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What illumine is
illumine is a childcare management service available on the web, iOS, and Android. Its listed functions include enrollment management, family communication, attendance and check-in, billing and payments, and lesson planning. The product lists a capacity of 50 children, while its Standard plan is described as supporting up to 50 students.
The three named plans are Standard, Business, and Enterprise, with pricing available on request and no free plan listed. Business includes automated billing and invoices, online payments, subsidy and discount management, financial reports and dashboards, and program and capacity planning. Enterprise lists multi-center management, inquiry and waitlist management, enrollment and registration forms, newsletter and email automation, and advanced reporting and dashboards. The maker is illumine, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. The listed capabilities span routine center administration and family communication, with higher tiers specifying additional finance, planning, enrollment, communication, and reporting functions.
Who it suits
illumine suits childcare centers looking to manage enrollment, attendance, billing, family communication, and lesson planning. Centers comparing tiers can consider the additional functions listed for Business and Enterprise.
What it does well
- Available on web, iOS, and Android.
- Includes enrollment, attendance, and family communication tools.
- Business lists online payments and financial reports.
- Enterprise lists multi-center management.
- Standard supports up to 50 students.
What to know first
- No free plan.
- Pricing is available only on request.
- Standard is limited to up to 50 students.
Limits
The Standard plan supports up to 50 students. There is no free plan.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Business | Automated billing and invoices · Online payments · Subsidy and discount management · Financial reports and dashboards · Program and capacity planning | On request |
| Enterprise | Multi-center management · Inquiry and waitlist management · Enrollment and registration forms · Newsletter and email automation · Advanced reporting and dashboards | On request |
| Standard | per student per month · G2 listing; Enterprise pricing contact us | $0.99 a month |
| Essentials | Talk To An Expert · 1-2 centers · parent communication · attendance · billing · enrollment CRM | On request |
| Growth + AI | Talk To An Expert · 3-10 centers · Essentials plus AI lessons · assessments · multi-site dashboard · CRM automations | On request |
| Scale | Talk To An Expert · 10+ centers · command center · advanced reporting · API license · SSO · audit logs · dedicated support | On request |
As illumine.app lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit https://illumine.app/.
- Choose among Standard, Business, or Enterprise based on the listed capabilities.
- Contact illumine for pricing.
Verdict
illumine covers several childcare administration tasks across web and mobile platforms. Its plan details distinguish added finance, capacity, enrollment, and reporting capabilities, but pricing requires an inquiry.
Questions
Is illumine free?
No. illumine is paid and has no free plan.
How much does illumine cost?
Pricing is on request; no plan price is listed.
Which platforms does illumine support?
It is available on the web, iOS, and Android.
What does the Business plan include?
It lists automated billing and invoices, online payments, subsidy and discount management, financial reports and dashboards, and program and capacity planning.
What is included in Enterprise?
Enterprise lists multi-center management, inquiry and waitlist management, enrollment and registration forms, newsletter and email automation, and advanced reporting and dashboards.
Facts from illumine's own pages
- AI privacy
- The security policy says child and family data is not used to train AI without explicit consent and customer data is not sold. · illumine.app, 15 Oct 2026
- API access
- The Scale tier includes a rate-limited API license and custom API plus webhook integrations; the pricing FAQ says API documentation is supplied on request. · illumine.app, 15 Oct 2026
- Attendance
- Attendance supports QR and kiosk check-in, leave tracking, staff-child ratios, geofencing and electronic signatures. · illumine.app, 15 Oct 2026
- Attendance and check-in
- Yes · docs.illumine.app, 20 Sept 2026
- Billing
- The platform automates invoices, credit and debit notes, discounts, subsidies, taxes, reminders, late fees and financial reports. · illumine.app, 15 Oct 2026
- Billing and payments
- Yes · docs.illumine.app, 20 Sept 2026
- Child capacity
- 50 · docs.illumine.app, 20 Sept 2026
- Company LinkedIn
- LinkedIn lists illumine as privately held, founded in 2018, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, with 51-200 employees. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The help center lists module documentation for billing, lessons, attendance, communication, registration, admissions, reports, forms, staff, scheduling, messages and permissions. · docs.illumine.app, 15 Oct 2026
- Enrollment
- Enrollment tools capture inquiries, schedule tours, manage waitlists, run marketing campaigns and digitize registration. · illumine.app, 15 Oct 2026
- Enrollment management
- Yes · docs.illumine.app, 20 Sept 2026
- Family communication
- Yes · docs.illumine.app, 20 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · docs.illumine.app, 20 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Wilmington, Delaware, United States · illumine.app, 28 Sept 2026
- Integration examples
- The integrations page describes KinderConnect attendance and state-reporting synchronization, CACFP meal tracking and QuickBooks invoice/payment reconciliation. · illumine.app, 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Illumine advertises more than 50 accounting and payment integrations, including Gusto, Stripe, PayPal, Tally, QuickBooks, NetSuite and Paychex. · illumine.app, 15 Oct 2026
- Learning
- Teachers can record observations, create digital journals and progress reports, use more than 50 curriculum frameworks and generate personalized lesson plans. · illumine.app, 15 Oct 2026
- Legal entity
- Crunchbase lists Illumine Technology Inc. as an active for-profit company founded by Navneet Rastogi in Wilmington, Delaware. · crunchbase.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Lesson planning
- Yes · docs.illumine.app, 20 Sept 2026
- Limit: messaging controls
- A Capterra reviewer reports that sent messages cannot be deleted, rephrased, copied or pasted. · capterra.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: payment setup
- An App Store reviewer reports failed ACH setup alerts, duplicate invoices and difficulty editing or deleting payment methods. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: reliability and navigation
- Reviewers report delayed push notifications, slow or buffering camera views, login loops and occasional app crashes or glitches. · g2.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: teacher workflow
- An Apple School reviewer calls the teacher experience clunky, slow, user-unfriendly and limited. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- both · docs.illumine.app, 20 Sept 2026
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