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Puter Childcare: a free, open-source brightwheel alternative
Management for daycares and preschools: check-in, live ratios, daily activities and parent updates.
- Business
- Free · MIT
- Runs in the browser
- alpha
From the official README: this app is in early alpha. Features may change and data could be lost — don’t rely on it for real work yet, and keep copies of anything important.
What is Childcare?
Childcare helps centres, preschools and family daycares run the day. See who is here with live staff-to-child ratios, check children in and out against approved pickup lists, turn a tablet into a PIN kiosk, and log meals, naps, diapers, photos and learning observations for a whole room at once.
Key features
- Live attendance and staff-to-child ratios per room
- Check-in / out with approved pickup lists
- Kiosk mode with family PINs
- Activity logging: meals, naps, photos, incidents and more
- Allergy alerts, messages and billing
How to use it
- Open childcare.puter.com in any modern browser — computer, tablet or phone.
- Sign in with a free Puter account; your data is saved in your own Puter cloud storage.
- Want to self-host or hack on it? Run it locally (Node.js 22.12 or newer):
git clone https://github.com/HeyPuter/everything.git
cd everything/src/childcare
npm install
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FAQ
Is Childcare free?
Yes. Childcare is part of the Everything Project and its source code is published on GitHub under the MIT license. There is no subscription or trial.
Do I need to install Childcare?
No. Open childcare.puter.com in the browser on your computer, tablet or phone.
Do I need an account to use Childcare?
A free Puter account. Your data is stored in your own Puter cloud storage.
Can Childcare replace brightwheel?
Not fully yet. Childcare is in alpha: features will change, and its README asks you not to rely on it for real work or important data. Try it out, and keep backups of anything important.
Summarised from Childcare’s README in the official repository. CraftSuite is an independent, unofficial guide and is not affiliated with Puter; brightwheel, Procare and HiMama are trademarks of their respective owners.