Who Uses KidKare?
Home daycare providers, sponsors, and centers.
What Is KidKare?
KidKare by Minute Menu is a childcare management software that allows you to save time and money while caring for your children. We have spent the last 25 years building a robust CACFP application to streamline the claim process while ensuring compliance with USDA requirements. In addition to the food program, KidKare offers accounting software to help home childcare providers manage their business.
KidKare Details
Minute Menu Systems
http://www.minutemenu.com/
Founded 1993
KidKare pricing overview
KidKare has a free version.
Starting Price
Not provided by vendor
Pricing Details
KidKare offers a free trial of 30 days, after which the software can be availed for specific modules, outlined below: KidKare Accounting: $9.95 per month, $99 per year KidKare Food Program: $99 per month
Free Version
Yes
KidKare deployment and support
Support
- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base Software
- Chat
Deployment
- Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
Training Software
- Live Online
- Webinars
- Documentation
- Videos
KidKare Features
Accounting Software
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Accounting Software
- Accounts Payable Software
- Accounts Receivable Software
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Approval Process Control
- Audit Management
- Audit Trail
- Automatic Billing
- Bank Reconciliation
- Billing & Invoicing
- Budgeting/Forecasting
- CPA Firms
- Compliance Management
- Credit Card Processing
- Document Storage
- Expense Claims
- Expense Tracking
- Financial Management Software
- Financial Reporting Software
- Fixed Asset Management Software
- For Government
- Fund Accounting Software
- General Ledger
- Income & Balance Sheet
- Inventory Management Software
- Inventory Tracking
- Invoice Management
- Mobile Access
- Multi-Currency
- Multi-Location
- Nonprofits
- Order Management Software
- Payroll Management
- Project Accounting Software
- Project Management Software
- Projections
- Purchase Order Management
- Purchasing & Receiving
- Quotes/Estimates
- Receipt Management
- Recurring/Subscription Billing
- Reminders
- Sales Tax Management
- Status Tracking
- Tax Management Software
- Third Party Integrations
- Workflow Management Software
Child Care Software
- ACH Payment Processing
- API
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Alerts/Notifications
- Attendance Management
- Attendance Tracking Software
- Billing & Invoicing
- Calendar Management
- Class Scheduling
- Client Portal
- Communications Management
- Contact Database
- Credit Card Processing
- Customer Accounts
- Customizable Reports
- Daily Reports
- Data Security
- Document Storage
- Electronic Payments
- Electronic Signature
- Email Management Software
- Employee Management
- Enrollments/Onboarding
- Event Calendar
- Immunization & Allergy Tracking
- Invoice Management
- Live Chat Software
- Mailing List Management
- Meal / Nutrition Management
- Member Database
- Milestone Tracking
- Mobile Alerts
- Multi-Location
- Parent Portal
- Payment Processing Software
- Real Time Monitoring
- Real Time Reporting
- Real-time Updates
- Records Management Software
- Registration Management
- Reminders
- Reporting & Statistics
- Role-Based Permissions
- Self Check-in/Check-out
- Self Service Portal
- Student Management
- Summary Reports
- Video Support
- Wait List Management
KidKare Alternatives
More KidKare alternatives
KidKare Reviews
Read all reviewsOverall rating
Average score
Cheryl W.
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Overall Rating5 /5
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Ease of Use5 /5
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Features & Functionality5 /5
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Customer Support Software3 /5
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Value for Money5 /5
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Likelihood to Recommend
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 02/01/2019
"Love being able to record my childcare meals online"
Comments:
I love my experience as far as my child care business goes. I have not used the accounting software but I am considering signing up for that.
As I stated, the customer service side is the only downfall so far. I haven't had to use the customer service for a while so I hope it has improved.
Pros: I love the ease and availability on different devices to record my meals and attendance.
Cons: Customer service is very slow when you do need help...it takes days and sometimes weeks to get no answer most times. Very frustrating to say the least.
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 02/01/2019
Isah A.
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Overall Rating5 /5
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Ease of Use5 /5
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Features & Functionality5 /5
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Customer Support Software5 /5
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Value for Money5 /5
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Likelihood to Recommend
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 30/11/2020
"Love having an option for me to record my childcare suppers on the web"
Comments: By and large: I love my experience the extent that my youngster care business goes. I have not utilized the bookkeeping programming yet I am thinking about pursuing that. As I expressed, the client support side is the main destruction up until this point. I haven't needed to utilize the client support for some time so I expectation it has improved.
Pros: I love the simplicity and accessibility on various gadgets to record my dinners and participation.
Cons: Customer administration is exceptionally moderate when you do require help...it takes days and once in a while weeks to find no solution most occasions. Extremely baffling no doubt.
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 30/11/2020
Melissa H.
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Overall Rating1 /5
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Ease of Use3 /5
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Features & Functionality1 /5
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Customer Support Software1 /5
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Value for Money1 /5
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Likelihood to Recommend
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 18/01/2018
"Disappointing, abysmal performance"
Comments: electronic reporting to CACFP
Pros: Web based application you can access from any device, simple data entry Nothing else to say good about this product, however, there aren't enough characters in the con category
Cons: Providers were forced to switch to this new program no later than October 2017. Once switched you quickly find that multiple features we had access to in Minute Menu were no longer available. On top of that, not all the reports work correctly, payments are not processing on time, not all invoices generate appropriately, parents have been double invoiced, parents were sent invoices from providers in other states with other children's names, child care rate, the providers name, address, and EIN number. There's also been instances of data being dropped out of the program that had been previously saved by the provider. The customer service is best described as non existent. It may take MONTHS for them to respond to a help ticket, that is if they respond at all. You will also find that your help tickets will get "closed" with zero communication and without the issue being resolved. We have been assured that the issues would get better, but in fact, the issues seem to be coming more and more regularly. This company absolutely does not provide what they promised or what we are paying for. IF you choose to use this program you will find yourself spending extra time re-entering information you've already input, calming parents down about double bills, and most likely experience getting your money late on a regular basis. There are other programs out there, I would suggest you find them because you will find nothing but frustration with KidKare.
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 18/01/2018
Georgina M.
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Overall Rating5 /5
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Ease of Use5 /5
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Features & Functionality5 /5
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Customer Support Software4 /5
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Value for Money5 /5
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Likelihood to Recommend
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 11/06/2020
"Comprehensive and Simple"
Comments: Great experience. I find myself digging deeper to see if I can find additional helpful features.
Pros: The menu planning is great and has all of the options needed. Even someone who lacks food planning knowledge can find this software appealing.
Cons: Not having the option to print all reports in color if desired. Have the ability for color in the reports allows for distinguishing different categories of information.
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- Reviewed on 11/06/2020
Holly W.
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Overall Rating5 /5
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Ease of Use5 /5
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Features & Functionality5 /5
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Customer Support Software3 /5
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Value for Money5 /5
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Likelihood to Recommend
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 13/12/2018
"Holly's review"
Comments: I'm able to see reports on how many meals i served and which meals are more attended. This software helps for records for tax purposes as well.
Pros:
I like the ability to copy days from previous menus as well as build my own library of menus to choose from.
Also the pre planned menus are very good when your're short on time
Cons: I don't like that the use scheduled times key was removed. It made it easier to adjust those times if necessary but now every day manually put in all the times which could and usually are the same every day.
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 13/12/2018
