🇿🇦Built for South African daycares

Run your daycare with clarity and confidence

Generate invoices in one click. Track payments at a glance. Mark attendance in seconds. All in one place.

 

No credit card required
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Recent Invoices
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INV-0012Emma ThompsonR2,450.00Paid
INV-0013Liam van der MerweR1,800.00Sent
INV-0014Sofia NaidooR2,100.00Overdue

Sound familiar?

Tracking attendance on paper or WhatsApp groups

Chasing parents for late payments every month

Managing everything in messy, error-prone spreadsheets

Creating invoices manually and calculating pro-rata by hand

ClassNest fixes all of this - in minutes, not hours.

Who is ClassNest for?

Whether you run a home daycare or a full centre, ClassNest scales with you.

Home daycare

5 - 15 children

You wear every hat. ClassNest gives you back your Sundays so you can stop doing invoices on the couch.

Small centre

15 - 40 children

Growing fast but still running on spreadsheets? ClassNest keeps your admin tight without needing extra staff.

Established centre

40+ children

Multiple classes, complex billing, sibling discounts. One click generates every invoice, every month.

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Simple tools built for how daycares actually work.

Attendance

Mark children present or absent in seconds. See daily totals at a glance. Export monthly reports as PDF or CSV. No more paper registers.

Professional Invoicing

Generate invoices for all children in one click. Send to parents via email or WhatsApp, or download as PDF. Bulk send and bulk download built in.

Payment Tracking

Record EFT, cash, or card payments. Track who's paid and who hasn't. Partial payments are handled automatically.

Statements & Receipts

Generate account statements showing all invoices and payments for any period. Send payment receipts when recording payments. Download or email directly to parents.

Children & Parents

Organise children into classes with full parent profiles, medical info, and emergency contacts. Import via CSV.

Flexible Billing

Custom services, sibling discounts, pro-rata, and VAT - all handled automatically.

Overdue Reminders

Overdue invoices flagged automatically. Send reminders with one click.

Dashboard

Billing totals, outstanding amounts, attendance, and capacity at a glance.

Secure & Private

Encrypted data, POPIA compliant. Only you can access your information.

Attendance Reports

Monthly reports with attendance rates per child. Export as PDF or CSV.

Up and running in 5 minutes

No training. No setup fees. No tech skills needed.

1

Create your account

Sign up for free. Add your daycare name and details.

2

Add your classes & children

Set up your class structure and enrol your children.

3

Generate & send invoices

One click generates invoices for everyone. Send or download.

Simple, honest pricing

All features included. Pick your size. Start free.

Starter

For small and home-based daycares

R199/month

Up to 30 children

  • Attendance tracking
  • One-click invoice generation
  • Send & bulk send via email or WhatsApp
  • Account statements & payment receipts
  • Pro-rata calculations
  • Payment tracking (EFT, cash, card)
  • Sibling discounts & aftercare billing
  • Bulk download invoices as PDF
  • Children & class management
  • CSV import for existing data
  • Email support

No credit card required

Recommended

Growth

For growing and established daycares

R349/month

Unlimited children

  • Everything in Starter, plus:
  • Unlimited children & classes
  • Priority email & WhatsApp support
  • Dedicated onboarding assistance

No credit card required

POPIA compliant Cancel anytime No app download needed

Before & after ClassNest

Before
  • 4+ hours every month doing invoices
  • Chasing parents on WhatsApp for payments
  • Calculating pro-rata manually
  • Paper attendance registers
  • No idea who's paid and who hasn't
After
  • Generate all your invoices in one click
  • Send invoices via email or WhatsApp - PDF attached
  • Pro-rata calculated for you instantly
  • Digital attendance in seconds
  • Payment dashboard - see everything at a glance

Frequently asked questions

You'll be asked to choose a plan to continue. No surprise charges - we'll remind you before the trial ends. If you decide not to continue, your data will be kept for 30 days in case you change your mind.

Yes, absolutely. There are no contracts or lock-in periods. Cancel from your account page at any time and you won't be charged again.

Not at all. If you can use WhatsApp, you can use ClassNest. Most daycare owners are set up and generating invoices within 5 minutes.

Yes. Your data is encrypted, stored securely, and we're fully POPIA compliant. Only staff you've invited can access your daycare's information. We never share or sell your data.

Invoices are sent directly to parents via email or WhatsApp as a professional PDF. Parents don't need to create an account or log into anything.

Simply choose the Growth plan for unlimited children and classes. You can upgrade at any time from your settings page - it takes 10 seconds.

Yes! You can import your children via CSV upload. Just export from your spreadsheet and upload - it takes seconds.

After your 30-day trial, simply choose a plan to continue. No data is lost - everything you've set up is waiting for you. If you don't subscribe, your account becomes read-only so you can still view your data.

Ready to simplify your daycare?

Start your free trial and see how much time you can save.

Most daycares are set up in under 5 minutes