School years roll forward without losing a thing — your classrooms and records carry over so you are not rebuilding your program from scratch every August. Enrollment tools handle the incoming class: capture inquiries, keep a prioritized waitlist with per-child notes, and convert a waitlisted child into an enrolled student with a linked guardian in one click.
For preschools
Preschool management software that keeps the focus on learning.
Organized classrooms, an enrollment season without the paper stack, daily report cards parents actually open, and a school year that rolls forward in one click.
The preschool year
A preschool runs on rhythm — and rhythm needs organization.
From August enrollment to the June send-off, a preschool director juggles rosters, family relationships, and a growing pile of records. DayLynx keeps that rhythm steady.
- Classrooms with the right teachers, capacities, and rosters — organized before the first bell
- An enrollment season that does not drown the office in paper packets and callback lists
- Parents who feel like partners, not spectators, in their child’s early learning
- A daily record of naps, meals, and activities that families actually read
- Allergy and health details that follow each child into the classroom
- A new school year that does not mean rebuilding everything from scratch
Parent partnership
Families who feel included stay enrolled — and tell their friends.
Early learning works best when home and school are in sync. DayLynx makes the daily connection effortless for teachers and delightful for parents.
Daily report cards families look forward to
Naps, meals, activities, and little wins — wrapped into a nightly email and a portal timeline parents can check any time. Teachers use reusable entry templates, so the write-up takes minutes, not the whole evening.
Conversations, not phone tag
Parents message teachers directly, in threads that stay searchable. Announcements get one-tap RSVPs instead of reply-all chaos, and a shared center calendar with holiday presets keeps everyone on the same page about closures.
Moments worth sharing, shared safely
Classroom photos go only to each child’s own family, backed by a photo-permission form parents sign at enrollment and can change their mind about any time. No public feeds, no ads, ever.
A portal that welcomes every new family
Parents activate their own secure accounts through an invitation, and a friendly welcome wizard walks them through their first login step by step.
Getting started
Set up before enrollment season — or in the middle of it.
Everything below fits comfortably inside the 30-day free trial, with no setup fees and nothing to install.
Build your classrooms
Set up each room with its capacity and teacher assignments. If you are moving from binders or another system, bulk import with duplicate-catching brings your roster over cleanly.
Invite your teachers
Each staff member gets their own login with role-based access — teachers see their classrooms, admins see the whole program.
Run enrollment season
Capture inquiries as families call, keep a prioritized waitlist with notes, and convert a waitlisted child into an enrolled student — with a linked guardian record — in one click. Parents finish enrollment packets from their phone.
Teach, log, and share the day
PIN check-in each morning, meal logging at lunch, and daily report cards that reach families every evening.
Roll into next year
When summer ends, school years roll forward without losing a thing — and reports, exports, and the audit trail keep your program’s history intact.
Where to look first
The features preschools lean on most.
Want ideas for deepening the home–school connection? Read our guide on improving communication with childcare parents.
Questions from preschool directors
Preschool FAQs
Each family gets a daily report card — naps, meals, and activities — delivered as a nightly email and visible in the parent portal timeline. Teachers reuse entry templates, so writing up the day takes minutes instead of the whole evening.
Not anymore. Enrollment packets are digital: parents finish them from the couch and sign with a fingertip, and photo permission is handled at enrollment so it is sorted before the first day. The whole journey — first paperwork to first day — stays in one tidy trail.
Ready for a smoother school year?
Try every feature free for 30 days — no credit card charged until the trial ends. After that, it's $100/month for your first 5 children and $7/child after, with every feature included.