How to make an app for a daycare

A daycare records many small things every day: when each child arrived, what they ate, how long they slept, who picked them up, and which parents still owe this month's fee. An app keeps this in one place, and with an online database, parents can see their own child's day on their phone.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The owner and the caregivers mark check-ins, meals, naps and pick-ups. If parents should log in and see their own child's day, connect your own Supabase database and turn on sign-in, so each parent sees only their own child.

The screens a daycare app needs

Today: Children present, with check-in time, who dropped them and who is due to pick them up
Child's day: For each child: meals eaten, nap start and end, nappy changes, mood and a short note from the caregiver
Children: Each child's age, parents' numbers, allergies, the people allowed to pick them up, and a photo the parents agreed to
Pick-up: Mark who collected the child and when, checked against the allowed list
Fees: Monthly fees, late pick-up charges, what is paid and what is due, with PDF receipts
Parent home: After sign-in, a parent sees today's notes, meals and naps for their own child and their fee status

Features worth asking for

Check-in and pick-up times for every child
An allowed pick-up list that is shown when a child is collected
Allergies shown on the child's card and on the meal screen
Daily notes that parents read when they open the app
A WhatsApp button that sends the parent a short update, ready to send
Late pick-up charges added to the month's fee
Fee payment through your own Razorpay account, if you want it

Where the data lives

Since caregivers and parents use it on their own phones, connect your own Supabase database from the chat and turn on sign-in. For fee payments in the app, connect your Razorpay account as well; the money goes to you.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Today, Child's day, Children, Pick-up, Fees.
Describe it to AppCub. Paste the request below, changed to your own business and details.
Check the plan. AppCub shows the screens and features it will build. Change them in the chat until they are right; seeing the plan is free.
Try it on your phone. The app runs live next to the chat. Scan the QR code to install it, and ask for changes.
Share it. Share it as a web link, an APK file, or publish it on Google Play from your own developer account.

Copy this request, change the details to match your daycare, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my daycare, Little Nest Daycare, in Bengaluru, for about 20 children aged 1 to 6. Screens: today, child's day, children, pick-up, fees and parent home. Caregivers mark check-in time, meals, nap start and end, and a short note. Each child has allergies and a list of people allowed to pick them up; show that list when marking pick-up. Late pick-up after 7 PM adds ₹200. Monthly fees with PDF receipts and a pending list. Parents log in to see only their own child's day and fees and can pay through my Razorpay. Yellow and green colours.

Tips for a daycare app

Children's details are very sensitive: store only what you need, keep it behind sign-in, and make sure each parent sees only their own child.
Start with check-in, pick-up and the allowed pick-up list; add meals and naps once caregivers are used to the app.
Add a child's photo only if the parents agree, and never share it outside the parent's own login.
Keep daily notes short and factual, the way you would tell the parent at pick-up.
Test a full day with a pretend child before you put in real families.

What it costs

Describing your app and seeing AppCub’s plan for it is free.
A new app usually takes 60 to 110 credits. Start with the 2-day trial for ₹99 (150 credits, enough for one app and a few changes) or the one-time App Pack for ₹499. Starter is ₹1,599 a month for 700 credits.
Google Play needs a paid plan (it includes the Play Store bundle and your app’s signing key) and your own Google Play developer account, a one-time US$25 fee to Google.
Work that fails or is rolled back costs no credits.

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Good to know

AppCub doesn't connect to CCTV, door locks or attendance devices, and it doesn't send alerts by itself. Parents see updates when they open the app, or when a caregiver taps the WhatsApp button.
AppCub builds Android apps. You can also share the app as a web link that opens on any phone; for the iPhone App Store, AppCub’s team can do it for you.

Questions

Can parents see what their child ate and how long they slept?

Yes, after they sign in. Caregivers record meals and naps in the app, and each parent sees only their own child.

Can the app check who is picking up a child?

It shows the list of people the parents allowed when the caregiver marks the pick-up, and records who came and when. The caregiver still checks the person.

Can parents watch CCTV in the daycare app?

No. AppCub doesn't connect to cameras. The app is for notes, times and fees.

Will parents get a message when their child is picked up?

Not automatically. The caregiver can tap a WhatsApp button that opens a ready message with the pick-up time.

Can the app add late pick-up charges?

Yes. Tell AppCub your closing time and charge, and late pick-ups are added to that month's fee.

How do parents get the daycare app?

Share it as a web link that opens in any phone browser, as an APK file, or on Google Play from your own developer account with a paid AppCub plan.

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