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    What Bienenstock solves

    One more Software, just a tablet, and done!

    Save yourself the hours of reconstructing attendance. Stop making staff and child decisions in the dark - and limit your personal liability in insurance cases and state inspections.

    Easy to integrate: as much technology as necessary, as little as possible. The goal is to reduce admin work, not add to it.

    Without replacing your existing software.
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    Authority · Insurance · Provider

    Minute-accurate documentation - automatic.

    Every check-in and check-out is logged with a timestamp and stored audit-proof. Daily reports for authorities and insurance are generated at the press of a button - no paper, no Excel.

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    State regulations · KitaG

    Meet state requirements automatically.

    Staff-to-child ratio, supervision hours and care duties are checked live against your state's rules. The system warns you about deviations before they become a problem.

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    Planning · Capacity

    Plan better, close less.

    Staff and occupancy forecasts for the next 14 days surface bottlenecks before they become emergencies. Adjust shifts and onboarding in time - and rarely close groups.

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    Management · Provider

    Live overview of everything happening.

    Occupancy, traffic-light status, attendance and staffing - all on one screen. No calls to the group, no manual counting. See what's running in real time.

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    Parents · Communication

    Inform parents transparently.

    Parents see Kita status and messages - and actively help the center with digital check-out and organization.

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    Had enough of confusing software?

    Bienenstock runs - every day by itself.

    Simple software for people of all ages

    No confusing menus, no complex new software. That's the point: the tablet at the entrance does the work for you.

    Step 01

    Scan

    Parents and staff tap their card on the tablet. Check-in in under 2 seconds - even with two kids on your arm.

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    Step 02

    See

    Management and providers see occupancy, traffic-light, groups - live in the dashboard. On tablet, desktop, and phone.

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    Step 03

    Regulate

    Management reacts instantly when the ratio gets tight: control intake or reallocate staff - before it gets critical.

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    Step 04

    Document

    For management and providers, daily reports are generated automatically - audit-signed, downloadable as PDF anytime.

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    Step 05

    Hand over

    The provider receives monthly, one click, all documents for authority and insurance in one package.

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    First: one-time setup
    One-time setup

    To live operation in a few hours.

    No switch of your existing software needed: Bienenstock only needs each child's name, group, date of birth and care model. Nothing else.

    Tablet included · no surcharge
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    Tablet · Box
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    We ship the tablet - free of charge.

    Sign in to Apple with your own or a new account, then download the Bienenstock app from the App Store.

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    Onboarding
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    Add staff & children.

    CSV import from your existing system or quick manual entry. We guide you via video call.

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    First day
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    You go live - the next morning.

    Tablet at the entrance, parents scan, data flows into the dashboard. No second training day needed.

    Bienenstock is your co-director, taking care of occupancy and documentation.

    • Documentation and safeguarding of attendance and the legal framework
    • Live check-in and room to act
    • Staff planning, documentation and allocation
    • Simple parent communication for the data you need

    We help you with all of your day-to-day documentation tasks.

    Talk with your Bienenstock co-director in chat:

    Bienenstock Autopilot

    Marienkäfer: only 1 qualified staff for 11 children. Ratio below threshold since 08:40.

    • Attendance documented
    • Supervision gap logged
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    Parent communication at Bienenstock

    Minimal data, maximum efficiency — that builds trust.

    Parents do not write free text. They pick actions. The centre replies with a board, text-based daily and group reports, and development notes. No photos, no extra data-protection admin.

    Parents → centre

    • Enter the parent app with a QR code, no account.
    • Communication through actions, not chat.

    Centre → parents

    • Board, daily and group reports, development notes.
    • Centre status.
    • No photos, no extra data-protection admin.

    Parent app for Android / iOS

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    What would you like to learn more about?

    Reporting, Parent App, Live Dashboard and Tablet - pick a view. Use the left nav to switch between all four anytime.

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    For providers

    Keep an eye on all your centers.

    Live numbers, daily, weekly and monthly reports - per location and across the whole group. All from one dashboard.

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    We've pulled together all the legal requirements for your state.

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    Compliance

    Always compliant, clearly documented.

    Live group viewReports & exportsIncidents & traffic lightsSingle sign-on across all centers
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    "We already have software in our daycare."

    Beehive doesn't replace your software. Beehive complements it.

    Daycare management software manages master data, contracts and place allocation. Beehive does something different: it shows you what is happening right now in your facility - and documents it seamlessly.

    Bienenstock complements your childcare management software with live status and complete documentation

    Childcare software compared: planned data vs actuals

    Admin software works from contracts and bookings (planned). Bienenstock measures who is actually here (actuals) - and does not replace the software you already have.

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    Bienenstock · Anwesenheit & Compliance

    German vendor comparison 2026

    Customer stories

    Customer stories from daycares and providers

    15%
    Time saved for directors
    80%
    fewer capacity-related emergencies
    100%
    Legal compliance
    300+
    Children managed
    5+
    Centers

    Since implementing Beehive, we've reduced our administrative workload by 15%. Parents love the transparency and our staff can focus more on what matters most - the children. And as the director, I always know my facility is staffed within legal requirements and cleanly documented."

    Anna-Maria Lauppert von Peharnik

    Director and co-developer

    Note: We're working on a video of the V2 platform - this still shows V1.

    Why centers choose Bienenstock

    Real-time Capacity

    Enough staff for the children - legally secured

    Efficient Check-in

    Automated, less administrative effort

    Parent Communication

    Transparency builds trust with parents

    Legal Compliance

    Meet regulatory requirements automatically

    Contact

    Talk to us

    A demo, a question, or how Bienenstock fits the software you already have.

    Open app
    Privacy

    Learn more about privacy and how we use data.