milestones, giving parents a comprehensive view of their day.
Improved Billing & Receipt Capture
Enhance billing with bulk invoicing, automate late payment collection, and easily capture receipts with a quick photo!
Invoicing & Payments
Accept Payments with ParaPay
Say Goodbye to paper checks and bank trips. Collect tuition, fees, deposits from parents via credit card or bank accounts right after they receive your invoices.
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Accounting & Time/Space
Record Income & Expenses
Enjoy built-in categories for expense tracking or create your own. Plus you can calculate your space, child present hours, and all of the other hours to claim precise tax deductions.
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Attendance
Contactless
Check-In/Out
Now, checking children in and out is quicker & more secure than ever. Choose from PIN codes, digital signatures, or QR codes to match your own needs.
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Better than my previous accounting software. Setting up invoices is a breeze and the way parents can easily pay them on their end.
Chantell B. Minnesota
Invoicing & Payments
Effortless Invoicing, Built Just for You
Parachute adapts to your billing needs, making invoicing effortless for childcare providers. Simply select a payer & enter the amount—done!
Online Invoices
Schedule Invoices
Recurring Billing
Accept Payments Online
Split Payments
Invoice Calendar
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Accounting & Reporting
Simplify Your Finances, Maximize Your Savings
Track income, expenses, and tax deductions with ease—maximize savings, simplify record-keeping, and stay organized year-round.
Record Income & Expenses
Mileage Tracking
Time/Space
Schedule C & Form 8829
Food Expense Report
Childcare Categories
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Attendance
Goodbye, Morning Chaos
Drop-offs just got smoother with Parachute’s Attendance feature. Parents can check in their child with a quick scan, while you stay focused on your day.
QR code Check-In
Accept Signatures
Kiosk Mode - PIN Check-In
Real-Time Attendance Tracking
Attendance Reports
State Subsidies & Compliance
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I'm loving Parachute! It's so easy to get around, and I really appreciate being able to add multiple children to one invoice.
Melissa B. New York
Take advantage of Parachute features for smooth sailing to financial wellbeing:
Upgraded Attendance
Kiosk Mode
Signature Pick Up
PIN Check-in/out
QR code
Parent App
Invoicing & Payments
Recurring Invoices
Online Payments & Autopay
Schedule Invoices
Splitting Invoices
Third Party Billing
Financial Tools
Financial Dashboard
Income Tracking
Expenses Recording
Financial Reporting
Inventory & Mileage Tracking
Parent Tools
Parent Payment Initiation
SMS & Push Notifications
Parent Portal
Messaging - Coming Soon
Activity Log - Coming Soon
...as well as unlock an early access for the tools that are coming out soon and lock-in the price:
New features coming soon
By signing up for Parachute today, you’ll be the first to experience powerful new features designed to make childcare management even easier—at the best value:
Parent App
An easy and convenient way for parents to check in, make payments, and stay connected.
Child Activity Log
Record and share child's daily activities and milestones, giving parents a comprehensive view of their day.
Improved Billing & Receipt Capture
Enhance billing with bulk invoicing, automate late payment collection, and easily capture receipts with a quick photo!
Start 30 Day Trial Now
Simple pricing with no enrollment limit. Try for free.
You can expense your subscription cost in Parachute.
Just ☕️☕️ 2 cups of coffee a month!
Start your 30-day free trial for Parachute
Childcare Management
Get Ready For The Full Parachute Experience
Lock in your rate & gain access to the new features coming soon.
Start 30 Day Trial Now
Parent App
An easy and convenient way for parents to check in, make payments, and stay connected.
Child Activity Log
Record and share child's daily activities and milestones, giving parents a comprehensive view of their day.
Improved Billing & Receipt Capture
Enhance billing with bulk invoicing, automate late payment collection, and easily capture receipts with a quick photo!
Invoicing & Payments
Accept Payments with ParaPay
Receive credit card and bank account payments from parents. Collect tuition, fees, deposits from payers in one solution. Plus Parachute’s new bulk invoicing feature lets you create one billing plan and apply it across multiple families with ease.
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Accounting
Record Center Income & Expenses
Designed with childcare centers in mind, Parachute supports custom expense allocations like CACFP expenses, helping you keep accurate records and stay organized.
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Attendance
Flexible, Compliant Attendance Tracking
You can manage attendance seamlessly while meeting state requirements for subsidy compliance. Fast, secure, and built for busy centers.
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Highly Recommend. What stands out to me about Parachute is how easy it is to input expenses.
Stacie L. Minnesota
Accounting
Simple Income & Expense Tracking
Keep your financials accurate and up-to-date effortlessly. Record all income and expenses and customize expense allocations to fit your center's needs, ensuring detailed financial oversight is accessible at any time you need it.
Record Income
Enter Expenses
Custom Expenses
CACFP Expense Allocation
Digital Receipts
Coming soon
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Invoicing & Payments
Effortless Invoicing at Your Fingertips
Creating and sending invoices has never been easier. Parachute’s intuitive interface allows you to generate detailed invoices quickly, enhancing your billing operations and reducing administrative overhead.
Recurring Invoicing
SMS & Email Notifications
Parent Portal
Bulk Invoices
Coming Soon
Auto Late Fees
Coming Soon
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Attendance
Goodbye, Morning Chaos
Drop-offs just got smoother with Parachute’s Attendance feature. Parents can check in their child with a quick scan, while you stay focused on your day.
