Littles NOTEBOOK

Built for licensed home daycare providers

Show parents their child's whole day.

Log meals, naps, diapers, and photos in a few taps. Parents get a calm timeline and one end-of-day email, instead of a running group text.

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  • Free for 2 children. No card to get started.
  • $15/month when you grow to a full home license of 10.
  • Parents never pay. Children never get an account.
Parent app showing today's summary narrative for Lily Reed
Staff roster with children in care at Cedar Ridge
Check in Meals Naps Photos End-of-day email

The afternoon problem

Stop answering the same questions all day.

Parents want to know how the day went. You want to tell them - without spending care time in a group text.

Littles Notebook lets you record those moments once during the day. Parents see the same facts on a timeline, then get one evening summary - so you can stay with the kids.

How it works

You log it once. Parents see the day.

Provider records the day → Littles Notebook organizes it → parents get a timeline and one end-of-day email.

  1. During the day Staff check children in and log meals, naps, diapers, activities, notes, and photos in Quick Log.
  2. Parents stay connected Linked parents follow a same-day timeline of what you actually recorded.
  3. End of day Parents get one evening email built from those same facts - not invented details.

Staff screens first. Switch tabs to see the parent view of the same day.

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    See who is here

    In-care status at a glance. Log the same activity for everyone who is here.

    Staff roster with children in care

    What staff log in Quick Log is what parents see. The evening email uses the same facts. Nothing is invented.

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    Built in a real daycare

    We needed this for our own home daycare.

    Littles Notebook started at Cedar Ridge Daycare, a family child care home in Fulton, Missouri. Parents wanted updates about meals, naps, and the little moments that make up a day. We wanted to give them that without spending the afternoon in group texts - or buying center-scale software built for hundreds of children.

    So we built the digital notebook we wished we had, then formed Cedar Ridge Labs to share it with other licensed home providers.

    See the daycare behind Littles Notebook Read the Cedar Ridge Labs story

    Who it is for

    Two roles. One shared notebook.

    Less time communicating. More time caring. Built for the everyday loop between providers and parents.

    Staff Quick Log with meals, nap, diaper, and activity actions

    For providers

    Record the day in seconds. Stay with the kids.

    • Check children in without a group text.
    • Log a meal, nap, or diaper in a few taps.
    • Record medication and injuries from what is already on file.
    • Keep daily records organized without rewriting the day at pickup.
    Parent timeline with meals, medication, activity, and a photo

    For parents

    Know the day without asking for a recap.

    • A same-day timeline of parent-visible events.
    • Push when something is logged, plus one evening email.
    • Turn off alert types you do not want.
    • Children never get an account.

    Made for home daycare

    Focused on small homes - not a 200-child center.

    This is not a giant childcare management suite with dozens of modules you will never use. Littles Notebook is for licensed home providers who need everyday communication to stay simple.

    Thoughtful by design

    Your children's information stays private.

    Parents only see the children they are invited to see. Your daycare controls who has access.

    • Photos stay private. Only invited parents of that child can open them.
    • Parents join by invite and see only their own children.
    • Staff can add extra sign-in protection. Important changes are recorded for your records.
    • Export a child's history for licensing, or hide a child from the roster without deleting the record.
    Read the privacy policy
    Parent notification settings with per-event push toggles

    What it costs

    Two plans. No center pricing.

    Start free while you try it with a couple of families. Parents never pay. Move up when your roster does.

    No card required

    $0 / month

    Up to 2 active children, with the full staff and parent apps.

    Most licensed homes

    $15 / month

    Up to 10 active children, the usual cap for a licensed home.

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    Ready when you are

    Give parents a clearer view of their child's day.

    Free to try with two children. No card. Parents never pay. Built by people who run a licensed home daycare.

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    Get it on Google Play

    Coming soon App Store

    Questions? Email hello@littlesnotebook.com.