Enrollment & paperwork
Applications, waitlist status and the documents each family still owes.
All-in-one child care management, built around how compliance actually gets checked
Put the binder away.
Attendance with daily health checks, staffing, billing and family communication in one record kept as you go, with live ratio alerts and an audit trail nobody can quietly edit.
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With Tendroll
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AttendanceCheck in and out with the time stamped for you.BillingInvoices and online payments tied to attendance.CommunicationUpdates and photos reach each family on their phone.EnrollmentApplications, waitlist and the documents each family owes.ComplianceDocuments and certificates with expiry dates.StaffSet a weekly schedule once and repeat it.Family accessInvitation-only accounts, each linked to their own child.
Less time on admin.
More time for brighter days.
Tendroll brings your classrooms, families, staff and records together in one easy-to-use platform, so you spend less time on paperwork and more time with children. Every screen on this page is the real app, shown with a made-up program.
See Tendroll in actionFollow one day, start to finish
Pick a moment of the day to see the real screen behind it. Shown with a made-up program.
Children are checked in, not written down
Staff scan the program QR code or tap to check children in. Arrival health checks are kept with every check-in.
Care is recorded where it happens
Teachers record meals, naps, diapering and activities right where the work happens.
Every room, checked live
See every classroom’s ratio at a glance, with an alert the moment coverage falls short.
Families stay in the loop
Updates and messages reach each family on their own phone.
Billing follows attendance
Invoices and balances are tied to attendance, and families can pay online.
Everything you need to run a thriving child care program.
From enrollment to everyday operations, Tendroll gives you the tools to save time, stay organized and support your team, families and children.
Family engagement
Daily updates, messages and announcements, with invitation-only family accounts.
Payments & billing
Invoices and balances by family, with paid and overdue in one list.
Classroom operations
Check-in, ratios and daily care, room by room.
Staffing
Credentials, certifications and expiry dates, so renewals do not slip.
Reporting & compliance
Attendance, enrollment and billing reports, plus a full backup you can download.
Covered without a separate tool for each part of it.
Attendance
QR check-in and check-out, arrival and departure health checks, authorized pickup, and a live view of every classroom's ratio — with an alert the moment coverage falls short, not a report you find later.
Staff & scheduling
Real shifts, timesheets, and account access tied to actual staff records — not a spreadsheet living next to the software that's supposed to replace it.
Daily care & learning
Meals, naps, diapering, activities, and learning observations recorded where the work already happens, then delivered to families as a private, child-specific update.
Billing
Invoices, balances, and real payment processing — families can pay online, not just receive a reminder that they owe you.
Incidents & notification
Every incident carries a real guardian-notification deadline based on severity, with a proactive alert if that window is about to close.
Not every gap is the same gap.
Mapped to the same severity patterns state licensing agencies already use to classify risk — not a generic checklist. Most childcare software treats a missing signature and an out-of-ratio classroom as equally urgent. States don't, and neither do we.
CRITICAL
Ratios, supervision, background checks, safe sleep, medication administration, transportation, pickup authorization — the categories nearly every state treats as an immediate-danger violation.
SERIOUS
Certifications, immunization records, facility hazards — threatens health or safety without being immediate.
MODERATE
Postings, insurance paperwork, administrative renewals — real, but not the thing an inspector flags first.
Inspection ReadinessLIVE
Background check on fileStaff QualificationsCRITICAL
Authorized pickup formRecords & DocumentationCRITICAL
CPR / First Aid certificationRenews in 14 daysSERIOUS
Classroom ratios, all roomsChecked continuouslyIN RATIO
Checked live against your own attendance, ratio and incident records. Physical walkthrough items still need you.
ACCOUNTABILITY THAT CAN'T BE QUIETLY EDITED
A trail built for the day someone asks questions.
Every check-in, every incident update, every compliance change is logged automatically. Nothing in that trail can be edited or deleted from inside Tendroll afterward, including by an administrator.
Audit TrailREAD-ONLY
3:41 PMIncident status updated to Follow-up requiredStaff
2:15 PMChild checked out — Preschool AStaff
9:07 AMCompliance requirement addedAdmin
8:32 AMGuardian notified — incident recordStaff
Runs on the phones and tablets you already have.
No special hardware and no app store download. Tendroll works in any modern browser and installs to your home screen like an app.
Check in with a QR codePost your program's QR code at the door. Staff scan it from their phone to check children and staff in or out.
Log care from the classroomTeachers record meals, naps, health checks and incidents right where the work happens.
Families stay in the loopFamilies get daily updates and messages on their own phone.
Installs like an appAdd Tendroll to your home screen. Nothing to download from an app store.
Live ratios in your pocketSee who is on site and whether every room is covered, wherever you are in the building.
Any modern browserPhones, tablets and computers all work. No special hardware.
Built for every type of child care program.
Whether you run one classroom or several, Tendroll uses your state’s program types and staff titles.
Home-based child care
You're the director, teacher, cook and bookkeeper. Attendance, health checks, family updates and billing in one place on your phone, with the records an inspector will ask for kept ready.
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Child care centers
One live view of every room: who's on site, which staff are where, ratios and what needs attention, without walking the building with a clipboard.
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Head Start & Early Head Start
CACFP meal counts, daily health checks, attendance and compliance, organized the way monitoring reviews look at them and exportable when you need to report.
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Before & after-school programs
School-age schedules change every day. See who has arrived from school, who has gone home and who picked them up, with QR check-in that keeps the front door moving.
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Multi-site networks
Regional directors see the same live ratios, incidents and compliance status as the people on the ground, at every location.
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Not sure which fits?
Tell us about your program and we'll walk you through the setup that makes sense. No pressure.
Book a demo →Start from the list you already have.
Bring in your roster, attendance history or past invoices from a CSV file, or add children and staff one at a time. The file is read in your browser before anything is saved.
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Questions people ask first.
Short answers, in plain words. Still not sure? Look around the sample program, or book a demo.
Explore with sample dataDoes Tendroll replace my state licensing knowledge?
No. It tracks what you tell it against your own records and flags what needs attention. Physical items an inspector checks in person — postings displayed, equipment condition, facility cleanliness — still need your own walkthrough. Exact regulatory citations should be verified against your state licensing agency.
Does it work on phones and tablets?
Yes. Tendroll runs in any modern browser on phones, tablets and computers, and can be installed to your home screen. There’s nothing to download from an app store.
How do staff and families get access?
The program owner sends an invitation to the email on file. Each person creates a password and receives access scoped to their role — nothing more.
Can families see information about other children?
No. Family access is tied to their own linked child and enforced at the database level, not just hidden in the interface.
Can the audit trail be edited?
No — by design. Entries are append-only. Even a program owner can’t alter or remove a past entry.
Does Tendroll support CACFP meal-count reporting?
Yes. Head Start and other CACFP-participating programs can log daily meal counts by classroom and meal type, then export a reimbursement-ready report.
Is Tendroll available in Spanish?
This website is available in Spanish. The Tendroll app itself is currently in English.