---
title: "Welcome to NestliCare"
description: "A quick overview of what NestliCare does, who each part is for, and where to go first."
type: overview
updated: 2026-07-03
canonical_url: https://help.nestlicare.com/getting-started/welcome
roles: ["center_admin", "teacher", "parent"]
platforms: [web, ios, android]
---
NestliCare is daycare management software. You use it to run every side of your center: check children in, share the day with parents, collect tuition, manage staff, and keep records for your local regulators. It's free to run your daycare on NestliCare, with no tiers and no trial clock.

## The three kinds of people who use NestliCare

**Owners and center admins** run the business side: billing, enrollment, staff, reports. You'll spend most of your time in the web dashboard at [nestlicare.com](https://nestlicare.com).

**Teachers** work in the classroom. You'll check children in and out, post daily activities and photos, message parents, and log your hours. The mobile apps are built for this.

**Parents** stay connected to their child's day. You'll see a live feed of activities, message your child's teacher, handle invoices, and check in at pickup.

<Callout kind="info" title="Which app do I use?">
Owners and admins use the <strong>web dashboard</strong>. Teachers and parents use the <strong>iOS or Android app</strong>. It's the same app in the app store; the role attached to your login decides what you see. There is no separate "staff" or "kiosk" app. See <a href="/getting-started/get-the-mobile-apps">Get the mobile apps</a>.
</Callout>

## What to read next

**If you're setting up a brand-new daycare**, start with [Find your way around the dashboard](/getting-started/find-your-way-around) to learn where everything lives, then follow [Your first week](/getting-started/your-first-week), a checklist that takes you from signup to a running center. Prefer to watch? That page has a full twelve-minute video that sets up a daycare from scratch, every feature.

**If you're moving from another system (or from paper)**, don't retype anything. See [Move your data over](/getting-started/migrate-your-data). Our team sets up your families, children, and staff for you, free.

**If you've just been invited to an existing daycare**, jump to the collection for your role:

- [For owners and center admins](/owners)
- [For teachers](/teachers)
- [For parents](/parents)