New York is gifting you free childcare software!

The Empire State Family Child Care Collaborative has partnered with brightwheel, the #1 childcare software, to offer family or group family day care homes FREE access to brightwheel!

With brightwheel, you can:
    • Streamline parent communication
    • Automate billing & payments
    • Simplify admissions & paperwork
    • Share photos & videos
    • Lesson plan & track observations

Get started with your free childcare software and join millions of educators and families using brightwheel.

To get started, you must complete the Empire State Family Child Care Collaborative Application!

“Brightwheel is a game changer for our early learning center. Everything is in one spot!”  -Julie, Executive Director, St. Paul’s Early Learning Center

This project is funded by the Office of Child and Family Services. 

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Claim your free brightwheel subscription today!

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Easy to use & save time

Easy to use & save time

Simplify administrative tasks with brightwheel's all-in-one app and save 20 hours per month.

Automatic billing & payments

Automatic billing & payments

90% of preschools report that more families pay on time with brightwheel.

Quality connections

Quality connections

95% of administrators & staff report brightwheel improves communication with families.

Manage with confidence

Manage with confidence

Efficiently run your daycare or pre-school program with check-in, admissions, lessons, and high security standards.

Your complete preschool & childcare software system

What educators are saying

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Why did New York choose brightwheel for this program?
Brightwheel is ranked as the #1 childcare software based on external reviews (4.9 stars, +21k app store reviews). Millions of educators and families trust and love brightwheel. Brightwheel is the only early education app with two-factor authentication for enhanced account protection and has the largest customer success and product teams in the early childcare industry. With over 20% of the team being former educators, brightwheel understands your needs and is committed to serving your needs.
Who qualifies for this program?
All family and group family day care homes in New York State can take advantage of this opportunity! You must join the Empire State Collaborative to be eligible - this is run through your local CCRC! Apply here
What is the cost of this program?
Empire State Family Child Care Collaborative is sponsoring this partnership and will pay your brightwheel subscription fee once you've registered. Make sure you sign up soon to take advantage of this opportunity!

To get started, you must complete the Empire State Family Child Care Collaborative Application!
What are brightwheel’s security standards?
Brightwheel is the most secure all-in-one childcare and preschool software, setting the standard as the first and only early education app to offer two-factor authentication for enhanced account protection. You can read more about brightwheel’s commitment to security here.