Free Daycare Software, Tadpoles Pro, Featured in Parent Express Magazine

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Tadpoles Pro, free software for daycare, was recently featured in Parent Express magazine!

Parent Express, a monthly magazine for parents in the Philadelphia area, recently featured Frogsquared’s app for childcare providers, Tadpoles Pro, which allows parents to stay connected to their children during the work day.

Cofounders of the app, Andrew Monroe and Bill McHugh, both have young children, so they realized the difficulties of being away for long periods of time and created a way for parents such as themselves to be more connected with their children’s everyday lives. Since both Monroe and McHugh were avid in mobile software development, they joined forces to create free daycare software, providing real-time visibility to parents such as themselves and an organizational tool for daycare providers. The greatest part of Frogsquared, said McHugh, is “...the awareness that our Tadpoles app delights parents everyday by providing them with visibility of their children’s activities. Every day we smile from the parent comments we receive. It's extremely rewarding.”

The Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Education Center (BTC) in Schwenksville, PA was an early adopter of Tadpoles Pro, realizing that the app not only helps put parents’ minds at ease, but also reduces the amount of paperwork for teachers. BTC’s Childcare Director, Kelly Bouthillette, stated, “It has been a very helpful tool to send reminders as well, and the teachers love that they can share all of the fun moments with the parents.” In fact, over 75 percent of BTC’s parents are using the Tadpoles app for parents.

One of the best features, according to parents such as Tammy Fisher, are the pictures. “We receive numerous pictures throughout the day, which allows us to get an even better idea of who our son plays with, what activities he likes, what toys he likes, as well as being able to capture adorable photos! We show the pictures to our son and it prompts him to share more details about his day than he would without them. Writing on a daily report to parents, ‘Your son dressed up as a dinosaur today,’ is nothing compared to the actual photo,” said Fisher.

Frogsquared’s mobile apps, Tadpoles and Tadpoles Pro are currently available for the Apple iPhone and iPad, but versions for Android phones and tablets will be available by the end of the summer.

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The Frogsquared Blog - About the Tadpoles & Tadpoles Pro App

Frogsquared, the creator of the free daycare management apps Tadpoles and Tadpoles Pro, has a blog!

"I need to tell you how much my husband and I appreciate receiving the Tadpoles Updates. It really means the world to us to be able to see the kids throughout the day and to see what a great time they are having at camp. To see them interacting and having fun with the bean bag toss and enjoying the scooter races has calmed my nerves more than you will ever know."
- Maggie

Frogsquared offers iPhone and iPad apps for parents (Tadpoles) and childcare providers (Tadpoles Pro) that provide real-time visibility into the everyday details of early childhood education. Parents have a lot of choices when it comes to daycare and are constantly looking for more ways to connect with their children throughout the day.

By using the Tadpoles Pro app, daycare and other childcare providers are able to securely share photos and videos of children with parents and even send personalized messages and alerts, giving parents the peace of mind they need. Parents simply need to download the Tadpoles app for instant communication with their daycare provider.

Since Tadpoles Pro is free software for daycare, it allows for quick attendance taking, instant access to contact and medical information, streamlined class schedules, payment history and pickup validation authorization, keeping the daycare organized and parents happy.

The Frogsquared blog will not only keep you up-to-date on the latest Tadpole daycare software breakthroughs, but will serve as a resource on daycare/parent relationships, creating the ultimate forum in which parents and daycare providers can discuss the topics that matter most.

Stay tuned for updates by subscribing to the Frogsquared blog.