EZCare

What EZCare does

EZCare, legally operated under Procare Software, LLC and headquartered at 1125 17th St., Ste 1800, Denver, Colorado, is a U.S.-based provider of subscription software for the child care industry. The platform serves child care centers, Head Start grantees, before- and after-school programs, multi-center operators, franchises, in-home daycares, summer and youth camps, YMCA/YWCAs, and shared-services agencies, under a single integrated suite. Procare's core product architecture is a cloud-based child care management platform with modular capabilities spanning attendance tracking, business insights and reporting, meal planning, multi-center management, classroom management, family engagement, payment processing (via a registered ISO relationship with PNC Bank), financial management, staff management, professional development, and mobile access. The ChildPlus sub-brand provides specialized management software for Head Start grantees and early childhood education programs, and a third-party integration ecosystem connects the platform to Checkr (background checks), Gusto (payroll), QuickBooks (accounting), KidKare by Minute Menu (CACFP meal planning), IntelliKid Systems, Learning Beyond Paper, and Listen360. The 2025 launch of RoomRunner extends the platform into enrollment planning and capacity optimization.

The business operates on an annual subscription model with custom, quote-based enterprise pricing (no public tiers). Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with demo requests via the website and phone outreach at (800) 338-3884, supplemented by a customer login portal, channel/reseller partners for enterprise deployments, a 'Refer Procare' referral program, and an active content-led demand engine (blog, resource center, webinars, podcast, state-specific funding resources). EZCare-branded products have been consolidated into the Procare brand, with legacy EZCare customers migrated onto the unified platform and supported through a dedicated support infrastructure (procaresupport.com). Procare Software, LLC is a privately held LLC with no disclosed external investors, no funding rounds, and no parent company in the source data. Leadership includes CEO JoAnn Kintzel. The company has been serving child care professionals for over 30 years and currently distributes its products domestically across the United States.

Name

EZCare

Legal name

Procare Software, LLC

Website

https://ezcaresoftware.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

EZCare (operating as Procare Software, LLC) is a U.S.-based subscription software provider serving child care centers, Head Start grantees, before/after-school programs, multi-center operators, franchises, in-home daycares, camps, and YMCA/YWCAs with an integrated child care management platform spanning attendance, payments, compliance, and family engagement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Care Management Software

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Childcare & Eldercare Caregiving Platforms (BPAMAHAJ)

Keywords

• Child care management software
• Daycare administration software
• Head Start compliance software
• Enrollment planning software
• Tuition payment processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription: Subscription-based child care management software with modules for attendance, payments, family engagement, and compliance management. Revenue generated from licensing the Procare platform to child care centers, schools, and youth organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

EZCare (now consolidated under the Procare brand) provides cloud-based child care management software that helps child care centers, Head Start programs, before/after school programs, and youth organizations manage attendance, tuition processing, family engagement, enrollment planning, multi-center operations, and federal compliance. The platform is sold as subscription-based licenses with modules tailored to each segment, supported by a mobile app and on-premise hardware for check-in/check-out and time tracking.

Product overview

Procare (formerly EZCare) is a comprehensive child care management platform serving the industry for over 30 years. The platform follows a unified core product architecture with multiple integrated modules including Child Care Management Software, RoomRunner (enrollment planning), Family Engagement, Payment Processing, Classroom Management, Head Start Management (ChildPlus), Early Childhood Learning, Professional Development, Child Care Mobile App, Third Party Integrations, Hardware, Financial Management, and Staff Management. The portfolio covers solutions for child care centers, Head Start grantees, before/after school programs, youth organizations, franchises, in-home daycares, multi-centers, school districts, summer camps, and YMCA/YWCAs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ChildPlus: Head Start Management Software - a product line for Head Start grantees and early childhood education programs.

Products and services

• Procare (formerly EZCare) Child Care Management Software Comprehensive cloud-based child care management software platform for child care centers, Head Start programs, before/after school programs, and youth organizations, covering attendance tracking, business insights and reporting, meal planning, multi-center management, family engagement, payment processing, and Head Start compliance.
• RoomRunner Enrollment Planning Tool Enrollment planning tool that helps child care centers plan and manage enrollment, optimize capacity, and fill seats, branded with the tagline 'Stop Guessing. Start Filling Seats.'
• ChildPlus Head Start Management Software Specialized management software for Head Start and Early Head Start grantees, providing federal compliance, grant reporting, and classroom management tools, supported by a dedicated ChildPlus Training program.
• Child Care Mobile App Mobile application providing on-the-go child care management capabilities, extending Procare functionality to directors, staff, and families outside the web platform.
• Child Care Center Hardware Physical hardware solutions for child care centers, including time tracking and check-in/check-out systems that integrate with the Procare software platform.

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CheckrcoreTechnology or IntegrationBackground check integration providing seamless criminal background screening services for child care staff hiring and compliance requirements within the Procare platform.
• GustocoreTechnology or IntegrationPayroll and HR integration enabling child care centers to manage staff payroll, benefits, and HR functions directly through the Procare ecosystem.
• QuickBookscoreTechnology or IntegrationAccounting software integration connecting child care financial data with QuickBooks for streamlined bookkeeping and financial reporting.
• KidKare by Minute MenucoreTechnology or IntegrationMeal planning and food program management integration for CACFP compliance, providing meal tracking and nutritional planning for child care centers.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Toast: Toast is a leading vertical SaaS/payments platform for restaurants, pairing subscription software with embedded payments (analogous to Procare's PNC ISO payment processing) — relevant as a vertical SaaS-plus-payments benchmark.
• Procore Technologies: Procore is a leading vertical SaaS incumbent in construction, providing a comparable operating model and go-to-market benchmark for vertical-specific, multi-module SaaS at scale — relevant as a vertical SaaS comparison rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• HiMama: HiMama provides child care management software focused on daily reports, parent engagement, and milestone tracking for early childhood programs, overlapping directly with Procare's family engagement and classroom management modules.
• brightwheel: brightwheel is a leading child care management platform for centers and families, offering attendance, billing, parent communication, and learning observations — the most direct head-to-head competitor to Procare's core child care center offering.
• Smartcare Software: Smartcare provides cloud-based child care management software for centers with billing, attendance, and parent engagement features, serving the same operator buyer as Procare's core platform.
• Lillio (formerly Childcare Daily Connect): Lillio delivers early childhood education and child care management software with parent communication and curriculum tools, competing in the same family engagement and classroom management categories as Procare.
• Kangarootime: Kangarootime offers child care management software with billing, attendance, and family communication features for centers and in-home providers — directly comparable to Procare's multi-segment child care SaaS stack.
• myKidzDay: myKidzDay offers parent engagement, attendance, and billing for child care centers and in-home providers, competing for the same SMB operator customers that Procare serves.
• Jackrabbit Technologies (Tadpole): Jackrabbit Technologies provides class management and enrollment software via its Tadpole product for child care and youth programs, overlapping with Procare's enrollment planning (RoomRunner) and youth organization modules.

Emerging players

• Wonderschool: Wonderschool is an emerging platform combining child care marketplace dynamics with back-office software for in-home and small-center providers — overlapping with Procare's in-home daycare and shared services segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ezcaresoftware
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/procaresoftware
• Facebookfacebook.com/ChildCareSoftware
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/procaresolutions
• Instagraminstagram.com/procaresoftwareteam
• Pinterestpinterest.com/procaresoftware

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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