Time tracking for daycare centers and preschools

Hours under control, mind free for your team

Your childcare staff do not sit at a desk – they are with their group, in a parents' meeting or out in the grounds. With clockin they still record their working hours in seconds, while you in administration keep an overview at all times and handle vacation, cover and payroll export without paperwork.

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  • Attendance times on paper – chaos at month-end
  • Vacation planned by word of mouth or a notice on the wall
  • Overtime of the childcare staff gets lost
  • Little overview for management and the provider

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  • The team clocks in via the app – simple and legally compliant
  • Vacation planning digital – everyone sees it immediately
  • Overtime recorded and visible automatically
  • Management and the provider have an overview at all times

The right features for Daycare and preschool

Time tracking

Central time tracking at the terminal

You no longer have to collect timesheets or dig out overtime afterwards.

  • A fixed terminal in the entrance area or the office
  • One device for the whole team
  • Clocking in and out recorded with one tap

Work schedules

Working time models for your whole team

Full-time, part-time or mini-job – you keep an automatic overview of every model, with no calculating by hand.

  • Individual work schedules for every member of staff
  • Overtime and negative hours calculated automatically in real time
  • An automatic alert when someone is missing during core working hours

Absences and payroll export

Manage absences and hours centrally

Keep every working hour, vacation and sick leave notification in view. Central administration lets you check and correct everything and pass it straight to DATEV or other systems.

  • Management and the provider have a full overview at any time
  • Automatic data export saves time and nerves
  • Considerably less administrative effort

Schnittstellen

Nahtlos verbunden mit deinen Tools

clockn übergibt zeiten direkt an deine bestehenden Systeme – kein manueller Export, keine Doppelareit.

Weitere Funktionen

Alles, was dein Betrieb braucht, an einem Ort.

Add-On

Shift planning

  • Build schedules intuitively with drag-and-drop and employee self-service
  • Live updates for your team through the clockin app
  • Automatic planned vs. actual comparison as you build the schedule

Personal employee self-service

  • Meet your transparency obligations as an employer
  • Self-service area for employees
  • View working hours, manage corrections & requests

Simple digital employee file

  • Store contract data in a legally compliant way
  • Document staff development & agreements
  • Secure document upload to GDPR standards

Digital checklists

  • Structure your workflows & avoid mistakes
  • Capture photos, entries & signatures on the spot
  • All checklists digital and available at any time
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Stand: Juni 2026

Die perfekte Lösung für

Erzieherinnen und Erzieher

Arbeitszeiten bequem per App erfassen – auch bei wechselnden Gruppen oder Standorten.

Verwaltung & Träger

Einfache Übergabe an Lohnbuchhaltungssysteme wie DATEV – ganz ohne Papierkram.

Kita-Leitung

Alles im Blick: Arbeitszeiten, Abwesenheiten und Überstunden digital verwalten.

Hauswirtschaft & technisches Personal

Flexible Zeiterfassung auch für Reinigungskräfte, Küchen- oder Hausmeisterdienste.

Pay only for what you need –
with a contract term that suits you.

Spare bis zu 10 % bei einer Laufzeit von 24 Monaten
Team

Starter

Out of the paperwork chaos. Your first step into digitalization.

3.59 €
per month / user, billed every 2 years*
  • Mobile and on-site time tracking
  • DATEV export for hours reports
  • Manage calendar & absences
  • Custom branding

*Alle Preise zzgl. gesetzl. MwSt. + Plattform-Pauschale (10€/Monat) bei unter 5 Nutzern

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does clockin record data about children as well?

No. With clockin you record only your employees' working hours – data about children is never stored or processed. clockin runs on TÜV- and ISO-certified German servers and is fully GDPR-compliant.

Can the hours on the smartphone not be manipulated?

Because the app works offline, working hours are recorded using the smartphone's clock, so the time on the phone could be changed. If anything looks unusual, for example compared with the applicable world time, you are informed of the difference by email.

Does the obligation to record working hours apply to daycare centers and preschools too?

Yes, under current law facilities such as daycare centers and preschools are also obliged to record their employees' working hours systematically – regardless of who runs them.

Does every member of the childcare staff really need their own smartphone?

No. At the clockin terminal in the entrance area or the office, your whole team clocks in and out on a shared tablet – with no company phone at all. Anyone who is out and about can also use the app on their smartphone, but does not have to.

How does time tracking work for childcare staff without a fixed desk?

With clockin you record hours flexibly in the app – right in the group, at parents' meetings or during appointments outside. Ideal for the varied day-to-day work of a daycare center.

Is clockin suitable for municipal providers too?

Yes, clockin is already used by numerous public and independent providers. The solution is data protection compliant, flexible to use and easy to integrate into existing processes.

How does a digital working time account for childcare staff work?

With clockin every employee automatically keeps a digital working time account: actual hours, overtime and absences are updated live with every booking – even when someone steps in at short notice to cover a colleague who is ill. Management and the provider can see the balance at any time, with no Excel sheet and no index card.

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