Simple, transparent pricing for South African preschools and ECD centres

Five plans plus a standalone Aftercare Edition. No per-seat fees. Billed in Rand. Cancel any time.

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EarlyTrack Complete
Everything in Pro, plus Aftercare, the full Finance Suite & Payroll.
R799/ mo
 
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EarlyTrack Pro
Professional, plus Baby & Daily Reports for your youngest classes.
R598/ mo
 
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EarlyTrack Professional
AI, attendance, DSD incidents, staff, enrolment & milestones.
R499/ mo
 
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EarlyTrack Standard
Core ELDA & Grade R assessments, PDF reports & parent portal.
R299/ mo
 
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Aftercare Only
Aftercare Edition
Standalone after-school care: check-in/out, billing & enrolment.
R299/ mo
 
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Priced per school — not per child, not per teacher
One flat monthly price — from R299, no per-child fees
Parents never billed — portal access is included
Billed in South African Rand — no foreign currency fees
No credit card required
Full Pro access for 14 days
Cancel any time
Billed in South African Rand
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Feature comparison
CompleteR799/mo
ProR598/moRecommended
ProfessionalR499/mo
StandardR299/mo
Aftercare EditionR299/moAftercare Only
Capacity
Students
120 + 120 aftercare
110
100
30
120
Teachers
30
25
20
5
20
Admin users
5
4
3
1
3
Assessment engine
ELDA assessments (964 skills)
Grade R assessments (98 skills)
Custom assessment template builder (1,848 skills)
Red flag developmental concerns
Assessment approval workflow
Branded PDF reports
Custom skill overrides
Milestone Tracker & Readiness Reports
NCF developmental tracker (6 ELDAs x 4 phases)
Built automatically from observations & assessments
Strengths-based progress (never a score or ranking)
Custom skill to ELDA & phase mapping
Parent Developmental Journey (read-only)
School Readiness Report: branded handover PDF
POPIA consent-recorded report sharing
AI features
AI observation comments
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
AI assessment summaries
AI parent-friendly reports
AI home activity suggestions
Voice-to-text observations
AI observation skill tagging
AI smart CSV import
AI weekly observation summaries
Attendance
Daily attendance register
Monthly attendance register reports
Attendance dashboard & analytics
Auto-mark absent
Parent absence notifications
Incident reporting (DSD)
Child incident reports (DSD compliant)
Body map and photo evidence
Digital signatures
Parent acknowledgement tracking
Monthly incident summary
Staff HR incident reports
Staff management
Staff clock-in (barcode / PIN / code)
Tablet kiosk mode
Leave requests and balances
Qualification tracking & expiry alerts
Weekly scheduling
Staff-to-child ratio monitoring
Staff self-service portal
Staff directory with emergency contacts
Teacher Assessment
Two built-in scorecards: preschool and baby room
School, self and peer scoring per teacher
Blind 1 to 4 scale with a signed PDF report
POPIA staff records: access, corrections, retention
Leave management
Company / team leave calendar
Leave balances, accruals & carry-over
SA public holidays & block-out periods
Half-day leave & custom leave types
Calendar subscription (.ics) & leave reports
Digital enrolment & re-registration
Online enrolment form parents complete on any device
Configurable required documents & agreements
POPIA-aligned consent & digital signatures
Admin review, approve & missing-document tracking
Branded PDF enrolment record
Yearly re-registration roll-over
Admissions pipeline: public enquiry link & automatic info pack
Drag-and-drop admissions board with waiting list
One-click convert of accepted enquiries into enrolment
Parent QR attendance
Parent QR code check-in / check-out
Printable parent badge cards
Digital ID card in parent portal
Auto check-in all linked children
Communication
Parent portal
Email notifications
Parent notification manager
Events calendar with RSVP
Customisable email templates
Real-time notifications (SSE)
Daily reports
Baby Daily Reports: structured cards for the baby class
Little Learners Daily Reports: light comment and photos, every age
Neurodiverse Daily Reports: nappies, food, emotions, therapy
Aftercare
Check-in & check-out (staff)
Live afternoon register (present, in, out, late)
Automatic late-pickup fees
Aftercare plans (monthly, selected days, ad-hoc, holiday)
Aftercare billing into Fee Management
Parent portal aftercare view
Fees & Invoicing
Automated monthly billing runs (draft, approve, send)
Combined family invoices & account statements (PDF)
Fee catalogue, per-learner billing profiles & pro-rata
Sibling & family discounts and bulk fee increases
Once-off charges, credits, write-offs & refunds
EFT payments with unique family reference numbers
Online fee payments via your own Yoco or PayFast account
Bank-statement import with automatic payment matching
30 / 60 / 90 debtor ageing & Excel exports
AI Fee Arrears Assistant, respectful reminders you approve
Items & Payments Tracker
Private office tick lists per class: items, money or both
Multiple items per collection, each with its own tick box per child
Part payments with running balances, overpayment guard & audited voids
One-click in-app parent reminders for what is still outstanding
Printable blank, status & outstanding-only tick sheets, plus Excel export
Duplicate a collection next term with nothing to retype
Finance Operations
Bank accounts & statement import (CSV / Excel)
Transaction review & reconciliation queue
Expense capture with approval workflow & receipts
Suppliers, supplier statements & spend reports
VAT tracking, finance dashboard & full audit trail
Accountant pack export
Xero Sync & General Ledger
Live Xero sync of invoices & payments
Automatic Xero corrections (voids, credit notes, refunds)
Nightly Xero check (flags hand-captured, deleted or voided items)
General Ledger with automatic double-entry journals
Trial balance, income statement & balance sheet
Parent-debtors reconciliation & posting exceptions
Controlled year-end close
Petty Cash
Petty-cash boxes with custodians & live balances
Expense, top-up & adjustment capture with receipts
Physical cash counts with variance tracking
Staff cash requests & approvals
Month-end period locking & reconciliation reports
AI Finance Assistant
Suggested payment matches & expense categories
Anomaly & overpayment flags
Drafted payment reminders
Account & month-end summaries
Payroll
Monthly, fortnightly & weekly pay runs
BCEA payslips (PDF) with year-to-date totals
SARS PAYE, UIF & SDL calculations
EMP201 monthly returns
IRP5 / IT3(a) tax certificates
Earnings, deductions, allowances & overtime
Leave-to-payroll integration
Bulk imports, adjustments & mid-year opening balances
Payroll reports & accountant pack
AI Payroll Assistant
Missing-data & compliance checks before export
Unusual-change, overtime & deduction reviews
Multi-Site (EarlyTrack Groups)
Site status: which school needs attention today
Read-only fees and finance summary per site, with a group total
Payroll status, aggregate totals only, never employee pay detail
Regions, clusters and scoped group roles
Group Snapshot PDF, Excel and CSV exports
Multi-Site is billed once at group level, not per school: R799/month for the first site plus R299/month per additional site, up to three sites. Every linked school is upgraded to EarlyTrack Complete.
School operations
Bilingual: English & Afrikaans
School language policy (enforce mode)
Emergency contacts & parent info sharing
Authorised Pickup: QR-based child collection
Year-end rollover
School calendar management
Parent & staff self-registration
Audit logging
Full data export
Support & documentation
In-app support & ticket system
Detailed help centre documentation
Email support
Weekly live training sessions

