Butterfly Class
09:42 · Push sent
Today we learned about wild animals and practiced recognizing the number 5.
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Built for South African early learning centres
Stay Connected To Your Child's Learning Journey
Photos, meals, attendance, progress reports and school communication all in one place.
WhatsApp-simple messaging
Facebook-style class feed
PayFast-ready billing
Butterfly Class
Parent Feed
EduConnect Chef's Corner
11:30 · Push sent
Lunch was chicken pasta with sweet carrots. Allergy-safe plates were checked before serving.
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Features
A premium parent portal that teachers can actually use
Simple daily actions for staff, rich transparency for parents, and administration tools for principals and platform owners.
Classroom Feed
Facebook-style updates with likes, comments, photos, videos and daily summaries.
Instant Attendance
Teachers mark present, absent or late. Parents see attendance immediately.
School Fees
Monthly invoices, statements, balances, PayFast payments and EFT tracking.
Photo Gallery
Class, date and event galleries with learner-safe visibility rules.
Learning Plans
Weekly cards for themes, rhymes, numbers, shapes, colours, letters and Bible lessons.
AI Assistant
Generate lesson plans, parent notices, progress comments and event announcements.
Push Notifications
Attendance, new media, announcements, events, invoices and messages.
Multi-School Isolation
Each school keeps its own branding, users, storage, learners and billing.
How It Works
From school setup to daily parent delight
Configure the school, invite the team, connect parents, then let daily communication flow through secure class spaces.
1
Create school tenant
Role-based permissions keep the experience focused for super admins, principals, teachers and parents.
2
Add classes and learners
Role-based permissions keep the experience focused for super admins, principals, teachers and parents.
3
Teachers post daily updates
Role-based permissions keep the experience focused for super admins, principals, teachers and parents.
4
Parents engage and pay
Role-based permissions keep the experience focused for super admins, principals, teachers and parents.
Admin Dashboard
Everything a school needs after login
Statistics, class operations, attendance, invoices, messages, documents and AI drafting live in one calm workspace.
Good afternoon, Principal
School Operations
Total Learners
184+12 this term
Total Parents
30188% active
Total Teachers
164 classes
Attendance Today
92%169 present
Events This Month
63 require RSVP
Unpaid Fees
R38,42024 accounts
Class Management
Mrs Naidoo
24 learners · 96% attendance
Counting, snack and outdoor play
Ms Mokoena
28 learners · 91% attendance
Wild animals and number 5
Mr Botha
22 learners · 95% attendance
Shapes, songs and story time
Mrs Jacobs
19 learners · 89% attendance
Fine motor skills and colours
Learner Profile
AM
Amina Mkhize
DOB 2021-04-18 · Butterfly Class
Allergy: Peanuts · Emergency: Thabo Mkhize
Modules
Built around real nursery school workflows
From daily attendance to photo day orders, each module is designed for quick teacher actions and transparent parent updates.
Daily Attendance
Present169
Absent9
Late6
Weekly Learning Plan
Theme
Wild Animals
RhymesSongsNumbersShapesColorsLettersBible LessonsMovement
EduConnect Chef's Corner
Monday
Cottage Pie · Mixed Vegetables
Tuesday
Chicken Pasta · Sweet Carrots
Wednesday
Bobotie Rice · Cucumber Salad
Thursday
Mac and Cheese · Steamed Peas
Friday
Mini Vetkoek · Fruit Cups
Events & Outings
Zoo Visit RSVP
Permission slips
Payment tracking
Event gallery
School Photo Day
Package catalog
Online orders
PayFast checkout
Order tracking
Document Center
Policies
Permission forms
Newsletters
Academic calendar
Screenshots
Mobile-first screens for busy school days
The product interface uses dense but friendly screens that work for phone-first parents and fast-moving teachers.
Parent Feed
Dummy app screen
Ladybug Class
Rorisang had a calm morning.
Breakfast eaten, outdoor play completed, nap scheduled after story time.
4 new class photos
Today's menu
Chicken stew, rice, carrots
Teacher Attendance
Dummy app screen
Today's Attendance
Ladybug Class
20 learners · 18 marked
Rorisang Motsepe
PresentAmo Mokoena
LateNeo Dlamini
SickLerato Ndlovu
AbsentAdmin Reports
Dummy app screen
Learners
184
Attendance
92%
Parents
301
Revenue
R216k
School Performance
Selelo Educare96%
Sunrise Preschool91%
Little Stars86%
Photo Day Orders
Dummy app screen
Photo Day
Winter portrait pack
Order deadline: 28 June
Parent selects pack, confirms learner, then pays online.
Child Progress Reports
Evaluate learning areas with Excellent, Good, Developing and Needs Support ratings, then generate PDF report cards.
LanguageExcellent
MathematicsGood
Social SkillsDeveloping
CreativityExcellent
Physical DevelopmentGood
Emotional DevelopmentDeveloping
Parent Transparency Score
Gamifies attendance, engagement and school communication into a simple 0-100% trust signal.
82%
Care Score
Attendance consistency91%
Parent engagement76%
School communication88%
Pricing
Plans for small centres and growing school groups
Simple monthly pricing for South African schools, with enterprise support for large multi-campus operators.
Starter
R499/month
Up to 50 learners
Professional
R999/month
Up to 200 learners
Enterprise
Custom
Unlimited learners
Testimonials
Designed for principals, teachers and parents
The experience feels familiar to families and light enough for classrooms that cannot afford complicated software.
“Parents stopped missing notices because everything now lands on their phones.”
“Attendance and photos take minutes, not half my afternoon.”
“I can see meals, messages, invoices and progress in one simple place.”
FAQ
Common implementation questions
The architecture is designed for real SaaS deployment on Next.js, Supabase, PayFast and Firebase Cloud Messaging.
Can each school use its own branding?
Yes. Every tenant has its own logo, colours, billing, storage and data boundary.
Does it support South African payments?
Yes. The billing architecture includes PayFast checkout and EFT reconciliation.
Can teachers use it offline?
The mobile app blueprint includes offline attendance sync for Android and iOS.
Can parents only see their child's class?
Yes. Row-level security and storage paths enforce school and class-level visibility.
Contact
Launch a better parent communication experience
Set up your school, import learners, invite parents and start sending attendance, media, menus and invoices from one secure platform.