For parents of young children
Every morning, one clear answer: did the kid get to daycare?
Where's The Kid asks for a quick confirmation by your drop-off deadline. If nobody answers, it keeps escalating, from a text to WhatsApp to phone calls to the other parent, until someone does.
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An aid, not a guarantee: alerts can be delayed or fail. You remain responsible for your child. In an emergency, call your local emergency number. Learn more
Why this exists
It happens to loving, careful parents
Every year children die of heatstroke after being left in a parked car. In most of these cases the parent did not mean to leave the child. The routine changed, the morning was rushed, the child fell asleep quietly in the back seat, and the drive went straight to work.
A note on the dashboard or a toy on the front seat helps on a good day. On the day it matters most, a reminder you have to notice yourself can fail.
Where's The Kid turns "the child arrived" into an event someone has to confirm. If it is not confirmed, the app does not stay quiet.
How it works
Three steps, set up once
Set the schedule once. After that, the only thing you do is confirm.
Set the schedule
Add your child, the daycare and a deadline for each weekday, for example 08:30 on Sunday to Thursday. Choose which parent is responsible on each day.
Confirm the drop-off
Tap "Dropped off" in the app, reply with the code from the text, press 1 on the call or open the link. Not going today? Tap "Not going today" and the check is skipped.
No answer? It escalates
If the deadline passes without a confirmation, the app reaches out again and again, louder each time, until a parent answers.
The escalation ladder
Gentle first. Then impossible to miss.
The recommended preset below. You can make it gentler or more aggressive, change every step and choose who gets each one.
- −10 minFriendly reminder before the deadline
- +0 minText message to the responsible parent
- +2 minWhatsApp message
- +4 minPhone call: press 1 to confirm
- +6 minCalls and texts to both parents
- +12 minCalls to your emergency contacts
- +14 minCall to the daycare
Any confirmation stops the ladder at once.
Explore escalation settingsBoth parents
Two parents, one shared answer
Invite the other parent with a six-character code. Both of you see every check and every step, and you decide whose confirmation counts.
Read more about two-parent modeResponsible parent first
The parent on duty that day is contacted first; a confirmation from either parent closes the check. This is the default.
Any parent
The first parent to confirm closes the check.
Both must confirm
The check stays open until each parent has confirmed. Each parent's alerts stop when they confirm.
Privacy first
We never track where you are
The app works from your confirmation, not your location. It needs only what it takes to reach you.
No location tracking
No GPS, no background location, no map of your family's movements.
No photos of your child
A first name and a schedule. That is all we store about your child.
No ads, no data sales
You pay for the service, so there is nothing to sell. Messages are sent through Twilio and SendGrid only to deliver your alerts.
Delete anytime
Delete your account from inside the app and your data goes with it.
Pricing
One subscription covers the whole family
Both parents, all your children and every alert channel. Try it free for 7 days and cancel anytime in Google Play.
Monthly
Billed every month
Price shown in Google Play in your local currency
Yearly
Billed once a year, costs less than 12 months
Price shown in Google Play in your local currency
Every plan includes
- Daily drop-off checks for every child
- SMS, WhatsApp and voice call alerts
- Second parent, emergency contacts and daycare
- Trip mode for any car ride
- A full log of every check and alert
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What does Where's The Kid do?
It creates a drop-off check for each school or daycare day. A parent confirms that the child arrived. If nobody confirms by the deadline, the app escalates by SMS, WhatsApp and phone calls, then to the other parent, your emergency contacts and the daycare, until someone answers.
How do I confirm a drop-off?
Tap "Dropped off" in the app, reply with the code from the text or WhatsApp message, press 1 during the phone call, or open the confirmation link. Any one of these closes the check.
What happens if nobody confirms?
The escalation ladder starts at the deadline: a text, then WhatsApp, then calls, then both parents, then emergency contacts and the daycare. The last step repeats every few minutes until someone confirms, for up to an hour.
Does the app detect my child in the car?
No. It does not use sensors, Bluetooth or location. It relies on a confirmation from a parent, and escalates when that confirmation does not come. It does not replace your own attention or a car-seat alert device.
Is Where's The Kid a guarantee?
No. It is a reminder and alert aid that adds a safety net to your routine, but alerts depend on your phone, networks and third-party services, so they can be delayed or fail. Where's The Kid is not an approved child-presence alert device as required by law in some countries (including Israel and Italy) and does not exempt anyone from installing one where required. You remain responsible for your child. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.
Do you track my location?
No. The app never asks for location permission. We store names, phone numbers, email addresses, your child's first name and the schedule, only to send your alerts.
How much does it cost?
There is a monthly and a yearly subscription, both with a 7-day free trial. One subscription covers both parents and all your children. The exact price is shown in Google Play in your currency.
Set it up tonight. Sleep easier tomorrow.
Five minutes to add a schedule. Then a daily answer to the question that matters most.
7-day free trial · one subscription for the whole family
Important safety notice
We built Where's The Kid to add one more layer of protection to your routine, not to take your place. Please read this once:
Where's The Kid is a reminder and alert aid only. It does not detect, monitor or locate your child, and it never replaces your own attention and responsibility. Alerts depend on your phone, its settings and battery, internet and mobile networks, and third-party services, so they may be delayed or not arrive at all. Always check your car before you walk away. In an emergency, call your local emergency number immediately. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any harm arising from a child being forgotten or from the service not working as expected.
Read the full safety disclaimer