What each plan actually gives you

Honest descriptions — no marketing spin, no hidden limitations.

Standard

Built for getting digital assessment right

The Standard plan covers the core operational workflow that every South African preschool runs every term: ELDA and Grade R assessments, a structured approval process, and branded PDF reports for parents.

It removes the spreadsheet rebuild at the start of every term and the manual PDF assembly at the end of it.

Note: Standard does not include AI features, daily attendance tracking, DSD incident reporting, or staff management. If DSD compliance records or staff clock-in are a current requirement, Professional is the right starting point.

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Professional

The complete platform

Professional adds everything Standard does not include: daily attendance tracking, all AI features across assessments and observations, the Milestone Tracker with branded School Readiness Reports, DSD-compliant incident reporting with the full 15-section form, the complete staff management module, and customisable email templates.

For schools that are DSD-registered, preparing for an inspection, managing ten or more staff, or want AI to reduce the observation comment workload — Professional is the plan to start on.

AI that works in English and Afrikaans

Every AI feature supports both languages — observation comments, assessment summaries, parent-friendly reports, home activity suggestions, and voice transcription.

DSD incident records that hold up to inspection

All 15 sections of the DSD 2022 specification — body-map markers, photo evidence, digital signatures, automated parent acknowledgement tracking, and monthly summaries.

