Daycare Management Software in Saint John
Saint John is a port and industrial city in the south of the province, where many parents work shifts. Daycares here face arrival and departure times that look nothing like office hours, and staff schedules that have to follow.
KidSecure handles both: child check-in with the actual time, and staff scheduling with educator clock-in, timesheets and alerts when a room falls out of ratio.
Regional context
Port and industrial work in Saint John stretches the day for part of your families. A daycare opening early or closing late has to watch ratios across the whole span, not just midday. KidSecure recalculates each room ratio as children come and go, and warns management when a threshold is crossed.
Language of service
Saint John is predominantly anglophone, and most daycares work in English. Bilingualism still matters for francophone families and newcomers: in KidSecure, adding a French-speaking family takes no special configuration — their language alone changes everything they receive.
On the ground
Shift work complicates staff timesheets as much as parent billing. KidSecure records the hours educators actually worked and the hours children actually spent on site, which gives you two consistent records at month end rather than a reconstruction from memory.
What governs a daycare in Saint John
Designated Early Learning and Child Care Centre
A designated centre applies a base rate of $25.50 per day, from which an income-tested subsidy is deducted. A parent invoice therefore depends on two amounts: the base rate and the subsidised share, which varies from one family to the next.
Source : Government of New Brunswick — early learning and child care
Source : Open data: licensed early learning and child care facilities in New Brunswick
Taxes on your invoices
A daycare in Saint John bills parents with 15 % HST, the New Brunswick rate. KidSecure sets it when the account is created, from the province you pick, and shows it on every invoice and tax receipt — you never think about it at entry time.
Timezone
In Saint John, your days, daily reports and invoice due dates follow Atlantic time. The daycare timezone is what counts — not the server’s, and not a travelling parent’s.
Educator-to-child ratios
These are the ratios KidSecure proposes by default to a daycare in Saint John, following the New Brunswick framework. They stay editable room by room: your daycare keeps control of its own rules.
| Age group | Children per educator |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 3 |
| 2 to 3 years | 5 |
| 3 to 4 years | 7 |
| 4 to 5 years | 10 |
KidSecure recalculates each room ratio on every arrival and departure, and warns management as soon as a room in Saint John goes over the threshold — during the day, not in a month-end report.
What KidSecure changes for a daycare in Saint John
Wide opening hours, watched
Each room ratio is tracked from the first child to the last, not just at midday.
Staff hours recorded
Educator clock-in, timesheets and permanent schedules live in the same place as child attendance.
Two consistent records at month end
Hours worked and hours of care come from the same days, which removes reconstruction from memory.
A clear invoice for the parent
Rate, subsidy, HST and payments appear on one document, viewable from their phone.
Our pricing
The same price for a daycare in Saint John as anywhere else: it follows your capacity, not your enrolment count. Free 14-day trial.
Home daycare
Up to 9 children
Pour les services de garde en milieu familial, jusqu'à 9 enfants.
Up to 9 children
2 staff accounts
Attendance, activities, photos and daily report
Real-time messaging and push notifications
Full billing, online payments and tax receipts
iOS and Android apps, FR/EN
Daycare
Up to 40 children
Pour les garderies jusqu'à 40 enfants : personnel, nutrition, kiosque et communications.
Up to 40 children
10 staff accounts, 6 rooms
Everything in Home daycare
Staff: schedules, timesheets, certifications, ratios
Nutrition, meal tracking and kiosk mode
Announcements, events, newsfeed, lesson plans
Centre
Up to 80 children
Pour les centres jusqu'à 80 enfants : tableau de bord financier, site web et facturation avancée.
Up to 80 children
25 staff accounts, 15 rooms
Everything in Daycare
Financial dashboard and aging report
Daycare mini-website
Multi-line invoices
Network
Custom capacity
Pour les réseaux de garderies : plusieurs sites, limites et contrat sur mesure, support prioritaire.
On quote
Unlimited daycares
Custom capacity, accounts and storage
Everything in Centre
Negotiated contract and pricing
Priority support
14-day free trial. Card required, no charge before the trial ends. Cancel in one click.
Let’s talk about your daycare in Saint John
A demo takes thirty minutes, in French or in English, at a time that suits you.
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