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Parachute
by Parachute
What Parachute is
Parachute is a paid childcare management service from Parachute, headquartered in Richardson, Texas. It combines enrollment management, family communication, attendance and check-in, and billing and payments in one product. The service runs on the web and provides mobile apps for both iOS and Android. Its Parachute plan is described as financial and childcare management and costs $15.50 a month with monthly billing. A 30-day trial is available, but there is no free plan. Childcare providers can use the listed functions to handle registration, communicate with families, record attendance and check-ins, and manage billing or payment work. The browser and mobile availability allows these tasks to be accessed across supported devices. Parachute is made by a company using the same name, with headquarters in Richardson, Texas, United States. The product’s scope is centered on administrative and family-facing childcare operations rather than a single isolated task.
Who it suits
Parachute suits childcare providers needing enrollment, family communication, attendance, check-in, billing, and payment tools across web and mobile devices.
What it does well
- Enrollment and family communication tools
- Attendance and check-in included
- Billing and payments supported
- Web, iOS, and Android access
- 30-day trial available
What to know first
- No free plan
- Paid plan bills monthly
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Parachute | billed monthly · Financial and childcare management | $15.50 a month |
As kidkare.com lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Parachute brings core childcare administration and family communication into one web and mobile service. Its paid monthly plan and trial give providers a way to evaluate the listed functions before continuing.
Facts from Parachute's own pages
- Attendance and check-in
- Yes · knowledge.kidkare.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Billing and payments
- Yes · knowledge.kidkare.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Enrollment management
- Yes · knowledge.kidkare.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Family communication
- Yes · knowledge.kidkare.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · knowledge.kidkare.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Richardson, Texas, United States · kidkare.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Mobile apps
- both · knowledge.kidkare.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Paid from
- 15.5 · knowledge.kidkare.com, 20 Sept 2026
Where Parachute stands on Freedom251
- Early Childhood Education Software#74 of 86