One entry, Peabody Teach daily report slip, is our own free tool. It is marked Ours and ranked against the same criteria as the others.
MyKidReports' free daily report templates are our number one: infant, toddler and preschool sheets as a PDF and an editable Word file, with no account. Peabody Teach's own daily report slip is second for four slips a page and no medicine field. Free printables come first, then form builders, then apps with daily reports built in.
| # | Name | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Child Care Daily Report Templates | Best free set covering infant, toddler and preschool | Free |
| 2 | Peabody Teach daily report slip Ours | Best for four printed slips a page, no app | Free |
| 3 | Daily report sheets for daycare | Best for detailed infant and toddler sheets | Free |
| 4 | Infant Daily Sheet | Best quick infant-room printable | Free |
| 5 | Childcare and infant daily report forms | Best for filling reports on a tablet without a childcare app | Free plan, paid upgrades |
| 6 | MyKidReports daily reports | Best low-cost app for automatic daily reports | Paid |
| 7 | DailyConnect daily reports | Best for small programs wanting a published price | Paid |
| 8 | brightwheel daily reports | Best for real-time updates to families | Paid |
| 9 | Lillio daily reports | Best for centers wanting reports linked to lesson plans | Paid |
MyKidReports
Three free sheets: infant (bottles, naps, diapers, tummy time), toddler (meals, one nap, diapers or potty, play) and preschool (meals, rest, circle, centers, something learned). PDF download plus an editable Word version; the page says nothing is sent or saved.
Watch for Paper only; app-delivered reports need MyKidReports Pro
Peabody Teach
Infant, toddler and preschool daily report slips, four to a page, ticked and written by hand: meals or bottles, naps, diapers or the potty, mood, what we did and what to bring. The preschool slip names the week's theme and book. No slip has a medicine line; each says to see your own medication log.
Free, no sign-up and no ads
Watch for The fields are fixed and everything is filled in by hand; there is no photo, no app for families and no digital record.
RevTrak (SmartCare)
Two free editable PDFs. The toddler sheet (6 to 48 months) covers feeding, diaper or potty, medicine, naps, supplies, health and mood checkboxes and notes. The infant sheet (0 to 6 months) covers mood, feeding, diapers, sleep, play and items to bring.
Watch for No preschool daily sheet, only a separate observation form
Procare Solutions
A PDF infant daily sheet in Procare's Teachers' Toolkit for feedings, diapers, naps and more, with a direct download link and no visible form.
Watch for Infant only; the toolkit has no toddler or preschool sheet
Jotform
Online form templates. The childcare report covers arrival and departure, meals, naps, mood, activities and health notes. The infant version adds feeding, diaper counts and a caregiver signature. Entries are stored in Jotform Tables.
The free part: Starter: 5 forms, 100 submissions a month
Paid plans from $39 a month (as of 2026-10-30)
Watch for Needs a Jotform account; the page doesn't say these print as PDFs
MyKidReports
In the Pro app the daily report writes itself as teachers log the day, and it is sent when a child checks out. The site also has a free daily report writer that turns quick notes into a parent-ready report.
$0.99 per child per month on Pro; 14-day trial (as of 2026-10-30)
Watch for Not on the free Lite plan (up to 5 children)
DailyConnect
Staff post updates with photos, videos, activities and meals from the mobile app, alongside QR or PIN sign-in and parent messaging. 14-day free trial with no contracts.
From $16 a month billed annually including 10 children (as of 2026-10-30)
Watch for No free plan and no printable sheet
brightwheel
Providers log meals, naps, diaper changes, activities and photos. Families get push notifications, and reports are kept and searchable by date and child.
Not published; request pricing (as of 2026-10-30)
Watch for No price shown; brightwheel's printable sheet asks for contact details first
Lillio (formerly HiMama)
A report starts when a child checks in. Educators log meals, naps, diapers, mood, health, notes, photos and videos, then send with one tap, or directors schedule an evening send.
Not published (as of 2026-10-30)
Watch for No pricing on the page; demo request only
Visit Lillio daily reports ↗ Facts read on the maker’s page.
We weighed these, most important first. The order is our judgement against them, not a score or a vote, and a different teacher could reasonably order it differently. Our own tool sits where those criteria put it; we built it after studying the others, so read its entry with that in mind.
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