Childcare Business Reimagined
A financial solution built exclusively for Childcare Businesses.
Select the type of business you are:
Online 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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Childcare Billing & Invoicing
Invoicing - Simplified
Creating and sending invoices to parents has never been easier - add just a payer and amount or get specific with due dates, split payments and recurring invoices.
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Accounting
Record Income & Expenses
Keep track of all your income and expenses in one place. Enjoy built-in categories for expense tracking or create your own. View your business financials in your Dashboard.
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Time & Space
Reduce Tax Bill using Time/Space
Calculate your space, child present hours, and all of the other hours to claim precise tax deductions. We're the only software that let's you track everything at such a granular level.
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Reports
Reports Your Accounting Professional will Love
Need to pull reports like 8829 or Schedule C for your accountant? With Parachute, you can generate these reports in just a few clicks.
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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
Billing & Invoicing
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
Take Control of Your Childcare Finances
Effortlessly track income & expenses using customizable categories for pinpoint accuracy. Maximize tax savings by easily logging mileage & managing inventory.
Record Income
Enter Expenses
Mileage Tracking
Time/Space
Large Inventory
Built-in categories
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Reporting
Your Tax Professional Will Love Parachute
Stay organized year-round & breeze through tax season with essential reports & detailed calculations at your fingertips. Maximize deductions, minimize stress, & boost your savings.
Form 8829
Schedule C Detailed Expenses
Statement of Accounts
Vehicle Deduction
Food Expense Report
Other Income Reports
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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:
Business Growth
Empower your network to generate comprehensive reports and make informed decisions to drive their business's financial well-being.
Automated Dashboard
Performance Reports
Tax Reports
Child Enrollment
Check-in/Check-out
Accounting
Expenses Management
Business Reports
Templates
Accept Payments
Help your providers and their parents say goodbye to paper checks and bank trips. With ParaPay, they can experience secure and fast transactions, and easily collect tuition, deposits, and fees.
Recurring Invoices
ParaPay
Schedule Invoices
Payments Calendar
Issue Refunds
Accept Credit Cards
Accept ACH Payments
AutoPay
Payment Notifications
Empower Parents
Offer parents the convenience of secure payments for childcare services, allowing them to pay directly from an invoice.
Assign Guardians
Add Agencies
Automated email templates
Parent Payment Initiation
Customize Emails
SMS Alerts
Parent Portal
Children Profiles
...as well as unlock an early access for the tools that are coming out soon and lock-in the price:
New features coming soon
Lock in your rate & gain access to the new features coming soon.
Enhanced Attendance & Parent App
Contactless check-in/out options—including Kiosk Mode, QR codes, PINs, and signature pick-up—plus a Parent Mobile app!
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!
Simple pricing with no enrollment limit. Try for free.
You can expense your subscription cost in Parachute.
Just ☕️☕️ 2 cups of coffee a month!
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Online Payments
Accept Payments with ParaPay
Receive credit card and bank account payments from parents. Collect tuition, fees, deposits from payers in one solution.
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Center Billing & Invoicing
Invoicing Made Simple
Say goodbye to repetitive billing! Parachute’s new bulk invoicing feature lets you create one billing plan and apply it across multiple families with ease. Perfect for centers that bill by age group, care hours, or program type—this tool will streamline your invoicing like never before.
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Accounting
Record Center Income and Expenses
Parachute’s accounting features make it simple for centers to manage income and track every expense—all in one place. 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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Child Attendance
Flexible, Compliant Attendance Tracking
Parachute is making check-in and check-out easier than ever with new contactless attendance options. You can manage attendance seamlessly while meeting state requirements for subsidy compliance. Fast, secure, and built for busy centers.
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Parent Communication
Stay Connected with Parents in Real Time
With Parachute’s new parent communication tools, you’ll keep families connected and engaged like never before. Through our mobile app, you’ll be able to share real-time updates, photos, videos, and live chat messages—keeping parents in the loop with each child’s activities, milestones, and more.
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Highly Recommend. What stands out to me about Parachute is how easy it is to input expenses.
Stacie L. Minnesota
Book-Keeping & 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 & Billing
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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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
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
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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.
Accounting
Recording Income and Expenses - Easy
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.
Childcare Billing & Invoicing
Invoicing - Simplified
Creating and sending invoices to parents has never been easier - providers can add a payer and amount, or get specific with due dates, split payments and recurring invoices.
Online 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
Business Growth
Empower your network to generate comprehensive reports and make informed decisions to drive their business's financial well-being.
Automated Dashboard
Performance Reports
Tax Reports
Child Enrollment
Check-in/Check-out
Accounting
Expenses Management
Business Reports
Templates
Accept Payments
Help your providers and their parents say goodbye to paper checks and bank trips. With ParaPay, they can experience secure and fast transactions, and easily collect tuition, deposits, and fees.
Recurring Invoices
ParaPay
Schedule Invoices
Payments Calendar
Issue Refunds
Accept Credit Cards
Accept ACH Payments
AutoPay
Payment Notifications
Empower Parents
Offer parents the convenience of secure payments for childcare services, allowing them to pay directly from an invoice.
Assign Guardians
Add Agencies
Automated email templates
Parent Payment Initiation
Customize Emails
SMS Alerts
Parent Portal
Children Profiles
Parachute Pricing
Custome
Our Parachute software is priced at $150 per year for individual family childcare providers and $300 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 dollars 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.
