Tadpoles

7.6easy start · #27of 86
in Early Childhood Education Software

Free trialyes
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Android, iOS, Web.

Tadpoles is ranked #27 of 86 in early childhood education software on The Geeks Club, made by Tadpoles (Washington, DC, United States). It runs on Android, iOS, Web. A free trial is offered.

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Tadpoles Pricing by request teachingstrategies.com · 11 Oct 2026

Compared on early childhood education software

Free plan: No
Enrollment management: Yes
Family communication: Yes
Attendance and check-in: Yes
Billing and payments: Yes
Lesson planning: Yes
Mobile apps: both

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The record

Purpose: Tadpoles is a child care center management solution for connecting educators and families and streamlining center operations.
Family updates: It lets centers send daily reports with photos, videos, and updates about children’s routines.
Messaging: The product supports secure two-way messaging between families, teachers, and administrators.
Operations: Features include tracking attendance and transitions, child and teacher locations, classroom ratios, enrollment, and custom billing and payment plans.
Assessment integration: Tadpoles integrates with GOLD so teachers can gather formative assessment data in the app used for classroom management and family communication.
Health: The product includes health screening features for sharing health information between families and teachers.
Trial: The product page links to a free-trial signup, but the opened pages do not state a trial duration.
Privacy and encryption: Teaching Strategies says it uses TLS encryption in transit and AES encryption at rest for personal data collected through its services.
Data hosting: The privacy notice says personal data is held in monitored data centers in the continental United States, and the sub-processor list identifies Google Cloud Services as Tadpoles hosting.
Privacy limits: The privacy notice says data is used for authorized educational purposes and is not shared for advertising or sold or distributed.
Platform apps: The maker’s Tadpoles Parent app is listed for iPhone and iPad, and Google Play lists Tadpoles Parents for Android.
Support: The Google Play app listing provides support by phone at +1 800-637-3652 and email at [email protected].
Audience: Teaching Strategies describes its work as serving early childhood educators, children, and families.
Founded: 1978

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Early Childhood Education Software in 2026#27 of 86

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teachingstrategies.com/product/tadpoles/· checked 11 Oct 2026
family.teachingstrategies.com/privacy· checked 11 Oct 2026
teachingstrategies.com/sub-processor-list/· checked 11 Oct 2026
apps.apple.com/us/app/tadpoles-parent/id428376881· checked 11 Oct 2026
play.google.com/store/apps/details· checked 11 Oct 2026
teachingstrategies.com/about/· checked 11 Oct 2026
teachingstrategies.com/request-pricing/· checked 11 Oct 2026