Ratios checked on a clipboard
Directors walk room to room counting heads and moving staff around, and it is hard to see at a glance which room needs another adult.
FOR CHILDCARE CENTERS & PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Spend your day with children, not chasing paperwork.
Attendance, ratios, enrollment, tuition, required forms and parent messages all in one place. We build custom software that works alongside the tools you already use, so directors and office staff stop juggling clipboards, spreadsheets and inboxes.
Founder-led software team based in Atlanta, working with companies nationwide.
WHERE TIME GOES
The children come first. The paperwork keeps getting in the way.
Tours that never turn into enrollments
A family calls, tours and says they will think about it. Nobody follows up, the waitlist lives in a spreadsheet, and open seats sit empty.
Tuition and forms need constant chasing
Past-due tuition, missing forms and expiring records mean awkward conversations at pickup and a stack of reminders nobody has time to send.
WHAT WE BUILD
Software designed around how your team works.
Not another system you bend your program around. We start with the workflow that costs your office the most time and expand from there.
- Check-in and attendance by room or grade, with ratio alerts you set
- Inquiry, tour, application and waitlist tracking in one pipeline
- Tuition reminders, pay links, autopay and sibling discounts
- Required-forms checklist that tracks status and expiration only
- Announcements and parent messages by text and email
- Re-enrollment reminders, tour follow-ups and review requests
- Getting found when parents ask AI assistants for childcare or a school nearby
| Room | Lead | Checked in | Staff | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample infant room | Teacher A | 7 of 8 | 2 | In ratio |
| Sample toddler room | Teacher B | 12 of 12 | 2 | At ratio |
| Sample twos room | Teacher C | 13 of 15 | 1 | Needs a floater |
| Sample pre-K room | Teacher D | 19 of 21 | 2 | In ratio |
HOW A PROJECT WORKS
From first call to working software.
01
Discovery
Map your people, data, tools and bottlenecks.
02
Design
Define screens, workflows, permissions and integrations.
03
Build in stages
Test against your real jobs and refine with your team.
04
Launch and grow
Train, support and expand as your operation grows.
FREE 30-MINUTE CALL
Tell us what your team is doing the hard way.
Pick an open time and you're booked. We call you.
What you get from the call
- A conversation about how your team works today and where time is lost
- A short written summary afterward: what we heard and what fixing it could look like
- A straight answer on whether custom software is worth it for you, even if the answer is no
What it isn't
No pitch deck, no pressure, no obligation. You don't need to prepare anything.
You'll talk with Alex Alexander, founder
Alex has spent more than a decade building software and leading the teams that deliver it: as a software engineer and database developer on federal agency projects, a project manager at Netflix, and an AI and automation lead. Alex leads every StrideFrame engagement personally, from the first call through launch.
SEE IT WORKING
See it for yourself: click through a working sample system built for childcare centers and small private schools. All names and data are made up.
Open the childcare centers and private schools demo →QUESTIONS
Common questions
Do we have to replace the childcare or school software we already use?
Not necessarily. We start by learning what you use today. Often we build around it, connecting the pieces like enrollment, tuition reminders and forms tracking, and sometimes we replace one piece of it. We will tell you which makes sense on the call.
How do you handle information about children and families?
We design role-based access and permissions from the start, so staff only see what their job needs. Sensitive records, like health details, can stay in the system you already use while our software tracks only whether a form is on file. We never ask for passwords or family records during sales conversations.
What does a project cost?
Most companies start with a $3,500 workflow audit (credited toward the build), then fix one workflow, typically $25K to $50K. Connected platforms run $50K to $100K. A useful comparison is the hours your office spends each week re-typing, chasing and searching; we can work through that estimate together on the call. Scope and price are confirmed after discovery.
How long does it take?
Most focused projects take about 6 to 8 weeks. We build in stages, so your team sees and tests working software along the way, and we confirm the timeline after the discovery call.
Who owns the software?
You do. When the project is done, you own the code and the system we build for you.
What happens after launch?
Every project includes 90 days of fixes at no charge. After that, you can choose a monthly care plan, starting at $600 a month, covering hosting, monitoring, updates, fixes and small changes. Or get help as needed at $150 an hour. Bigger additions are scoped as their own small projects.
What happens on the call?
A free 30-minute phone call about how your team works today and where it gets stuck. Afterward we send you a short written summary of what we heard and what fixing it could look like, whether or not we work together. If custom software isn't the right fit, we'll say so.