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Alliance CORE 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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  • Overview
  • Pricing and Plans
  • Features
  • User Reviews

Overview

Alliance CORE
Alliance CORE
4.4
(60)

Pricing

Starting at $25.00 per month

About Alliance CORE

Alliance CORE is a cloud-based childcare management system that allows providers to track record keeping, keep up with children's attendance, remain compliant with licensing, manage enrollment and subsidies and more.

The tool streamlines administrative tasks for providers, automates record-keeping, enrollment, invoicing and payment tracking, allowing directors more time with children and staff. Additionally, mobile features enhance parent engagement through online enrollment, attendance tracking and communication tools, fostering stronger connections between providers and families.

Overall, Alliance CORE is a comprehensive solution that streamlines operations, ensures compliance and empowers providers to focus on children and families.

Alliance CORE Screenshots

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Alliance CORE Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $25.00 per month
Free Trial
Free Version

Basic

$25.00

flat rate, per month

No plan information available

    Alliance CORE Features

    • Popular features found in Daycare
      Alerts/Notifications
      Billing & Invoicing
      Daily Reports
      Employee Management
      Immunization & Allergy Tracking
      Meal/Nutrition Management
      Parent Portal
      Payment Processing
    • More features of Alliance CORE
      Activity Dashboard
      Activity Tracking
      API
      Attendance Tracking
      Calendar Management
      Class Scheduling
      Communications Management
      Contact Database
      Customer Accounts
      Data Security
      Electronic Signature
      Enrollments/Onboarding
      Milestone Tracking
      Multi-Location
      Records Management
      Registration Management
      Reporting & Statistics
      Role-Based Permissions
      Wait List Management

    Alliance CORE User Reviews

    Overall Rating

    4.4

    Ratings Breakdown

    5

    52%

    4

    38%

    3

    10%

    2

    0%

    1

    0%

    Secondary Ratings

    Ease of Use

    4.0

    Value for money

    4.6

    Customer support

    4.7

    Functionality

    4.2

    LE

    Lora E.

    Verified reviewer

    Education Management

    2-10 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed June 2025

    Benefits of Using Alliance CORE

    5

    Previously 4

    Our program uses the CORE daily and it has been a huge improvement over using paper enrollment forms and getting parents to enroll online easily. The ease of checking who is attending and keep track of daily activities has been great. One of my favorite aspects is being able to sync with CCCAP and I don't have to submit additional forms for getting paid from CCCAP.

    Ratings Breakdown

    4
    Ease of use
    Previously 3
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
    Previously 4
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    Pros:
    I love customer support and that the specialists listen and respond to good input about what we need and ideas on how to improve it.
    Cons:
    The number of older grandparents who struggle with resetting their safety code to check children in and out is probably our number one issue.

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    JJ

    Janet J.

    Verified reviewer

    Education Management

    Self-Employed

    Used daily for less than 12 months

    Review source

    Reviewed January 2022

    Get this service. It’s worth it!!

    5

    It has been a very good experience. From start till now. I have had some very good representatives that are friendly and very helpful.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    That parents can sign in and out, that it has billing, I can automatically charge late fees without going in the system and that I can do set ups between children and staff
    Cons:
    I love everything about ELV. There is nothing that I can pinpoint that I do not like.

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    KS

    Karli S.

    Verified reviewer

    Education Management

    11-50 employees

    Used daily for less than 12 months

    Review source

    Reviewed January 2022

    Review

    3

    They are very helpful if you call and ask questions. They do not make much effort to change.

    Ratings Breakdown

    2
    Ease of use
    5
    Customer support
    2
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    The system is an all in one platform for everything I need. I can manage billing, attendance, staff, payroll, and access this from anywhere.
    Cons:
    The reports offered are not user friendly or customizable. There are many opportunities for streamlines reporting that are not available through this system. We often find that we have to use two septate reports to cover everything that we need access to. I have contacted the company a few times with no response about the verbiage they use for families. They use primary parent and secondary parent, which is absurd to think that a child should have a primary or secondary. We have also expressed concern for the verbiage concerning gender. You either have to choose Female or Male or choose not to answer. The question here is why do families need to fit into one of two boxes or not get to answer. I know many people that are proud of their gender fluidity and its frustrating that they are making no effort to fix it.

    Reasons for switching to Alliance CORE

    We had a shift in administration and this program was supported by the third party we are using for our accounts receivable.

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    ty

    tina y.

