Why do so many child care centres choose us?
Click on any of the benefits below to learn more.
- Fully online process for enrolments, statements, direct debit and more
- NQF 'across the service' child to staff ratio calculator
- MYOB Interface “Official MYOB add-on solution"
- Business Advice
- DESE registered CCS Cloud Solution
- Save time and money with Direct Debit
- Log on anytime, anywhere
- Automatic updates and data backups
- Australian based secure data hosting
- Comprehensive and flexible reporting
- User friendly design
- Multi-user and networking capabilities
- Multiple services in the one data file
- Automatic payment options
- Support
- Training and consulting
Run your service admin online
Waitlisting, customised enrolments forms, statements, direct debit registration and more all online and included in the base license. Don't pay more for basic features.
Monitor and manage staff to child ratios
Using staff and child sign in data we calculate your compliance with the National Quality Framework ratios automatically so you can easily monitor and manage as it happens and look at historical trends.
MYOB Interface “Official MYOB add-on solution"
We provide seamless integration with MYOB, allowing your MYOB data file to be automatically updated with transaction information from SmartFees CCMS.
Business Advice
SmartFees can conduct business analysis and provide recommendations on cash flow issues, looking at credit management facilities and marketing your child care business.
Department of Social Services registered CCMS Cloud Solution
SmartFees is an official Department of Social Services registered product designed specifically to interface with CCMS. SmartFees is continually updated to meet changing government regulations which means it's always government compliant.
Save time and money with SmartCentral Direct Debit
SmartFees and ChildCare EasyPay’s exclusive partnership offers you the unique opportunity to use SmartFees at huge discounts!
Process parent payments with SmartFees Direct Debit via ChildCare EasyPay and you could significantly reduce the SmartFees monthly licence fee. The more you process, the more you save!
Perhaps the most important benefit of using SmartFees Direct Debit via ChildCare EasyPay is to improve your cash flow and reduce bad debts. The last thing a busy child care service owner wants to be doing is chasing parents for payments. Sign up for Direct Debit and reduce that headache.
Log on anytime, anywhere
You can access SmartCentral from your work PC or laptop, your home computer, your Mac, ipad or Android tablet.
Automatic updates and data backups
SmartCentral is updated every time Department of Social Services makes changes to CCMS. Our system is continually upgraded to meet government reporting requirements. Data files on our servers are automatically backed-up every day and stored in separate, secure locations within Australia.
Australian based secure data hosting
Department of Social Services requires all CCMS related information to be hosted within Australia. SmartCentral data is hosted on our on-shore secure servers.
Comprehensive and flexible reporting
Over 45 built-in reports (and more to come) including financial, CCMS management and CCB related reports in addition to child, parent, enrolment, booking and attendance reports. SmartCentral is compliant with Department of Social Services receipting requirements.
We are constantly reviewing and refining reports based on client feedback to help you meet your CCMS requirements and run your child care business with fewer headaches.
User friendly design
A logical menu structure for easy navigation, combined with the facility to define your own sessions (unlimited), miscellaneous fees, payment types, rooms, groups, booking periods, immunisation codes and reminder date codes.
Multi-user and networking capabilities
Multiple users can access and update SmartCentral at the same time. Each SmartCentral user has their own unique and secure logon credentials.
Multiple services in the one data file
Allowance for multiple services to exist in the one data file where they are administered in the one location.
Automatic payment options
SmartCentral offers both Direct Debit and online payment facilities. Both are designed to reduce manual data entry of payments, improve your cash flow and offer an improved automatic payment service to your parents.
Support
Our team of industry experts are on hand to provide you with prompt and friendly assistance via phone or email.
Training and consulting
Training and consulting
A SmartCentral expert can work with you to design a customised training package, using your own data, that is best suited to your individual service’s needs.
We have been using SmartCentral for many years now and when talking to other providers about their software systems SmartCentral seems to be the most user friendly and support is always available and problems always get solved quickly.”
Anja, Wattletree House Childrens Centre, VIC
