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Child Care Central
What Child Care Central is
Child Care Central is web-based software for child care service administration, enrolments, family communication, attendance, payments and program planning. Its Software plan groups bookings and waitlists, enrolments, CCS, invoicing and statements, a parent portal, roll call and bus roll. Online enrolments covers electronic forms, waitlist and enrolment workflow integration, and activity monitoring. Program & practices includes multiple programs, templates, daily or weekly diaries, EYLF and MTOP linkages, and publishing to the parent portal. Payment Gateway covers direct debit, BPAY and online payments. Service Admin covers customer service and finance administration, as well as payroll and superannuation processing. The product includes enrolment management, attendance and check-in, billing and payments, lesson planning and family communication. Child Care Central is made by a company founded in 2007 and headquartered in Chermside, Queensland, Australia. It runs on the web and has no mobile apps. It is paid software with no free plan, and prices for the named plans are not provided.
Who it suits
It may suit child care services coordinating enrolments, attendance, family communication, billing or program planning. It is web-based and has no mobile apps.
What it does well
- Includes bookings, waitlists and enrolments
- Parent portal supports family communication
- Payment Gateway lists direct debit, BPAY and online payments
- Program plans include EYLF and MTOP linkages
What to know first
- No free plan
- Prices for the named plans are not provided
- No mobile apps
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Software | Bookings and waitlist · Enrolments · CCS · Invoicing and statements · Parent portal · Roll call and bus roll | On request |
| Online enrolments | Electronic enrolment forms · Waitlist integration · Enrolment workflow integration · Enrolment activity monitoring | On request |
| Program & practices | Multiple programs · Program and practice templates · Daily or weekly diary · EYLF and MTOP linkages · Parent portal publishing | On request |
| Payment Gateway | Direct debit · BPAY · Online payments | On request |
| Service Admin | Customer service administration · Finance administration · Payroll and superannuation processing | On request |
As childcarecentral.com.au lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Child Care Central groups child care administration, enrolment, payment and program-planning functions across five named plans. Its web-based format may fit services seeking those tools, but users should note that mobile apps and listed prices are absent.
Facts from Child Care Central's own pages
- Attendance and check-in
- Yes · childcarecentral.com.au, 20 Sept 2026
- Billing and payments
- Yes · childcarecentral.com.au, 20 Sept 2026
- Enrollment management
- Yes · childcarecentral.com.au, 20 Sept 2026
- Family communication
- Yes · childcarecentral.com.au, 20 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 2007 · childcarecentral.com.au, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · childcarecentral.com.au, 20 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Chermside, Queensland, Australia · childcarecentral.com.au, 28 Sept 2026
- Lesson planning
- Yes · childcarecentral.com.au, 20 Sept 2026
- Mobile apps
- none · childcarecentral.com.au, 20 Sept 2026
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