4.0.0
2023-08-11
Stop Searching. Start Swiping!
KindiCare is proud to release our 4th generation App for parents and job seekers that includes a world first to help families find their perfect childcare match on the KindiCare App.
The latest KindiCare App provides a new way to discover the childcare options that match your families needs. Simply answer a few quick questions and quickly build a shortlist of the centres and services that best match your family's childcare needs.
The latest release also includes additional information from early learning providers on the programs and learning curriculum they offer by age group and service type!
The 4th generation KindiCare App includes:
- Childcare Match. A world first! This new feature lets you rapidly build a Shortlist of centres and services that match your family's needs - based on age, distance, care type, budget and ratings.
- New 'My Shortlist" feature that replaces 'Favourites' to give your early learning journey in one place
- Programs and Learning that gives you more information on the specific curriculum and early learning programs for each age group by centre and service type
- Improvements to location services on the App to ensure the childcare and job options best match the users preferred search area
- Improvements to the KindiCare App to improve speed and performance
- Improvements to Job Profile for Job Seekers looking for opportunities in the early learning sector
3.11.0
2023-06-29
The latest version of the KindiCare App includes our biggest range of updates in over a year that make it even easier for parents to Search, Compare and Enquire or Apply for early learning services. This includes:
New simplified Application flow:
- Refresh of the steps
- One step Apply if parent and child information has already been completed.
New simplified Enquiry flow:
- Improvements to the customer experience to make enquiries faster and easier
New My Profile:
- Easier to update and maintain information about you and your family
- Improvements to the Search with Subsidy feature to make it more user friendly
A complete refresh of childcare listings on the App:
- A full refresh of the design of child care listings to help parents find the information they need more quickly
- A hole new way to explore the photos and videos related to a centre or service
- A summary of services offered to make it faster to determine if the early learning service is a match for your children's age and type of care you're seeking
- A refresh of 'About The Centre' including the brand logo of the service
- A full categorisation of centres features and inclusions such as Parent Services and Activities & Equipment
- An update to Parent Reviews including new summaries and a faster way to 'swipe' through the most recent parent reviews about the centre or service
- Easier to read information on minimum and maximum fees by early learning type so parents can compare the cost of each individual service offered against others in the area
- New carousels that make it easier to see what other early learning services are the closest or most popular compared to the one being viewed
3.10.0
2023-06-08
KindiCare is excited to release the latest version of Australia's #1 App to find childcare and early learning services as well as be matched to early learning jobs for those working in the industry.
The latest version of the KindiCare App includes:
- Major updates to early learning service listings including feature and inclusion categorisation.
- The addition for listings to include educator and staff profiles for early learning services and centres.
- Updates to KindiCare Jobs to make it even easier for job seekers to compare and see the benefits of different roles advertised on KindiCare.
- Bug fixes and performance improvements.
3.9.0
2023-04-14
The latest version of the KindiCare App for Parents and Job Seekers is out now!
New Features include:
- Special offers from KindiCare's advertising partners.
- Realtime mailbox and chat for Parents and Job Seekers communicating with early learning centres and employers.
- Shared notifications for Parents and Job Seekers.
- A Company Recruitment Profile for each company advertising jobs on KindiCare Jobs.
- New Recently Viewed and Your Favourite Jobs carousels for Job Seekers to make navigation easier.
- Inclusion of the company name when using our Job Comparison feature.
- Improvements to Job Match to improve the personalised jobs feed for Job Seekers.
- Additional performance improvements and bug fixes.
