Switching to Kinfold
Moving is free, and we do it with you. Most centres switch between school years, in August or September.
What we import
| Data | From Brightwheel, Procare, Lillio | From spreadsheets |
|---|---|---|
| Families, children, guardians | Yes | Yes |
| Staff and roles | Yes | Yes |
| Allergies, medical notes, emergency contacts | Yes | Yes |
| Immunization dates | Where your current app exports them | Yes |
| Billing balances and tuition plans | Yes | Yes |
| Photos | Where your current app allows export | No |
How it works
- Export from your current app. Use its export or report tools to download CSV files. We’ll send you step-by-step instructions for your app.
- Send us the files through the secure upload in your director console.
- Review the mapping. Kinfold matches your columns to ours and shows you every match before anything is imported. You approve or fix each one.
- Run side by side for up to 30 days. Keep your old app while teachers and families settle in.
- Switch for good. Turn on billing in Kinfold and cancel your old subscription. Check your old contract’s notice period first.
Tips
- Tell families a week ahead, and share the parent app invite with a short note about what’s changing.
- Ask families to download their photos from your old app before you cancel it, if it doesn’t let you export them.
- Start billing in Kinfold at the start of a billing period to avoid splitting invoices.