    Verified reviewer

    Education Management

    2-10 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed January 2022

    Alliance Core review

    4

    It's very easy for our parents to use at the center and at home. To registration to billing, checking in and out of the system.

    Ratings Breakdown

    3
    Ease of use
    5
    Customer support
    4
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    After being trained the software is very useful .
    Cons:
    Using the computer and paper copy of some items.

    Reasons for choosing Alliance CORE

    ??

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    TR

    Trayce R.

    Verified reviewer

    Education Management

    2-10 employees

    Used daily for less than 12 months

    Review source

    Reviewed January 2022

    Loving Hands Childcare Review

    5

    My overall experience has been very pleasant and anytime I have had an issue or simply needed help I got an immediate response from customer service.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    4
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    I love the billing aspect of the system. It bills automatically and the parents are able to pay weekly via the app and communicate with the school. I love the report system, makes for less paperwork for me.
    Cons:
    in the billing system, I whish when a parent inquires late fee that it shows up the next day instead of later in the week. So the late fee can be paid the week of being late verses paying it on the next payment.

    Reasons for choosing Alliance CORE

    I ultimately chose it because it was a promotion that was gifted to us as family care worker as well as testing it to see if it meets the needs of my business. And it meets my needs and I have no desire to go elsewhere. The product is great, the customer service is awesome, and the price is just right!

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    ST

    Stacey T.

    Verified reviewer

    Arts and Crafts

    2-10 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed January 2022

    Core

    5

    I absolutely love it, I just wish I knew more about it. I wish I knew enough to utilize everything that it offers because it offers so much. It is such an incredible program

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    I like the fact that I can Track attendance and attendance for staff as well. I like how it keeps all the files in one place so I don’t have to keep paper files so I Licensing comes it’s a fast trip. One thing I didn’t like about this survey he did not have my industry so I picked arts and crafts with actually I’m a child care provider
    Cons:
    Actually there’s nothing about the software I don’t like

    Reasons for choosing Alliance CORE

    It was provided to my child care from Early Learning Ventures at a very discounted rate

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    JH

    Joy H.

    Verified reviewer

    Education Management

    11-50 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed January 2022

    CORE - All records in one program

    5

    I can send information to our partners easily.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    4
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    CORE keeps our records all in one place. We have several financial partners as we are in an economically challenged community. Having pertinent information all together and easy to access is crucial.
    Cons:
    Once I learned to use the program (I am a bit tech challenged) I have found it easy to use and have no problems at this time.

    Reasons for choosing Alliance CORE

    I was not a part of the group that chose CORE

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    GR

    Gwendolyn R.

    Verified reviewer

    Mental Health Care

    201-500 employees

    Used daily for less than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed January 2022

    Alliance CORE Review

    5

    Every time I have had a question or needed guidance, our representative is always available and assists immediately.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    I like the ability to print reports for tracking and monitoring. I like the easy onboarding process. I love the fact that I can utilize the system for Child Care Licensing Auditing.
    Cons:
    There are a few more reports I recommended to possibly incorporate.

    Reasons for choosing Alliance CORE

    Ease of use

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    RG

    Rebecca G.

    Verified reviewer

    Non-Profit Organization Management

    2-10 employees

    Used daily for less than 12 months

    Review source

    Reviewed January 2022

    Easy decision to go with ELV.

    5

    After using other similar products, Alliance CORE is the easy choice. All features work well, customer service is unbeatable, and it is everything we need without unnecessary, confusing additional features.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    I like that the features work well with other systems (CCAP, CACFP, Accounting software, etc.). Also tracking attendance for both students and staff with one kiosk is so simple.
    Cons:
    I would like to be able to add CCAP payments to the CCAP Ledger, it does not always reflect what we have received.

    Reasons for switching to Alliance CORE

    It aligns with the Colorado CCAP system so seamlessly.

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    jm

    jami m.

    Verified reviewer

    Education Management

    Self-Employed

    Used weekly for less than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed January 2022

    Family Childcare Home

    5

    I am happy that it is available, it take a lot of the work out of it for me, decreasing some of my time, I would normal spend creating spread sheets and what not to organize things.

    Ratings Breakdown

    3
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    I like that it helps with my organization of data. I like that if need be (such as in a pandemic), I can just give licensing access to check out documents virtually.
    Cons:
    I am super busy and I have slightly struggled with the adequate time to sit and really learn this program. With it's design trying to meet multiple audiences it can be a little more overwhelming for us smaller programs.

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