Staff operations in one place

Clock in by barcode, PIN, or daily code. Leave requests, qualification expiry tracking, and staff-to-child ratio monitoring with breach alerts sent to the principal immediately.

Items and Payments Tracker

Private office tick lists per class for items, money or both. Part payments with running balances, one-click parent reminders, printable tick sheets and Excel export.

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Pro at R598/mo

Professional, plus daily reports for your youngest classes

Pro is everything in Professional with all three Daily Report formats included in the plan price. There is no add-on to buy and nothing extra to switch on later.

Capacity steps up too: 110 students, 25 teachers and 4 admin users.

Three daily report formats, one plan

Baby Daily Reports for infant and toddler classes, covering feeding, sleep, nappies, mood, photos and medication. Little Learners Daily Reports for older preschool and Grade R, a light comment plus up to ten photos. Neurodiverse Daily Reports for schools supporting neurodiverse children, covering nappies and toilet-training, food, emotion regulation and therapy visits.

Approved before parents see it

Every format runs through the same approve-before-publish workflow and lands in the parent portal in its own section.

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Complete at R799/mo

The whole school, including the money side

Complete is everything in Pro plus aftercare, the full finance suite and payroll. It is the plan for schools that want fees, banking and salaries in the same system as assessments and attendance.

Capacity: 120 preschool learners plus a separate 120 aftercare learners counted independently, 30 teachers and 5 admin users.

Aftercare

Staff check-in and check-out, a live afternoon register, automatic late-pickup fees, monthly, selected-day, ad-hoc and holiday plans, and aftercare billing that flows into Fee Management.

Fees, finance operations and petty cash

Automated billing runs, combined family invoices, EFT reference numbers, online fee payments through your own Yoco or PayFast account, debtor ageing, bank reconciliation, supplier and expense management, petty-cash boxes with counts, and the AI Finance Assistant.

Xero Sync and General Ledger

Live Xero sync of invoices and payments, automatic corrections, a nightly consistency check, a full General Ledger with double-entry journals, trial balance, income statement, balance sheet and a controlled year-end close.

Payroll

Monthly, fortnightly and weekly pay runs, BCEA payslips, SARS PAYE, UIF and SDL, EMP201 returns, IRP5 and IT3(a) certificates, leave-to-payroll integration and the AI Payroll Assistant.

Multi-Site Management

One read-only dashboard across every school you run. Billed at group level: R799/month for the first site plus R299/month per additional site, up to three sites.

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Aftercare Edition at R299/mo

Standalone after-school care, without the preschool modules

The Aftercare Edition is for centres that run after-school care on its own. You get the full aftercare workflow plus fees, invoicing and finance operations, without the assessment engine.

Capacity: 120 aftercare learners, 20 teachers and 3 admin users.

What is in it

Staff check-in and check-out, the live afternoon register, automatic late-pickup fees, aftercare plans, aftercare billing, the parent portal aftercare view, DSD-compliant incident reporting, fees and invoicing, and finance operations.

Note: the Aftercare Edition does not include ELDA or Grade R assessments, the Milestone Tracker, AI features, daily reports, payroll or Xero sync. If you need aftercare alongside a preschool, Complete is the plan to look at.

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Every school starts with a free 14-day trial

New schools start on a free 14-day trial with full Professional plan access — every module, every AI feature, every report type, no restrictions. No credit card required.

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Sign up in minutes

Create your school, invite teachers, and start adding students. No payment details needed.

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Full Professional access

Use every feature for 14 days — assessments, AI, incidents, staff management, attendance.

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Choose your plan

Pick the plan that matches how your school runs. If you do not choose, a 7-day read-only grace period begins so you can export your data.

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Straightforward billing, no surprises

All plans are priced in South African Rand and processed through PayFast. No foreign currency fees.

MonthlyAnnualAnnual Saving
StandardR299/monthR2,990/year (R249/month)R598
ProfessionalR499/monthR4,990/year (R416/month)R998
ProR598/monthR5,980/year (R498/month)R1,196
CompleteR799/monthR7,990/year (R666/month)R1,598
Aftercare EditionR299/monthR2,990/year (R249/month)R598

Multi-Site (EarlyTrack Groups): R799/month for the first site plus R299/month per additional site, up to three sites. Every linked school is upgraded to EarlyTrack Complete. Multi-Site is billed once at group level, not per school.

