Skip to Content

Tadpoles vs Lillio

Tadpoles is a daycare solution to manage attendance, enroll students, communicate with parents, and run billing. Lillio is the all-in-one childcare solution that’s loved by parents, educators, and directors alike! Lillio helps centers streamline operations and offers loads of features that delight parents and support teachers!

Some Reasons Centers Prefer HiMama Over Tadpoles

HiMama’s world-class Customer Success and Onboarding teams help centers to go digital with ease. As a HiMama customer, the Support team is always just a call or email away – and yes, there’s real humans, answering you in real time! You're not just a number here.

Easily track children’s progress with your regional learning framework built right into the app! HiMama makes it simple for parents and teachers to check in and report on their child’s development and progress.

HiMama connects you to experts in childcare every single week. With HiMama Helps Webinars, the Preschool Podcast, conferences and more, you and your staff have tons of ways to learn, get your professional development hours and network.

HiMama exclusively offers Pearson assessments, the quickest and easiest way to conduct assessments in childcare centers. Each assessment takes you one step closer to a top QRIS rating!

The HiMama family is a daily network and support system for many centers, with childcare & industry experts joining weekly programs to share expert advice and perspectives. And you can always ask a question in our Facebook group and get a discussion going!

Nobody knows what makes a childcare center successful than ECEs. That's why you'll meet HiMama’s team of early childhood educators everything, from Community Ambassadors to Customer Support to even the Onboarding Specialists showing you around the software.

Get a personalized, free tour of HiMama!

Built by educators and parents, the easy-to-use platform streamlines operations and offers loads of features to delight parents and support teachers!

Still undecided between HiMama vs. Tadpoles?

We could not be happier!

We could not be happier!

(...) Parents love the value and the extra channel of communication that they get with the easy with the ability to send messages directly to the classroom teacher. (...) Overall this application was one of the best investments we made at our Daycare, and I can truly say that no other app compares to HiMama.

More Testimonials ➜

I am absolutely in love with it!

I am absolutely in love with it!

I run an at home daycare. That means that I hold every position, I am the cook, administrator, teacher, and janitor. (...) The biggest thing is this program was easy to learn, saves me time, and allows me extra time to be with the kiddos instead of doing paperwork.

More Testimonials ➜



Best technology move ever!

Best technology move ever!

(...) It meets our Quality Assurance measures, makes families happier (as they can see their child busy with happy faces) and allows me as Supervisor to see at a glance who is in, what reports are done, and keep track of the families using it and checking in! By far, the easiest and best piece of technology we have invested in!!

More Testimonials ➜

Game changer for our center!

Game changer for our center!

The Sales team and customer service are AWESOME! My sales rep still checks in to make sure we do not need anything. The webinars and help center are so in depth and helpful! They have Educators on staff to make sure it is teacher friendly! I think that in itself speaks very highly for the company!

More Testimonials ➜

We could not be happier!

We could not be happier!

(...) Parents love the value and the extra channel of communication that they get with the easy with the ability to send messages directly to the classroom teacher. (...) Overall this application was one of the best investments we made at our Daycare, and I can truly say that no other app compares to HiMama.

More Testimonials ➜

I am absolutely in love with it!

I am absolutely in love with it!

I run an at home daycare. That means that I hold every position, I am the cook, administrator, teacher, and janitor. (...) The biggest thing is this program was easy to learn, saves me time, and allows me extra time to be with the kiddos instead of doing paperwork.

More Testimonials ➜



Best technology move ever!

Best technology move ever!

(...) It meets our Quality Assurance measures, makes families happier (as they can see their child busy with happy faces) and allows me as Supervisor to see at a glance who is in, what reports are done, and keep track of the families using it and checking in! By far, the easiest and best piece of technology we have invested in!!

More Testimonials ➜

Game changer for our center!

Game changer for our center!

The Sales team and customer service are AWESOME! My sales rep still checks in to make sure we do not need anything. The webinars and help center are so in depth and helpful! They have Educators on staff to make sure it is teacher friendly! I think that in itself speaks very highly for the company!

More Testimonials ➜

Get the Full HiMama Package

All neatly packaged into one great app!

Delight Parents: Real-time, engaging communications to keep parents happy.

Learn More ➜

Streamline Operations: Attendance, billing, and staff management made simple.

Learn More ➜

Support Teachers: Save time and teach better with a full suite of tools, resources and content.

Learn More ➜

COVID-safe: Everything you need to go fully contactless in 2021.

Learn More ➜

Looking for a good Tadpoles Alternative?

97% of directors say HiMama makes their program stand out from others. Find out why!

Going digital is a big change for many centers – we know firsthand! Lillio is with you at every step to make the transition easy. Your dedicated Onboarding specialist will join you to kickstart the process, and you’ll have a Customer Success Manager by your side for as long as you’re a Lillio customer. Lillio's world-class Support team is there to assist when you need it. If that’s not all, enrolling in Lillio's Master Class is completely free and teaches you and your team the entire ins-and-outs of Lillio!

Lillio's here to fit your unique needs - if you want to start with a couple features to tackle your burning issues, no worries! If you’re ready for the full suite, we’ll get your center all set up. Our specialists are excited to work with you to find a package that works best, and you just pay per classroom -- how easy is that?

If you’re a current Tadpoles user, you’re already familiar with going digital at your center - just imagine everything being even easier and more welcome right from the start! So many centers have switched from Tadpoles to Lillio over the years, we’re really familiar with how to make things work for you. The Lillio team is here to help you adapt and thrive!

Lillio's actually been supporting childcare centers since 2012! We’re proud to be the #1 choice for educators since Day 1. We’re so glad you’re here today, and would love to chat about how we can help your center!