Built in a real classroom
The center that built the software
HappyGarden started at Happy Garden Child Care Center, a daycare and preschool in Noe Valley, San Francisco. We wanted a system that was better and more affordable than what was on the market. The quotes hid the price. The demos lasted longer than nap.
So we built it. We ran it on our own rooms first — check-in, messages, invoices, the whole morning — and only then offered it to everyone else.
The software lockup is HappyGarden, one word. The center keeps its name: Happy Garden Child Care Center, in Noe Valley. Same neighborhood. Same morning. A clipboard we no longer need.
Prices are public. Seedling is free for up to 4 children. Paid plans include a 14-day trial with no credit card. If it earns its place, it stays.