All-in-one platform to power your childcare program

Delight your families and staff with the most flexible, all-in-one platform. Get the white-glove experience you want with the features you need to elevate and streamline your program.

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Who we serve

Smartcare technology connects hundreds of thousands of parents to preschools, early childhood learning programs, before and after care programs, daycares, enrichment programs, and more. Every interaction tells a story of the impact our clients are making in the communities they serve.

Childcare & Daycare Centers

Complete childcare management software to manage enrollment, digital check-in and check-out, attendance, billing & payments, reporting, and lead tracking.

Preschool & Early Childhood Programs

Enable administrators and teachers with comprehensive center management tools, teacher tools, daily reports, family communication and more.

Before & After Care

Easy online enrollment, attendance, touchless check-in and check-out, waitlist, enrollment, billing, payments and more.

Private Schools

Run your program in one place across Montessori, Private School, and K-12 programs.

Faith-based Childcare

Empower your team to serve the next generation of your faith community across your early childhood learning, daycare, before & after care and other programs.

K-12 School Districts

Discover the best fit to securely manage your Pre-K, early childhood, before & after care, and enrichment programs regardless of size.

“Highly recommend for a program looking for an all in one software. Perhaps the number one benefit is their customer support. It is seriously AMAZING!!!”

Julie Schmitz, Show-Me Child Care - Jefferson City, MO

Experience amazing automation and white-glove support

Smartcare eliminates headaches from repetitive tasks, simplifies your staff’s day, and keeps your families connected so you can focus on growing your program and serving your community.

Build your program with confidence

Automate online enrollment, track leads, build your waitlist, manage compliance, and report financials in real-time. Leverage the platform flexibility to streamline management processes for seamless program growth.

Automate billing and payments

Automate payment collection and customize billing by schedule, tuition plans, discounts, and third-party payers.

Delight your families and staff

Intuitive parent and teacher applications enrich the lives of the people who depend on your program. Streamline teacher tasks and parent communication and use electronic check-in and check-out to keep your program running safely and efficiently.

Enjoy white-glove service

Your dedicated Smartcare client adoption specialist makes it simple to get started with Smartcare, and our Client Success and Client Services teams provide ongoing support, so you get the most out of Smartcare.

Our History

Timeline

1985

Childcare Manager is founded to pioneer childcare management and accounting software.

2014

Smartcare is founded to address growing demand for childcare and preschool, as well as parents' changing needs from preferences.

2016

Smartcare acquires Childcare Manager, one of the most respected brands in the childcare management software industry, gaining team members with invaluable experience and a customer base with years of proven success.

2017

Bolstered by the addition of Childcare Manager, Smartcare begins marketing nationwide and partners with shared service alliances to service childcare providers across the country.

2018

Smartcare raises a second round of financing—$10 million in Series B funding and a venture debt facility—to expand go-to-market initiatives.

2019

Smartcare acquires Preschool2Me, a leading provider of lesson planning, curriculum and assessments as well as after school care solutions. The new features allow us to move closer to our vision as an all-inclusive platform for childcare providers.

2020

Smartcare expands to serve around 2,000 childcare centers in all 50 states, with our own team distributed across the country to better serve our clients.

Smartcare is acquired by Vanco, a leading technology and payment solutions provider for the education, faith-based, and nonprofit sectors. Both our teams and our technology combine to deliver even better features and exceptional customer service to child care providers.

2022

Smartcare, Preschool2Me, and Childcare Manager officially become Vanco Child Care, a holistic suite of tools that combines the best of the old brands into a new, comprehensive childcare management platform.