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CentreBloom
by CentreBloom
What CentreBloom is
CentreBloom is a web platform for Canadian childcare centres, preschools, and early learning programs. It brings enrolment, waitlists, attendance, billing and payments, staff scheduling, Canadian payroll, family communication, learning documentation, and compliance records into one service. Enrolment tools cover inquiries, applications, registrations, child profiles, required documents, and classroom placements. Staff can record attendance themselves or use a kiosk with a code or QR. Payroll includes timesheets, wage and overtime calculations, CPP, EI and tax calculations, vacation pay, pay statements, and help preparing T4s, but it does not remit or file payroll for centres and does not support Quebec payroll. Monthly plans start at 69 CAD/mo for up to 15 active students; higher capacities are available, and annual plans are paid upfront for 12 months. Each plan includes the full platform, guided onboarding, data import, and administrator and educator training. Card payments use the centre’s Stripe account at Stripe’s rates, while optional SMS reminders use its Twilio account at the per-message rate. Both integrations are described as having no CentreBloom markup.
Who it suits
CentreBloom is aimed at Canadian childcare centres, preschools, and early learning programs, including independent providers and multi-location operators. Its tools may suit centres seeking enrolment, payroll, attendance, and family communication in one platform.
What it does well
- Full platform included in every plan
- Supports attendance by staff or kiosk code/QR
- Includes guided onboarding, data import, and training
- Optional SMS reminders use the centre’s Twilio account
What to know first
- No Quebec payroll support
- Does not remit or file payroll for centres
- No free plan
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 15 students | C$69/mo · Up to 15 active students · full platform included | C$69 a month |
| Up to 30 students | C$119/mo · Up to 30 active students · full platform included | C$119 a month |
| Up to 60 students | C$189/mo · Up to 60 active students · full platform included | C$189 a month |
| Up to 100 students | C$259/mo · Up to 100 active students · full platform included | C$259 a month |
| 100+ students | C$319/mo · Base price · C$2 per active child over 100 · full platform included | C$319 a month |
| Up to 30 students (annual) | C$1071/yr (save 25%) · Up to 30 active students · paid upfront for 12 months · full platform included | C$1,071 a year |
| Up to 60 students (annual) | C$1701/yr (save 25%) · Up to 60 active students · paid upfront for 12 months · full platform included | C$1,701 a year |
| Up to 100 students (annual) | C$2331/yr (save 25%) · Up to 100 active students · paid upfront for 12 months · full platform included | C$2,331 a year |
The first 8 of 10 plans, as centrebloom.com lists them, read 29 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Verdict
CentreBloom combines operational tools for childcare programs, with plans priced per centre according to active-student capacity. Before choosing it, Quebec centres should note the payroll limitation and all users should account for the paid plans.
Facts from CentreBloom's own pages
- AI-related processing
- Optional OpenAI features draft assessment questions from an entered topic and read timesheets or calendars from a free-form file; the site says only submitted content is processed. · centrebloom.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Audience
- The product is for Canadian childcare centres, preschools, and early learning programs, including independent centres and multi-location operators. · centrebloom.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Data export
- Customers can request an export of their data, and can request deletion when closing an account subject to applicable record-keeping periods. · centrebloom.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Data residency
- CentreBloom says its primary application database and customer records are hosted in Canada, while some supporting services process limited information through subprocessors outside Canada. · centrebloom.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Enrolment
- Enrolment tools include inquiries, applications, waitlists, registrations, child profiles, required documents, and classroom placements. · centrebloom.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Family communication
- Yes · centrebloom.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · centrebloom.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada · centrebloom.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Onboarding
- Every plan includes guided onboarding and data import plus administrator and educator training; the pricing page says onboarding and import are free. · centrebloom.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Payment integration
- Card payments run through the centre's own Stripe account at Stripe's rates; CentreBloom says it adds no markup and takes no cut of tuition. · centrebloom.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Payroll
- Canadian payroll includes timesheets, wage and overtime, CPP, EI and tax calculations, vacation pay, pay statements, and help preparing T4s. · centrebloom.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Payroll limitation
- Quebec payroll, including QPP, QPIP, and Revenu Québec filings, is not supported, and CentreBloom does not remit or file payroll on the centre's behalf. · centrebloom.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Product
- CentreBloom combines enrolment, waitlists, attendance, billing and payments, staff scheduling, Canadian payroll, family communication, learning documentation, and compliance records in one platform. · centrebloom.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Security
- The site states that traffic is protected with TLS, stored data is encrypted at rest, and passwords are stored as salted hashes by a dedicated authentication provider. · centrebloom.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Security certifications
- CentreBloom says it describes its security practices without claiming certifications it does not hold. · centrebloom.com, 29 Sept 2026
- SMS integration
- Optional SMS reminders use the centre's own Twilio account at Twilio's per-message rate; SMS is off unless enabled, and CentreBloom says it adds no markup. · centrebloom.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Support
- The contact page says CentreBloom replies within one business day and lists support hours as Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm Pacific Time. · centrebloom.com, 29 Sept 2026
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