3.7.0
2023-02-03
Australia's #1 App to help parents and job seekers connect with early learning providers has gotten even better with new features in our latest release including:
- Improved workflow for Job Seekers making Job Applications
- Updates and improvements to searching functionality
- General bug fixes and improvements
3.5.0
2023-01-20
Australia's #1 App to help parents and job seekers connect with early learning providers has gotten even better with new features in our latest release including:
- A dedicated area for Virtual Tours of childcare centres on individual childcare listings
- A significant update to searching with the top suggested search results categorised across brand, centre name, suburb or postcode
This comes as additions to our most recent App update which introduced these great new features:
- A new Job Comparison tool for job seekers that lets you compare jobs on your shortlist side by side - including distance from home, pay rates, qualification requirements and how long you have left to apply
- Improvements to the Job Application workflow to make it even simpler for job seekers to update their profile and apply for jobs in the early learning sector
- Other performance improvements and enhancements
3.4.0
2023-01-14
Australia's #1 App to help parents and job seekers connect with early learning providers has gotten even better with new features in our latest release including:
- A new Job Comparison tool for job seekers that lets you compare jobs on your shortlist side by side - including distance from home, pay rates, qualification requirements and how long you have left to apply
- Improvements to the Job Application workflow to make it even simpler for job seekers to update their profile and apply for jobs in the early learning sector
- Other performance improvements and enhancements
3.3.0
2022-12-01
General updates and performance improvements to support Parents and Job Seekers.
3.2.0
2022-11-01
KindiCare Jobs is now available! Search for early childhood education and care jobs from Australia's leading providers.
- Browse nearest jobs, newest jobs and featured jobs
- Search for jobs by job role, job title, brand, company, centre name, suburb and postcode
- Map view for jobs to view and filter job search results and see which jobs are available in your search area
- See all information about jobs in one place - the job, the employer and the workplace
3.0.0
2022-10-05
KindiCare is excited to launch KindiCare Jobs! Create your Job Seeker profile to be matched to thousands of early childhood and education care jobs launching 1 November 2022.
Including in this version:
- Updates to the KindiCare App for Parents
- Ability to search your area for educator and staff discounts with childcare providers
- Ability to create your Job Seeker profile to be matched to early learning jobs from 1 November 2022.
2.12.0
2022-09-20
KindiCare is happy to announce that our popular compare feature from the KindiCare Comparison website is now available on the KindiCare App! You can instantly compare your favourite services, or any services you've added to compare, side by side to find the one that's right for your family!
2.10.0
2022-08-31
General performance improvements and updates as well as updates to the KindiCare Rating and presentation.
2.8.0
2022-08-19
- Connect with Us carousel making it easier for parents to connect with early learning providers all in one place
- Performance Updates
- General bug fixes and improvements
2.7.1
2022-08-03
The latest version of the KindiCare App includes performance updates as well as:
- Native Account Deletion for App Users.
- Minor bug fixes and improvements.
2.6.1
2022-06-15
- Updates to parent articles.
- General bug fixes and performance improvements.
2.6.0
2022-06-02
- Improvements to notification services.
- General bug fixes and updates.
2.5.0
2022-05-18
KindiCare's latest version of the Search with Subsidy feature on the KindiCare App shows you your estimated out of pocket fees for early learning services that are eligible for the Child Care Subsidy (CCS).
In addition:
- Improvements to search by centre name, childcare brand, postcode, suburb or keyword
- Updates to the user interface to make the search experience faster for parents
- Improvements to how individual services are displayed, including youngest to oldest in order
- Updates to the review process for families leaving reviews on centres their children attend
- General improvements and bug fixes (squash!)
2.4.0
2022-03-06
KindiCare has released the latest version of the Search with Subsidy feature on the KindiCare App!
From the 7th of March 2022, eligible families with more than one child aged 5 or under attending approved early learning services will get a higher ChildCare Subsidy (CCS). The KindiCare Search with Subsidy feature now lets you see your estimated subsidy and gap payment for one child, as well as the estimated subsidy and gap payment for additional children if you have more than one child under 5 attending an approved early learning service.
