AI Receptionist for Daycares & Preschools
Frontivo.io is a 24/7 AI receptionist for daycares, preschools, nurseries and early learning centers. It answers parents' calls, website chats and texts in seconds, explains your age groups, hours, the fees you choose to share and how enrollment and your waitlist work, asks the child's age and the days and start date the family needs, books tours on your calendar, and takes absence and late pick-up messages for your staff. Any concern about a child's safety goes to a person right away. All-in-one plans start at $299/month (Phone Only $199/month, Website Chat Only $149/month), and every plan starts with a 14-day free trial and no credit card.
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Hi, I'm looking for a place for my daughter starting in January. She'll be 18 months. Do you have space?
Happy to help. Our toddler room is for children from 12 months to 2 years. How many days a week will you need?
Four days, Monday to Thursday.
Thank you. Our director, Ms. Rivera, confirms openings for each start date, so I'll pass your request to her. For reference, four days a week in the toddler room is $1,250 a month. The best next step is a tour — there are openings Tuesday at 9:30 AM or Thursday at 3:00 PM Eastern. Would one of those work?
What can an AI receptionist do for a daycare or preschool?
Enrollment enquiries
Asks the child's age, the days and start date the family needs and whether siblings are coming too, then creates a lead with every detail for your director.
Tour booking
Offers open tour times from your calendar, books the visit and texts the family a confirmation.
Age groups, fees and hours
Answers age groups, hours, the fees you choose to share, meals, daily routine and what to bring, from your own information — and explains how your waitlist works without promising a place.
Absence and late pick-up messages
Takes absence and running-late messages and alerts your staff. It never accepts a change to who may collect a child; it tells the parent to confirm that with your staff through your usual process.
Safety concerns go to a person
If a parent raises an injury, a missing child, abuse or any other safety concern, it tells them to call local emergency services if anyone is in danger and alerts your director right away.
Privacy for children and families
It never shares information about any child, family or staff member, including who attends or when; those questions become a message for your staff.
Evening and weekend enquiries
Answers evenings and weekends, when parents finally have time to look, and books a tour before they call the next center.
Why daycares and preschools miss enrollment calls
Parents start looking for childcare months ahead, and they call during the working day — exactly when your director is in a classroom, covering a break or meeting a family. Tour requests sit in voicemail, and the family tours the center that called back first. Meanwhile current parents call about absences, late pick-ups and fees, and every one of those calls pulls staff away from the children.
How does Frontivo.io book a tour for a parent looking for childcare?
A sample conversation. Prices and names are examples — Frontivo.io only quotes the prices and details you give it.
Caller
Hi, I'm looking for a place for my daughter starting in January. She'll be 18 months. Do you have space?
Frontivo.io AI
Happy to help. Our toddler room is for children from 12 months to 2 years. How many days a week will you need?
Caller
Four days, Monday to Thursday.
Frontivo.io AI
Thank you. Our director, Ms. Rivera, confirms openings for each start date, so I'll pass your request to her. For reference, four days a week in the toddler room is $1,250 a month. The best next step is a tour — there are openings Tuesday at 9:30 AM or Thursday at 3:00 PM Eastern. Would one of those work?
Caller
Thursday at 3.
Frontivo.io AI
Lovely. Can I have your name, your daughter's first name and the best number to text?
Caller
Sam Okafor, she's Ada, 555-480-2266.
Frontivo.io AI
You're booked for a tour Thursday at 3:00 PM Eastern, and I've noted Ada's January start, four days a week, for Ms. Rivera. I've texted you the confirmation. We look forward to meeting you both!
How do you set up an AI receptionist for a daycare or preschool?
- 1
Tell Frontivo.io about your center: age groups, hours, the fees you share, your enrollment and waitlist process, tour times and policies — type them in or import a page from your website.
- 2
Set your rules — safety concerns always go to a person, when to transfer to your director, which tour times can be booked — then test every channel in the Channel Tester.
- 3
Forward your center's line (or get a new Frontivo.io number: in seconds in the US and Canada, after a documents check in most other countries) and paste one line of code to add the chat and voice widget to your website.
What to add to your knowledge base
- Age groups and rooms (infants, toddlers, preschool)
- Hours, closures and holidays
- Fees, deposits and payment options
- Enrollment and waitlist process
- Tours and settling-in visits
- Meals, naps and what to bring
- Illness, absence and pick-up policies
- Curriculum and daily routine
Works with the tools you already use
- Your business phone number. Forward your existing line, or get a new number.
- Google & Outlook Calendar. Checks live availability before it books, so slots aren't double-booked.
