You're doing great. We've got this organized for you.
Waitlist Buddy is the calm, parent-first way to find nearby daycares, verify licensing, autofill applications, and track every waitlist — all in one beautifully quiet dashboard.
- No credit card
- Free forever for one child
- Private by design
- 12k+providers indexed
- 94%applications auto-filled
- 8 minsaved per application
- 5 ★from 1,200+ parents
The chaos of finding childcare, gently re-arranged.
One place to search, one place to apply, one place to track. So you can be present where it counts.
Discover providers nearby — without the spreadsheet.
Search licensed daycares, dayhomes, Montessori, and faith-based programs by postal code or your current spot. We blend Google Places with provincial licensing data so what you see is real.
Autofill applications in one calm click.
Our Chrome extension recognizes daycare forms, fills the boring parts for you, and lets you review before you send. Nothing is ever auto-submitted. Promise.
Forward replies — we'll keep the list updated.
Forward emails from providers to your private inbox alias. We parse waitlist status, tour offers, and follow-up timing so your dashboard stays current while you live your life.
Four small steps. A whole lot of calm.
Setup takes under five minutes. From there, Waitlist Buddy quietly keeps everything in motion.
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Tell us about your family.
Add your little ones, your neighbourhood, and the kind of care you're hoping for. Two minutes, max.
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We map nearby providers.
See licensed daycares, dayhomes, Montessori and faith-based programs around you — verified against government data.
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Autofill applications.
Open a provider's form, and our extension quietly fills the boring parts. You review and submit when ready.
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Forward replies. Breathe.
Forward daycare emails to your private alias. We track waitlist status, tours and offers so you don't have to.
One quiet place for every application.
No more sticky notes, half-remembered emails, or 14 browser tabs. Just the next small step.
- Little Maple DaycarePosition #8 · 12 weeks
- Northern Lights ChildcarePosition #14
- Sage & Story MontessoriThu, Oct 3 · 10:00 AM
- Riverbend Children's GardenMon, Oct 7 · 1:30 PM
- Sunbeam Family DayhomeSubmitted 5 days ago
- Treehouse Co-opSubmitted 9 days ago
The thoughtful details, all the way down.
Eight small things that together feel like having a really organized friend in your corner.
Map-first search
Browse providers on a calm, well-styled map. Filter by program, distance, language, subsidy support, and more.
Licensing verification
Every provider is matched against provincial datasets. We show 'Verified Licensed', 'Approved Dayhome', or 'Verification Needed' — never guesswork.
Smart autofill
Our extension recognizes daycare forms, suggests mappings, and lets you review every field before submitting.
Email forwarding inbox
Forward provider replies to [email protected]. We extract waitlist status, tour dates, and offer language.
Tours & follow-ups
We watch your timeline and gently nudge you when it's time to check in. No notification overwhelm.
Reminders that breathe
Calm, well-timed reminders — not a sea of red badges. You stay in control of what comes when.
AI without anxiety
We use AI to parse emails and classify form fields. Sensitive child data is never sent to third parties.
Made to feel kind
Warm copywriting, gentle animations, and tiny moments of delight. Because parenting is hard enough already.
Autofill that asks before it acts.
The Waitlist Buddy extension recognizes daycare application forms, gently fills the boring parts, and highlights what it touched. You stay in the driver's seat — always.
- Detects forms automatically — even custom HTML
- Never auto-submits. You review and click 'send'.
- Learns provider-specific layouts as you go
Words from families using Waitlist Buddy.
“I went from a 40-tab Chrome window and a panicky spreadsheet to one calm dashboard. I actually slept the night I forwarded my first daycare reply.”
“The autofill extension is wild. I applied to nine daycares in the time it would normally take me to do one. And I never felt like I lost control.”
“The status pills and the little encouragements help more than I expected. It feels like the app actually cares that this is a hard time.”
Free for one. Generous for the rest.
No paywalls in front of safety information. Pay only when you outgrow the free plan.
Quiet Start
Everything you need to find childcare for one little one.
- 1 child profile
- Search & save providers
- Track up to 10 applications
- Inbound email parsing (basic)
- Chrome extension
Family
For families juggling siblings, tours, and multiple shortlists.
- Unlimited children
- Unlimited applications
- AI-powered email parsing
- Tour & follow-up reminders
- Document vault (encrypted)
- Priority support
Nanny Share
Coordinate with co-parents, partners, and nanny shares.
- Everything in Family
- Shared dashboard with co-parent
- Nanny share matching
- Subsidy paperwork assistance
- Concierge add-on available
Quietly answered.
Still have a question? Email [email protected] — a real human will write back.
Is Waitlist Buddy actually free?
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Your search starts here — and it's already calmer.
Create a free account, add your little one, and we'll map nearby providers in under sixty seconds.