Overview
Xplor Education is australia's largest childcare management platform with automated ccs. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Melbourne, VIC, it serves Australian businesses with local data hosting and AU-based support.
Australia's largest childcare management platform with automated CCS
Pricing (AUD inc. GST)
All prices below are in Australian dollars and include GST. Pricing verified as of 2026-03-20.
Office
$/mo
AUD inc GST
UNVERIFIED — Pricing is quote-based and not publicly listed. Office is the core admin module covering CCS compliance, billing, bookings, and enrolment management. Contact Xplor sales for a quote. Annual subscriptions offer savings over monthly billing.
- Centres: per centre
Playground
$/mo
AUD inc GST
UNVERIFIED — Pricing is quote-based and not publicly listed. Playground is the educator documentation module for recording children's learning and development. Priced separately from Office.
- Centres: per centre
Most Popular
Office + Playground Bundle
$/mo
AUD inc GST
UNVERIFIED — Pricing is quote-based and not publicly listed. Bundle includes both Office (admin/CCS) and Playground (educator documentation). Home parent app is included free with Office. MyWaitlist available as an add-on.
- Centres: per centre
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Market leader serving 8,700+ childcare services — the most established platform in AU with the largest support knowledge base and community
- Australia's first automated CCS platform with weekly auto-submissions, error detection, CWA processing, and ACCS management
- Best-in-class parent app (Home) rated 4.8 stars iOS / 4.7 stars Android — free with Office subscription
- All data hosted onshore in Australia using AWS with bank-level security, meeting data sovereignty requirements
- AU-based phone support Mon-Fri 8am-6pm AEST with 93.7% of calls answered within 5 minutes
- Playground module embeds EYLF and MTOP frameworks (v2.0) for NQS-aligned learning documentation
- Supports diverse service types: long day care, OSHC, family day care, and kindergarten/preschool
- Native Xero timesheet integration for streamlined payroll accounting
Cons
- Pricing is quote-based and not publicly listed — impossible to compare costs without contacting sales
- Office and Playground are priced separately, and users report running both modules together is expensive
- Reporting tools have drawn criticism for inconsistency — reports sometimes don't reconcile and fixes introduce new issues
- Platform updates frequently introduce bugs that disrupt day-to-day operations for educators and parents
- Parent CCS onboarding can be challenging — some parents struggle to connect and sign CWAs through the system
- Now owned by US private equity firm Advent International via Xplor Technologies — strategic decisions may not always prioritise the AU market
- No confirmed MYOB integration — limits options for services using MYOB for their accounting
Who Is Xplor Education Best For?
- Childcare Centre
- Multi Centre Operator
- Oshc
- Family Day Care
Xplor Education may not be the best fit for:
- Sole Trader
- Budget Conscious
Xplor Education Alternatives
If Xplor Education doesn’t quite fit your needs, consider these alternatives for Australian businesses:
- OWNA — All-in-one Australian childcare management with transparent pricing. From $79/mo inc. GST.
- Kidsoft — Long-established CCS-approved childcare management for Australian centres. From $169/mo inc. GST.
- Xap — All-in-one CCS-approved childcare management with real-time automation. From $169/mo inc. GST.