- Website chat, text, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger & email. One AI receptionist answers on every channel with the same knowledge (WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and email are on Growth, or each on its own single-channel plan). WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger open soon, once Meta's approval is through: reserve WhatsApp Only, Instagram Only, Messenger Only or Growth at no charge.
- Zapier, webhooks and API. Send every new lead and booking to the other software your daycare runs on through Zapier, Make, signed webhooks or the API (on Growth; opens soon, reserve it at no charge). Google Sheets and Slack or Teams alerts work on every plan.
What are missed calls costing your daycare?
Adjust the sliders to your own numbers.
Estimated extra revenue if those callers book
$51,960/month
- Phone Only plan
- -$199
- Net per month
- $51,761
Pays for itself after 1 job a month.
An estimate from your own numbers, not a promise. Prices in US dollars.
Start free trialFrontivo.io vs voicemail vs an answering service for daycares & preschools
Voicemail
- Cost
- Free
- Hours
- 24/7
- Books on your calendar
- No
- Knows your urgent calls
- No
- Channels
- Phone only
Human answering service (Ruby, Smith.ai)
- Cost
- Ruby from $250/mo for 50 minutes; Smith.ai from $300/mo for 30 calls
- Hours
- 24/7
- Books on your calendar
- Often (Calendly or Google Calendar)
- Knows your urgent calls
- Follows your script
- Channels
- Phone; live chat or texts with some providers
In-house receptionist
- Cost
- About $4,500/mo in the US (median pay $38,010/yr plus benefits)
- Hours
- Business hours
- Books on your calendar
- Yes
- Knows your urgent calls
- Yes
- Channels
- One call at a time
Frontivo.io
- Cost
- From $199/mo for phone; $299/mo for phone, chat and text; usage included
- Hours
- 24/7
- Books on your calendar
- Yes
- Knows your urgent calls
- Yes
- Channels
- Phone, chat, text, email (WhatsApp, Instagram & Messenger open soon)
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| Option | Cost | Hours | Books on your calendar | Knows your urgent calls | Channels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voicemail | Free | 24/7 | Phone only | ||
| Human answering service (Ruby, Smith.ai) | Ruby from $250/mo for 50 minutes; Smith.ai from $300/mo for 30 calls | 24/7 | Often (Calendly or Google Calendar) | Follows your script | Phone; live chat or texts with some providers |
| In-house receptionist | About $4,500/mo in the US (median pay $38,010/yr plus benefits) | Business hours | One call at a time | ||
| Frontivo.io | From $199/mo for phone; $299/mo for phone, chat and text; usage included | 24/7 | Phone, chat, text, email (WhatsApp, Instagram & Messenger open soon) |
Sources: Ruby and Smith.ai pricing pages (checked September 28, 2026); US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Receptionists (2025 median pay) and Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (June 2026, benefits 30% of compensation). US prices from the sources above; other providers and countries vary. Frontivo.io prices are in US dollars.
For daycares and preschools the difference that matters most is booking the tour on the first call while keeping anything about a child's safety or privacy with your staff — Frontivo.io does both.
How much does an AI receptionist for a daycare cost?
Daycares and preschools can start on Starter ($299/month): phone, website chat and text, with 300 AI voice minutes (about 100 calls), 300 website chats and 300 AI text replies, plus live call transfer to your director, appointment reminders and the Leads and Customers pages. Centers that also want WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and email choose Growth ($549/month; opens soon, reserve it at no charge) for all 7 channels, with 450 minutes (about 150 calls), 600 conversations and 500 text replies, plus review requests, follow-up texts and analytics. Calls and website chat work from day one; texting switches on after carrier approval for your number. Annual plans save 15%, extra usage is billed per unit or can be set to pause at your allowance, and every plan starts with a 14-day free trial with no card and no setup fee (your phone number is connected when you subscribe, and WhatsApp comes with WhatsApp Only or Growth, which open soon). Need just one channel? Phone Only is $199/month, and single-channel plans start at $99/month. Several locations or 1,500+ minutes a month? Talk to us about a custom plan. Prices in US dollars.
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Daycares & Preschools: FAQ
Straight answers about how Frontivo.io works for daycares & preschools.
- Any injury, missing child, abuse or safeguarding concern is urgent. If anyone may be in danger it tells the caller to call local emergency services first, then it alerts your director right away and puts the call through to your team when someone can take it. It never investigates, reassures the caller about a child's safety or handles the concern on its own.
Still have questions?
Pick whatever's easiest. We're happy to help.
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