Three things that matter most.
Bloomz translates the app itself, the menus, forms, invoices and pickup screen, into 250+ languages, and families reply in theirs. Check how far translation goes in Brightwheel for your families' languages.
Bloomz publishes its payment rates for childcare: cards 2.95% with no per-transaction fee, ACH 0.6%. And our Best Price Guarantee beats a competitor's written quote by 10%.
Signed sign-in sheets and immunizations today, with ratios by age band, a drill log and staff credentials rolling out, next to check-in and billing.
Check-in, pickup and ratios at Little Harbor.
Families and staff check in on the same kiosk, with a PIN or a QR code.
Families who read another language get the same center.
Childcare families are some of the most linguistically diverse in education. Bloomz translates every screen, not only the message, so a family that reads Haitian Creole signs the medication form and reads the invoice in Haitian Creole.
Published rates, and a price we put in writing.
Childcare payment rates are on our pricing page. The platform is quoted per center on a short call, with the Best Price Guarantee behind it.
The records a licensor asks for, kept with the day.
Sign-in sheets, immunizations and staff clock-in history come from the same check-ins and records your staff already make. Ratios by age band, a drill log and staff credentials with reminders are rolling out.
Side by side.
Based on publicly available information as of October 2026. Found something out of date? Tell us.
| Capability | Bloomz | Brightwheel |
|---|---|---|
| Kiosk check-in and check-out with signature | ✅ | ✅ per published materials |
| Health check at check-in | ✅ | ✅ per published materials |
| Staff clock-in and live room ratios | ✅ | Room ratio tracking listed |
| Pickup list of approved adults | ✅ | Approved pick-up people listed |
| Verified pickup with custody stop | ✅ Rolling out | Not listed† |
| Photos and class posts | ✅ | ✅ per published materials |
| Care log and daily report | Coming soon | ✅ per published materials |
| Whole-app translation, 250+ languages | ✅ Menus, forms and invoices | Not listed† |
| Two-way translated messages | ✅ | Not listed† |
| Tuition plans, autopay, late fees | ✅ | ✅ per published materials |
| Subsidy agency awards against balances | ✅ | Subsidy management listed |
| Enrollment & Waitlist: inquiries, tours, waitlist, offers, deposits, contracts | ✅ | Admissions and waitlist listed |
| Before and after school programs | ✅ Extended Day: rosters, capacity, verified pickup, tuition | Camps and afterschool programs listed |
| Bloomz AI | ✅ Drafts and translates; staff approve every send | An AI assistant for finding answers is listed |
| Security statements | ✅ Encrypted in transit and at rest; SOC 2-certified hosting; SSO | Data security stated; encryption and SOC 2 not listed† |
| Published pricing | ✅ Payment rates published; platform quoted per center | Pricing by request; payment rates not listed† |
| Integrations | ✅ QuickBooks Online payments, calendar sync; Gusto and QuickBooks Payroll files rolling out | Payroll sync listed; QuickBooks not listed† |
| Import from Brightwheel: children, families, tuition plans, past invoices | ✅ Rolling out | n/a |
| Washington DCYF electronic attendance | Export rolling out; not yet on DCYF's approved list | Listed on DCYF's approved-systems page |
| Medication authorization and log | ✅ Rolling out | Not listed† |
| Incident reports with parent acknowledgement | ✅ Rolling out | Incident reports listed |
| Drill log and staff credentials | ✅ Rolling out | Not listed† |
| CACFP meal claiming | Not offered | CACFP reporting and logging listed |
| Developmental assessments | Not offered | Child development milestones listed |
| Staff hours to payroll | Hours export to Gusto / QuickBooks Payroll (rolling out); no payroll processing | Built-in payroll listed |
† Not listed on the Brightwheel pages we read on 2026-10-23 (home, features, pricing). Verify directly with the vendor.
When Brightwheel may be the right fit.
Brightwheel is a good product, and plenty of centers are happy on it. If your center depends on CACFP meal claiming or developmental assessments inside your childcare app, Bloomz doesn't do those today, so keep that in mind. Washington centers on Working Connections should also know DCYF's approved-systems page lists Brightwheel and Bloomz is not on it yet. If your priorities are families who read another language, published payment rates, and licensing records next to check-in and billing, Bloomz is built for that. For what Bloomz has live, rolling out and next, see the roadmap.
Switching to Bloomz.
Easier than you think.
Set up your rooms, tuition plans and staff, import children, guardians and immunizations from your current app's export, preview every row, then invite families when you are ready. The self-serve import, including tuition plans and past invoices, is rolling out; until then our team helps with the import. Most centers switch at the start of a month.
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Common questions.
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Brightwheel® is a trademark of its respective owner, which is not affiliated with and does not endorse Bloomz. Comparisons are based on publicly available information, including competitor websites, app store listings, help centers, and press releases, as reviewed October 2026. Product capabilities and pricing change; we encourage you to verify current capabilities directly with each vendor. Statements of opinion reflect the views of Bloomz. Found something out of date? Tell us at [email protected] and we’ll review it within 5 business days. Last reviewed: October 2026.