The morning question, answered.
Pico Parade is the check-in app that finally fits how you actually run your day. Parents check in from their own phone, you see who hasn't arrived yet at a glance, and you pull a state-ready attendance report in two clicks.
to sign in
You didn't open a daycare to chase paperwork.
Most check-in tools were built for chains with full-time admin staff. You're the teacher, the director, the cook, and the attendance officer. Pico Parade is built for that reality.
- Paper sign-in sheets that get rained on, lost, or filled out at 4:55pm by memory.
- Clunky kiosk apps that require an iPad, a stand, and a child-proof case.
- Spreadsheets you re-format every month so the state will actually accept them.
- Parents asking, “did you get Avery's pickup change?” and you flipping through texts.
From the first stroller through the door to the last quiet click.
- 017:48 AM
Parents start arriving
Lena pulls up her phone, taps Avery, signs with her finger. The wall display in your entryway updates instantly.
- 028:53 AM
You glance at your phone
Four kids not here yet. Tap Dax — last week his mom mentioned a doctor's appointment. Mark him excused, move on.
- 035:01 PM
Pickup, signed off
Chinedu signs for Bodhi at the door. The day's log writes itself — no clipboard, no “did you remember to mark…”.
- 04Friday, 4:55 PM
Send the weekly report
Two clicks: pick the week, download CSV. Email it to your licensor. Lock up.
Designed for the way your day actually flows.
Big tap targets. Face-first roster. Reports that are state-ready the first time. Nothing you don't need.
One-tap check-in
Tap a child's face. Confirm the parent dropping off. Done. The whole flow takes under five seconds — no PIN pads, no clipboard.
Faces, not tables
Your roster looks the way your room looks — a wall of friendly faces. Spot the missing kids visually, the way you already do in your head.
Reports the state will accept
Pick a date range. Click download. CSV with timestamps and signed-by names formatted to Washington State DCYF requirements. No spreadsheet fixing.
Allergies & notes, surfaced
Critical notes float to the top at check-in. No more “I thought we wrote that down somewhere.”
Pickup changes, signed
Parents send a quick note from their phone. You see it before pickup, and it's logged with the signature when Auntie Maya actually shows up.
No training day required
If you can use a smartphone, you can run Pico Parade. Get set up in under 10 minutes — kids, guardians, and parent codes ready.
Their own phone. No app to install.
Parents get a six-digit code on day one. They open a link, sign with a finger, and they're done. No App Store. No password resets. No “did the link expire?”
- Sign with a fingerCryptographic timestamp, stored with the day's log. Holds up to a state audit.
- Send pickup changes“Grandma is picking up today.” Two taps, you see it before 4 PM.
- Stay logged in on the school runPer-family device trust. Sign once, drop off all week.
The clipboard way, and the Pico Parade way.
State-ready every Friday. Without the spreadsheet.
Pico Parade keeps a tamper-evident log of every check-in and check-out, including which guardian signed and when. Pull a week, a month, or year-to-date in two clicks — formatted to meet Washington State DCYF requirements (WAC 110-300-0455).
From sign-up to first check-in in under ten minutes.
No installer. No training day. Add your kids, share the parent codes, and you're running.
Build your roster
Add each child with their primary guardian, and any allergies or notes you want surfaced at check-in. Pico Parade generates friendly color-coded avatars automatically.
Share parent codes
Each family gets a six-digit code. Send it by text or hand it out at pickup. They open a link, sign in, done.
Run your morning
Parents check in from their own phone, or you check them in on your device in a few taps. Anyone not here yet stays surfaced at the top.
Send the report
End of week, end of month — same flow. Click download. Email it to the state. Get back to the kids.
Free during beta. Everything included.
We're working with WA State providers to shape Pico Parade. While we're in beta, every feature is free for every provider — no credit card, no time limit, no “upgrade to unlock”.
When we move to paid, beta providers get founding-member pricing for life and at least 60 days' notice.
- Unlimited children & guardians
- Parent-phone check-in & signatures
- Pickup-change notes
- WA State DCYF-formatted reports
- 5-year tamper-evident attendance log
- Allergy & note surfacing
- Email support from a real person
- Export your data anytime, in any format
