Features

Everything an office team would do.

Mabel Nest covers attendance, ratios, health records and parent updates for family homes, group family homes and centres. Every plan includes every feature.

Rules for your licence type.

Mabel Nest asks what kind of licence you hold and uses the Saskatchewan rules that go with it.

Family child care homes

Home limits, built in.

The whole home is counted together: the total at one time and the age mix the licence allows.

Group family child care homes

The larger home, counted right.

The group home limits for the total at one time and the age mix, for every child in the home.

Child care centres

Ratios by age group.

Staff-to-child ratios for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, room by room, at any size.

Attendance

Check-ins that become your records.

Staff sign each child in and out with one tap. The times, who dropped off and who picked up are saved as they happen.

  • Monthly attendance report, built automatically
  • Absences and sick days with reasons
  • Staff hours signed in and out
  • Keeps working when the Wi-Fi drops
Monthly attendance · Example data
ChildDaysAbsentAvg hours
Leo M.2018.6
Aria K.1929.1
Sam T.2107.9
Noor H.1748.2

Ratios and capacity

Know if you're covered, all day.

Mabel Nest uses the rules for your licence type. It shows how many staff you need right now and how many spaces you have left.

  • Staff-to-child ratios by age group
  • Family home and group family home limits
  • A warning before you go over, not after
  • Inspector mode with today's numbers
Ratios · Right now · Example data
5 of 5staff needed
32children in
4spaces free
RoomStaffStatus
Infants1 of 1Met
Toddlers2 of 2Met
Preschool2 of 2At limit

Incidents, medication and health

Reports done once, signed on a phone.

Write an incident report in a couple of minutes. The parent reads and signs it from their phone, and the record is kept for as long as the rules say.

  • Incident reports with parent signatures
  • Medication permissions and a dose log
  • Allergies and health notes on every child
Medication log · Example data
TimeChildMedicationGiven by
9:00 amSam T.Puffer, 2 puffsRoom lead
12:00 pmNoor H.Amoxicillin 5 mlRoom lead
3:00 pmSam T.Puffer, 2 puffsAssistant

Parents and staff

Keep families in the loop, without the group chat.

Parents see check-in times, meals, naps and messages for their own children only. Announcements reach every family at once.

  • Daily updates and messages
  • Announcements to every family at once
  • Phone notifications
Parent app · Example data
8:12 amChecked in by Dad
11:45 amLunch: ate most of it
12:40 pmNap until 2:05 pm
3:30 pm"Painted a fall tree today!"

A screen for everyone in your daycare.

Owners and directors

Run the whole daycare

Rooms, staff, families, ratios and reports, from one dashboard.

Staff

Less paperwork

Check-ins, quick reports and the day's updates, so more time goes to the children.

Parents

See their child's day

Times, meals, naps and messages, from anywhere.

Try every feature free for 7 days.

Home plan from $29 a month. Centre plan $90 a month.

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