# Childcare by Tadpoles

> Education

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id434333524](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id434333524)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id434333524`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Teaching Strategies, LLC
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 3.20 / 5 (68 ratings)
- **Version:** 16.8.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-05
- **First published:** 2011-05-07
- **Size:** 90 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/childcare-by-tadpoles/id434333524)
- **Website:** [http://www.tadpoles.com/](http://www.tadpoles.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.tadpoles.com/privacy](http://www.tadpoles.com/privacy)

## Description

Tadpoles helps childcare directors and teachers manage their classrooms digitally. Track attendance, naps, meals, potty breaks, and incidents in one place, with an easy Director's Dashboard.

Securely share photos and messages with parents using Tadpoles Pro, giving families peace of mind while you manage daily operations on a subscription basis.

## Rankings

- #178,743 — Overall

## Review summary

Top positives include centralized daily reports, easy attendance and notes, strong lesson planning features, and responsive support, with many educators praising the app for streamlining communication and reducing paperwork. However, frequent crashes and instability, privacy concerns around Google login and facial recognition, syncing and real-time data reliability across devices, messaging glitches, and photo-upload issues significantly impact usability. The app’s dated design and performance problems persist for many users, though some still value its core functionality and hope for major stability and privacy improvements.

### Pros

- Centralized daily reports and easy parent communication
- Easy attendance tracking and notes across multiple children
- Robust lesson planning and classroom management features
- Responsive customer support
- Parents appreciate the app for reducing paperwork and keeping them informed

### Cons

- Frequent crashes, freezes, and overall instability
- Forced Google login and privacy concerns regarding Google accounts
- Syncing issues and unreliable real-time updates across devices
- Messaging glitches (typing issues, messages not refreshing)
- Photo management problems: poor camera quality, inability to upload multiple photos, and facial-recognition tagging misfires

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