2.3.0
2022-03-06
Make your search for childcare for 2022 simple by using the latest version of the KindiCare App. With every registered childcare service all in one App, check out these improvements on the latest version to make your search even easier:
- Improvements to centre reviews
- Improved photo and video content support with the ability to interact with photos and rotate view
- Updates to the saved addresses and auto location to make finding childcare easier
- Improvements to the mailbox to make communication with childcare providers faster
2.2.1
2021-12-03
Make your search for childcare for 2022 simple by using the latest version of the KindiCare App. With every registered childcare service all in one App, check out these improvements on the latest version to make your search even easier:
- Improvements childcare centre listings
- Improved photo and video content support with the ability to interact with photos
- Updates to the enquiry and application process flow to make contacting centres even easier
2.2.0
2021-11-12
With lockdowns across the country finally at an end, we're excited to introduce the latest version of the KindiCare App to make your search for early childhood education and care services even easier. The latest version of the KindiCare App makes it even easier for those searching for early learning services. Check out these improvements:
- You can now save your favourite locations, such as your home, work or even a suburb you're moving as well as set one of your saved locations as a 'default' location for the KindiCare App to use. This is especially helpful if you're looking for childcare services, and even properties on Domain, when you're on the move.
- Improved integration with Domain for KindiCare App to make it even easier to view residential properties for sale or rent near.
- Updates of the KindiCare App landing page to improve loading.
- Improvements to childcare centre listings to improve the speed of loading.
- Additional video content support for centre virtual tours and videos.
- Minor bug fixes
2.1.0
2021-11-03
With lockdowns across the country finally at an end, we're excited to introduce the latest version of the KindiCare App to make your search for early childhood education and care services even easier. The latest version of the KindiCare App makes it even easier for those searching for early learning services. Check out these improvements:
- You can now save your favourite locations, such as your home, work or even a suburb you're moving as well as set one of your saved locations as a 'default' location for the KindiCare App to use. This is especially helpful if you're looking for childcare services, and even properties on Domain, when you're on the move.
- Improved integration with Domain for KindiCare App to make it even easier to view residential properties for sale or rent near.
- Updates of the KindiCare App landing page to improve loading.
- Improvements to childcare centre listings to improve the speed of loading.
- Additional video content support for centre virtual tours and videos.
2.0.3
2021-09-30
With lockdowns across the country coming to an end, we're excited to introduce the latest version of the KindiCare App to make your search for early childhood education and care services even easier. In addition to the innovative Search with Childcare Subsidy feature introduced in our last version of the KindiCare App, the latest version of the KindiCare App includes:
- Residential properties for sale or rent near you from Australia's home of property, Domain
- Update of the landing page so you can now see recommended services from our top childcare providers near you without doing a search
- Notifications centre so you can see all of your notifications from KindiCare and childcare providers conveniently all in the one place, with an alert to show you any new messages you've received
- Improvements to sharing so you can now share Hints, Tips and Stories articles with your family, friends and colleagues any way you choose
- Improvements to direct messaging with childcare providers for enquiries and applications to improve engagement between parents and providers
- Updates to the filters so you can now filter your childcare options by the year the centre was approved be the federal government body, ACECQA
2.0.2
2021-09-02
- Search with childcare subsidy (CSS) applied improvements
- Updated home page with Featured and Special Offer Centres, Popular Centres Near You and Centres from Well-Known Brands
- See which centres are being viewed, receiving enquires or applications from other parents and guardians on KindiCare.
2.0.1
2021-08-14
Thanks for using KindiCare. Our entirely new version of KindiCare makes the search for early childhood education and care services even easier! Discover why thousands of Australian families are using KindiCare.
Based on feedback from our App users and childcare providers, KindiCare 2.0 includes:
- A completely new user interface
- New App home page that makes it simple to see childcare options near you
- Search with estimated Childcare Subsidy (CSS) applied so you can throw away the calculators
- Hints, Tips & Stories including sponsored content from Domain Group, G8 Education and Goodstart
- Quick search by category including Long Day Care, Pre-School & Kindergarten, Family Day Care, Before and After School Care and Vacation Care
- Search by major childcare brands including Goodstart, Busy Bees, Sparrow, Edge Early Learning, Story House, Community Kids, NurtureOne, Only About Children, The Learning Sanctuary, Kindalin, Great Beginnings and more...
- Filter by services by per session estimated gap payment
- Autocomplete of address when completing Applications or updating your Profile
- Easily find Featured centres or those with Special Offers
- Ability to sort your search results on the results screen
- Improved video walkthroughs of centres
- Improvements to the speed and operation of search filters
- New landing pages to help first time users
We hope you enjoy the new features and welcome feedback.