# Manage Your After School Program with Daily Connect

Join after school programs around the world using Daily Connect to communicate with parents, collect payments, track attendance, and more.

## Used (And Loved!) By Thousands of Childcare Professionals

Teachers, directors, and parents use Daily Connect to stay organized, save time, and share meaningful updates with families.

Start using the childcare app built for real-world classrooms.

#### Message Parents

**Send Messages, Photos, and Videos**  
**Shared Activity Log**  
**Send Newsletters, Handbooks, Event Reminders, and More**

#### Track Attendance

**Save Time with Digital Sign In/Out**  
**View Real-Time & Historic Attendance Track Staff to Children Ratios in Every Room**

#### Collect Payments

**Send Customizable Digital Invoices**  
**Accept Online Payments, Split Payments, and Enable Autopay to Ensure Timely Payments**

## Parent Communication Tools

You and your staff can use the Daily Connect mobile app to post photos, activities, meals, incident reports, behavior, needed items, and more.  
Families feel more comfortable knowing exactly what's going on with their children while they're with your program.

## After School Program Management Tools

Daily Connect automates many of the administrative tasks associated with running an afterschool program, from creating shared event calendars to managing staff schedules, tracking attendance, and reporting incidents.

## Parent Billing

Send parents online invoices, track payments, and get paid faster by accepting credit cards, ACH transfers, and more.  
Manage payments from a simple online dashboard, and customize payments to fit your schedule, programs, and branding.

**Get paid on time, every time.**

- ## Join the 90,000+ Childcare Professionals Using Daily Connect

"I love that I can have an email set to be sent out daily at the same time. It gives the parents a chance to look it over at home. I also love that they can see this in real time. Many parents have told me they love that they can see real time."  
— Dominique F, Site Supervisor on [GetApp](https://www.getapp.com/education-childcare-software/a/daily-connect/)

- ## Join the 90,000 + Childcare Professionals Using Daily Connect

"This software is easy to use and provides parents with specific details about their child's day. The message function is simple and the attendance tracking feature is useful. We run the app in 9 classrooms with more than one hundred kids."  
— Karen M, Program Director

## Start Your Free 14 Day Trial Now

We don’t do pushy sales calls, pricing tricks, or long-term contracts. Try Daily Connect for free for 14 days to see if it’s a good fit, or schedule a demo to learn more.