Included on Pro and Complete

Daily Reports

Three daily report formats, all included in the plan price. Full structured cards for baby and toddler classes, a lighter comment and photo note for older preschool and Grade R, and a specialised format for schools supporting neurodiverse children. All three go through principal approval before parents see them.

Baby Daily Reports
  • Feeding, sleep, nappy detail
  • Structured 9-section workflow
  • For ages 0–3 classes
Little Learners Daily Reports
  • Short comment + up to 10 photos
  • Works for every age group
  • Same approve-before-publish flow
Neurodiverse Daily Reports
  • Nappies, food, emotions, therapy
  • Customisable chip palettes
  • Off by default · opt-in per school
R598 / month on Pro
or
R799 / month on Complete nothing extra to add

Priced per school, not per user

You pay one subscription for your entire school. Need extra capacity? Add individual student seats at R25/mo or teacher seats at R59/mo. On the Complete plan, extra student seats raise the preschool limit; aftercare capacity is fixed at 120.

Parents are never billed

Parents access the portal as part of your school's subscription. They do not receive billing notices or payment requests from EarlyTrack.

Annual billing saves two months

Every plan is available on a monthly or annual basis. Annual billing is equivalent to paying for ten months and getting two free.

Cancellation and data export

Cancel at any time. Your data remains accessible during the grace period and you can export a full copy before the account closes.

Need just a few extra seats? Add students at R25/mo and teachers at R59/mo. On the Complete plan, extra student seats raise the preschool limit; aftercare capacity is fixed at 120. For larger schools or multi-campus organisations, contact us about Enterprise pricing.

Questions about pricing and plans

Honest answers to the questions we hear most often.

Consider what Professional replaces. DSD incident records on paper. Staff timekeeping across a sign-in sheet and a spreadsheet. Qualification renewals tracked by memory. Observation comments written from scratch at the end of every term. For most schools, the admin hours saved in the first term alone exceed the annual subscription cost. You can verify that during the 14-day free trial before paying anything.
Yes. You can upgrade at any time. Your existing data — students, assessments, attendance records, staff profiles — carries over without any manual migration.
Standard covers the core assessment and reporting workflow. AI features — comments, summaries, skill tagging, voice transcription — are Professional-only capabilities because they represent the most significant time savings for teachers and the most direct upsell value for the school. If AI is a priority for your team, start with the Professional trial to experience it fully before deciding.
You can add extra student seats at R25/mo and extra teacher seats at R59/mo — no need to upgrade your entire plan. On Complete, extra student seats raise the preschool limit; the 120 aftercare learner limit is fixed. For much larger schools or multi-campus organisations, contact us about Enterprise pricing with custom limits.
Your plan includes a set number of teachers (Standard: 5, Professional: 20). If you need more, you can add extra teacher seats at R59 per teacher per month — no plan upgrade required. Parents and staff portal users are never billed — they are included in your school's subscription.
Your data belongs to your school. If you cancel, you retain read-only access during the grace period and can export a full copy of your organisation's data at any time before the account closes.
Annual billing is paid upfront for the year. If you need to cancel before the year ends, contact us to discuss your situation.
All three are included on Pro at R598/mo and on Complete at R799/mo. There is no separate add-on to buy. Baby Daily Reports is a full structured daily card for infant and toddler classes (ages 0 to 3): feeding, sleep, nappy, food, mood, health, photos, medication. Little Learners Daily Reports is a lightweight comment plus up to ten photos, available for every age group and ideal for older preschool and Grade R. Neurodiverse Daily Reports is a specialised format for schools supporting neurodiverse children, covering nappies and toilet-training, food, emotion regulation, therapy visits (OT, speech, physio, behavioural, play), and observation context. All three run through the same approve-before-publish workflow and arrive in the parent portal in their own sections.
Yes, on EarlyTrack Complete. This is separate from how you pay for EarlyTrack itself: your school connects its own Yoco or PayFast account, and each family then gets a Pay now button on their invoice in the Parent Portal. Parents pay by card with Yoco, or by card, EFT or digital wallet with PayFast, and the payment records against the invoice automatically. Your school is the merchant, so the money settles into your own account and EarlyTrack never holds it. Online payments are optional, with one active gateway per school.
Included — free

Parent & teacher app included on every plan

The EarlyTrack Android app is free for all parents and teachers on every plan. No extra cost — one app, two roles, all your school updates in one place.

Free · For parents & teachers · Android 7.0+

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