--- description: Learn more about Tadpoles price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in Australia. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Tadpoles Cost & Reviews - Capterra Australia 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Child Care Software](/directory/30108/child-care/software) > [Tadpoles](/software/118895/childcare) # Tadpoles Canonical: https://www.capterra.com.au/software/118895/childcare Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/118895/childcare?page=2) > Allows parents to stay connected with what their children are doing throughout the day at their day-time school via mobile applications > > Verdict: Rated **4.4/5** by 83 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Tadpoles? Childcare facilities and Teachers ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 83 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: TeachingStrategies - **Founded**: 2010 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 25.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Attendance Tracking - Billing & Invoicing - Communications Management - Employee Management - Meal/Nutrition Management - Parent Portal ## Support Options - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Child Care Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30108/child-care/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Daily Connect](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/180141/daily-connect) — 4.8/5 (306 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Slow at times but decent" — 3.0/5 > **Machaela** | *22 February 2025* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: I loved how easy it was to do assessments in the app It was amazing for lesson plans Liked how easy it was to do health checks > > **Cons**: It was slow Not a huge fan of the layout of the app > > Tadpoles was a decent app. It was okay for a lead daycare employee as it allowed me to put in lesson plans easily and it was super easy to do assessments for the children ----- ### "Sad to see it go" — 5.0/5 > **Janice** | *18 December 2025* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: We liked Tadpoles as it was very user-friendly and parent-friendly. We hated having to switch over to Pro Care but had no choice at the time. Tadpoles had great customer support whenever we had an issue and was a great value for all of the different areas that we used it for . > > **Cons**: That we had to stop using it as the interface was no longer going to be able to be used in child care centers. We are licensed for almost 300 children, which requires a lot of record keeping, organization and report generating for different areas of our agency. Many features of Tadpoles were able to meet these expectations for us. > > We were very happy with Tadpoles overall as we used it for several years. The parents loved it and the staff also thought it was invaluable. ProCare covers many of the same areas as Tadpoles did but staff were unhappy with the learning curve as many times when change is made staff, especially the older ones, are very uncomfortable. ----- ### "Happy Customer" — 5.0/5 > **Whitney** | *23 October 2025* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Very user friendly for both our admin team and the families we serve. We are able to communicate effectively through out the day and share special moments with our families. > > **Cons**: No cons we have been very happy with our services and will continue to use these products to support our company. > > Very happy with the product and support services, it is easy to use and helps us stay in contact with families. ----- ### "Previous Religious User" — 3.0/5 > **Savannah** | *14 November 2024* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The functional use of Tadpoles was fairly straight forward. > > **Cons**: There were not many if any options to integrate softwares when I used Tadpoles. > > Tadpoles was very simple to use from both a childcare provider and childcare administrator perspective and while I am sure there have been updates since I last used the software we had to use a separate software to track our enrollment and transitions. ----- ### "Very functional app\!" — 5.0/5 > **Kelly** | *3 December 2024* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 3.0/10 > > **Pros**: Correlation between curriculum and app was great. The overall appearance was definitely professional and great for parents as well. > > **Cons**: The app was just too expensive for us to continue. > > We loved Tadpoles and the only reason that we changed was to save money. ----- Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/118895/childcare?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/118895/childcare) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data