QR code Check-In
Accept Signatures
Kiosk Mode - PIN Check-In
Real-Time Attendance Tracking
Attendance Reports
State Subsidies & Compliance
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Discover the Best Value for Your Center with Simple Pricing
You can expense your subscription cost in Parachute.
Parachute
No Child Enrollment Limit
Unlimited Contacts
ParaPay
Financial Dashboard
Parachute + Food Program
Everything in Parachute Subscription + Online
Enrollment and Income Eligibility
POS Meal Counts and Attendance
Milk Audit
Food Program Claim Calculations
250 Automated Edit Checks
Parachute
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Save $100
with our yearly plan
No Child Enrollment Limit
Unlimited Contacts
ParaPay
Financial Dashboard
Parachute + Food Program
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Save $450
with our yearly plan
Everything in Parachute Subscription + Online
Enrollment and Income Eligibility
POS Meal Counts and Attendance
Milk Audit
Food Program Claim Calculations
250 Automated Edit Checks
Start your 30-day free trial for Parachute
Empower Your Child Care Network
Take Your Network to New Heights
With 30 years in the industry, we have built a reputation for delivering features that childcare providers love. We equip Shared Service Alliances (SSAs) and Child Care Networks with a powerful financial tool built for their network of childcare providers.
Childcare Management
Get Ready For The Full Parachute Experience
Empower childcare providers to manage their entire operations seamlessly within a single platform.
Parent App
An easy and convenient way for parents to check in, make payments, and stay connected.
Child Activity Log
Record and share child's daily activities and milestones, giving parents a comprehensive view of their day.
Improved Billing & Receipt Capture
Enhance billing with bulk invoicing, automate late payment collection, and easily capture receipts with a quick photo!
Accounting & Time/Space
Recording Income & Expenses
Your network will be able to keep track of all income and expenses in one place and enjoy built-in categories for expense tracking or create their own. Plus, they would be able to calculate their space, child present hours, and all of the other hours to claim precise tax deductions.
Invoicing & Payments
Collect Payments with ParaPay
Your childcare providers can say goodbye to paper checks and bank trips. It has never been easier to collect tuition, fees, deposits from parents via credit card or bank accounts right after they receive their invoices.
Reports
Reports That Matter for Tax Professionals
Need to pull reports like 8829 or Schedule C for your accountant? With Parachute, you can generate these reports in just a few clicks.
I'm loving Parachute! It's so easy to get around, and I really appreciate being able to add multiple children to one invoice.
Melissa B. New York
Business Growth
Empower your network to make informed data-driven business decisions to set their business for financial wellbeing.
Business Dashboard
Provide your network with a high-level view of their income and expenses, allowing them to maintain a health check on their business.
Recurring Other Income & Expenses
Enable your network to easily set up recurring expenses and other income, including manual income entries.
3rd Party Billing
Providers can seamlessly add agencies to their billing process, making it easier for them to manage.
Payment Notifications
Ensure your network stays on top of their finances by receiving notifications when invoices are paid. Notifications are sent via text and email for both providers and parents.
Parachute Benefits for Providers
Upgraded Attendance
Kiosk Mode
Signature Pick Up
PIN Check-in/out
QR code
Parent App
Invoicing & Payments
Recurring Invoices
Online Payments & Autopay
Schedule Invoices
Splitting Invoices
Third Party Billing
Financial Tools
Financial Dashboard
Income Tracking
Expenses Recording
Financial Reporting
Inventory & Mileage Tracking
Parent Tools
Parent Payment Initiation
SMS & Push Notifications
Parent Portal
Messaging - Coming Soon
Activity Log - Coming Soon
Parachute Pricing
Customer
Our Parachute software is priced at $99 per year for individual family childcare provider and $153.99 for each center. However, we offer customized pricing for SSAs depending on the size of the network.
SSA Experience
The Parachute team provides our SSA Partners with unique training packages, webinars, and reporting to fully support your network.
Group Training
Q&A Sessions for Providers
Webinars & Continued Learning
Training Site + How to Videos
Technical Support
Let's Connect
We are confident that Parachute can meet your network's needs, and we look forward to discussing how we can elevate your providers' success.
FAQ
You absolutely can! If you have an active KidKare Accounting subscription, you can access Parachute with the same credentials.
Parachute is designed by the KidKare team to enhance the user experience and interface for greater success in managing your childcare business. Parachute integrates all the feedback, needs, and requests gathered from KidKare users to provide a seamless experience. It offers improved features for invoicing, managing income and expenses, calendar functions, a customizable dashboard, and various other enhancements to streamline childcare management tasks.
If you have KidKare Accounting subscription, you will be able to use both products.
Parachute has a monthly subscription of $12.50, and annual subscription of $99 with $51 of annual savings for family childcare providers.
For childcare centers, Parachute has a monthly subscription of $24.99 and an annual subscription of $199 with $100 of annual savings.
Absolutely! Parachute is designed to empower your business and allows you to stay on top of your childcare business finances and performance. It allows you to send invoices easily, accept payments from parents and provides you all of the necessary tools, and tax reports for your business.
You can expense your subscription to Parachute as a business expense for tax purposes. Parachute is a valuable tool that helps you manage your childcare business finances effectively, making it an essential operating expense. Simply include the subscription fee as part of your business expenses when filing your taxes. If you have any questions or need further assistance with expensing your subscription, consult with your tax advisor or accountant for personalized guidance.