One list for every application, from the first inquiry to a child's first day.

Cubby is enrolment software for home child care agencies, centres and home daycares in Canada and the US.

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How it works

Every application in one place

Cubby puts every application in one place, matches families to real openings, books visits, and keeps families informed in their own language.

1 · Applications

Every channel lands in the same list.

Families apply wherever they can: a centre's website, a city waitlist, a phone call, an email. Each one becomes a card in New.

Web Waitlist Phone

Duplicate check: same phone number, or the same child and family name. One list, oldest first, with a follow-up created for first contact.

The first columns of the Applications board, with new families listed oldest first.
2 · Openings

Match families to real openings.

Providers keep their own openings current from a text link. No login needed. Cubby ranks possible matches. Staff always choose.

Provider home cards showing children, open spots and the best-fitting family for each opening, marked Strong fit.
3 · Visits

Book visits from each family's best matches.

Every visit shows here, whether the agency, the provider or the family set it up. Reminders and after-visit check-ins are created for you.

Booked visits listed by day, with the time, family, provider home and who booked each one.
4 · Follow-ups

Automatic follow-ups.

Cubby creates these when something happens: a new application, a booked visit, an offer, a stale opening. Add your own from any family.

Follow-up tasks, each with its due date, the reason it was created and buttons to message or snooze.

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Who it's for

Home child care agencies

Place families across many homes, with providers keeping their own openings current.

Child care centres

Room by room capacity, tours and a fair, written waitlist that families can see.

Home daycares

Know every inquiry, keep your spaces full, and spend your time with the children.

  • Built in CanadaA product of Little Larks Inc., a Canadian corporation.
  • Your records belong to you.Export them any time.
  • English, French and SpanishFamilies are kept informed in their own language.
  • Texts only with consentCubby texts only families who agreed to receive texts.
Plans and pricing

One month free. Then a plan that fits.

Every plan includes every intake channel, the family status page, follow-ups and reports.

Home daycare

One home, licensed or independent
$24CAD per month
Billed monthly
  • One home and up to 2 users
  • Every intake channel: website form, email, phone and imports
  • Family status page in English, French and Spanish
  • Visit booking, reminders and follow-ups
  • 300 texts a month included
Join the pilot

Centre

One licensed location
$89CAD per location, per month
Billed monthly
  • Up to 8 staff users
  • Rooms, capacity and openings
  • Tours, reminders and follow-ups
  • Waitlist priority rules and a written policy
  • Reports with funder export
  • 1,000 texts a month included
Join the pilot

Home child care agency

Agencies and family child care networks
$149CAD per month, includes 10 homes
Billed monthly · $9 for each home after 10
  • Unlimited coordinators
  • Provider update links and provider view
  • Agency or provider booking, home by home
  • Placement reports for funders
  • 2,500 texts a month included
Join the pilot

Early pricing. Final prices confirmed at launch. Pilot agencies get their first months free.

Networks, CCR&Rs and municipalities

Several agencies, a resource and referral program, or a city waitlist? We'll price by volume and set up single sign-on and data agreements. Write to littlelarks.ca@gmail.com.

Included in every plan

One month freeEvery feature. No credit card needed.
Export any timeYour records belong to you.
Cancel any timeNo contracts on monthly plans.
Email supportOn business days, in English and French.
AccessibleBuilt to WCAG 2.1 AA.

Questions

What happens when the free month ends?

We remind you 7 days and 1 day before. Choose a plan to keep going. If you don't, your account is paused and you can still export your records for 30 days. After that they are deleted.

Do I need a credit card to start?

No. You only add payment details when you choose a plan.

Can I change plans later?

Yes, any time. Changes take effect right away and the price is adjusted for the rest of your billing period.

Are taxes included?

No. Prices exclude GST, HST or QST in Canada, and sales tax in US states where it applies.

What if we send more texts than our plan includes?

We let you know before you reach your monthly allowance.

We run several agencies, or a city program.

Talk to us about volume pricing, single sign-on and data-sharing agreements.

Prices are in CAD and exclude applicable taxes.

About

About Cubby

Cubby is enrolment software for child care: one list for every application, from the first inquiry to a child's first day.

Why Cubby exists

Families apply wherever they can: a centre's website, a city waitlist, a phone call, an email. Coordinators and providers keep track in spreadsheets, notebooks and inboxes. Spots sit empty while families wait, and families call again and again to ask where they stand.

Cubby puts every application in one place, matches families to real openings, books visits, and keeps families informed in their own language.

What we believe

  • Families deserve to know where they stand. Every family gets a status link with their place on the list.
  • A provider's time belongs to children. Updates take seconds from a text message.
  • People make placement decisions. Cubby ranks possible matches. Staff always choose.
  • Your records belong to you. Export them any time, and they are deleted on the schedule you set.
  • Privacy and accessibility are built in, not added later.

The company

Cubby is a product of Little Larks Inc., a Canadian corporation.

Try Cubby free for one month

Home daycare from $24, centres from $89 and agencies from $149 CAD a month after your trial.