Maliah Classes · for daycares
The free app for daycares and childcare centres
Attendance, meals, naps, photos and messages to parents: the team logs the day in one tap or by voice, and families follow along in Maliah.
100% free for the daycare and its whole team · iPhone, Android, tablet and web · no ads
Everything the team does in a day
Built for the classroom: big targets, one free hand, and every entry keeps who logged it and when.
- Attendance and ratiosCheck-in, check-out, children present and each group’s ratio.
Daily logMeals, naps, diapers, mood and activities, for one child or the whole group.- Daily reportEach child’s report, ready to review and send to parents.
Parent communicationMessages, group notices and photos, only for families who consented.
Groups and spotsGroups by age, spots, ratios and educators in charge.
Enrolment and familiesEnrolments, the group’s code and linked families.
Team and tabletOne account per person, role-based access and a PIN-locked tablet.
Who is it for?
- Directors of childcare centres, daycares and preschools
- Home daycare providers
- Early childhood educators and teachers, from the infant room to preschool
- Nurseries and childcare programs anywhere, in English, French or Spanish
Get started in four steps
- Download Maliah Classes (or open classes.maliah.ca) and create the director’s account.
- Create the daycare and its groups: ages, spots and ratios.
- Invite the team by code; each educator has their own account, and the classroom tablet unlocks with a PIN.
- Invite families: in the Maliah app, parents enter the group’s code with their child’s first name and date of birth, or open the child’s link.
What about parents?
Parents don’t install Maliah Classes. They enter the group’s code in the Maliah app, where they find the group’s feed and photos, the day’s report, their child’s progress, messages with the team and absences to report. What they keep in their home journal stays theirs.
Children’s data, protected
Encrypted and hosted in Canada, under a policy that complies with Québec’s Law 25, PIPEDA, the GDPR and the privacy laws that apply where you are. No ads. Photos and messages go only to families who consented. Maliah Classes gives no medical advice and never calculates doses.
Free tools for daycares
Calculators and printable sheets for directors and educators. Free, no sign-up, and nothing you enter leaves your device.
Daycare staff-to-child ratio calculator
How many educators do you need? Free staff-to-child ratio calculator for daycares and home daycares: Québec, Ontario, or your own ratios.
Open the tool →Printable daycare daily report
Free printable daycare daily report: arrival, meals, nap, diapers or toileting, mood, activities and a note to parents. One page per child.
Open the tool →Daycare weekly menu template
Free daycare weekly menu template: snacks and lunches Monday to Friday, allergies and substitutions, ready to post for parents or print.
Open the tool →Daycare daily schedule for a group
Sample daily schedule for a daycare group (infants, toddlers, preschool) to edit and print: arrival, snacks, outdoor play, lunch, nap.
Open the tool →Daycare annual planning calendar
Annual planning calendar for daycares and preschools: a theme for each month, celebrations, outings and projects, September to August. Free printable.
Open the tool →
Frequently asked questions
Is Maliah Classes really free?
Yes. The app is free for the daycare, its director and the whole team, on iPhone, Android, tablet and computer (classes.maliah.ca). It shows no ads.
Does it work for a home daycare?
Yes. A provider on their own can create a daycare with a single group, log the children’s day and invite families. The director tools are there if the team grows.
What do parents see?
In the Maliah app, each parent sees only their own child: the group’s feed and the photos they consented to, the day’s report hour by hour, progress, messages with the team, and they can report an absence.
Can we log the day by voice?
Yes. Say “Snack for the whole group, Leo half” and it’s logged, under your name, at the time you said. Every entry can be undone in one tap.
Which languages?
English, French and Spanish. Each team member picks their language, and each parent picks theirs in Maliah.
How does Maliah Classes handle ratios?
The director sets each group’s spots and ratio. Today’s dashboard counts children present and adults on duty, and shows whether ratios are met or exceeded.