ClassForKids

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Booking management software for educators

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Annabel
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  • Industry: Performing Arts
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Brilliant customer service and support

Reviewed on 2021/03/19

Class for kids save me so much time on admin and encourages customers to pay their fees. It’s great...

Class for kids save me so much time on admin and encourages customers to pay their fees. It’s great that I can automatically send new enquiries to the timetable and booking link.

Pros

Absolutely amazing customer service and support from class for kids there is always someone who will get back to you with any query and the system does everything and more than we need including registers, medical notes even trophies. Fantastic bonus that they have massively reduced their fee to zero throughout the pandemic and I couldn’t have carried on using the system without that- I am extremely grateful for them.

Cons

Initially I disliked the idea that parents had to register themselves however now I see this is a plus point I term of data protection.

Alternatives Considered

DanceBiz

Reasons for Switching to ClassForKids

Ease of use and great customer service

Response from ClassForKids

Thank you for the amazing review Annabel, it really does mean a lot to us!
It's great to hear that you love the system, and that it's saving you time on admin and chasing payments (as we know this can take up a lot of time for clubs).
Also appreciate the lovely feedback on our customer support, which we work hard on to make sure clubs are happy and getting the most out of our system :)

Victoria
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Enabling growth

Reviewed on 2021/03/19

Its been very good.
It serves a purpose- customer service teams do get back to me. A couple of...

Its been very good.
It serves a purpose- customer service teams do get back to me. A couple of slight issues with subscription payments (would be great to receive notifications if parent has cancelled payments for example, as with large numbers can be missed and parent still received content)

Pros

This software allowed me to expand my offerings as it freed up time taken to book and take payments for classes

Cons

I've made a couple of requests for adaptations (I.e all my classes are online only but system requires a location input which can cause confusion. My classes are also pre filmed meaning that there is no set time or day to attend, but system auto generates this, also causing confusion) but have been told no changes can be made

Response from ClassForKids

Hi Victoria! Thanks for the review of our software, it's really appreciated!
Just on the back of some of your issues, with subscriptions these cannot be cancelled by parents (they have to come to you) so this is why we don't send notifications of this as they would need to request this.
As for online classes, you can remove the postcode once this has been entered (so parents don't get too confused) and you can also select that the class is not live when sending the class link :)
Hope that helps!

Ruth
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  • Industry: Music
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Great software

Reviewed on 2021/03/20

Excellent.

Excellent.

Pros

Easy to use offers features needed to communicate with parents and set up sessions days and times to suit. I loved the online class link in lockdown and used this feature.
The payment freeze was a huge help to newly self employed.
Excellent software and happy with most of it.

Cons

The finance feature could give a class term break down to see payment form that term rather than month or last 7 days, as term some terms run in same month.
Once a term is created you stuck at making changes delete whole term this could be made easier.

Astrid
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  • Industry: Sports
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Our office is running a lot smoother!

Reviewed on 2021/03/22

Using this booking system has saved our business so much time, it is incredible. We were using good...

Using this booking system has saved our business so much time, it is incredible. We were using good old Microsoft office and excel to print registers etc. It's great to be able to access it on my phone when I am out of the office and the coaches need me to add them to a register etc. The people who offer support are very friendly and helpful and overall I am very satisfied with ClassForKids.

Pros

It's very easy to learn how to use it, customer support is excellent, it is very accessible on computers, tablets and phones, it is easy to set up all kinds of classes and it is easy to fix mistakes.

Cons

I would like to have the option of adding an "online link" to camps as during lockdown we ran our camp online and I really like this function in the normal term classes. I would also like to have the option of sorting the last name of a child alphabetically. Another thing is if I am on a class page and I want to go back to the previous page with a certain filtered selection, it goes back to the main page and I have to reselect all the filters.

Jo
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  • Industry: Music
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Class4Kids have transformed my business

Reviewed on 2021/04/08

Class4kids is the best cold call I've ever taken, its meant my workload has reduced, having the...

Class4kids is the best cold call I've ever taken, its meant my workload has reduced, having the functionality of the system during all three lockdowns has meant my stress levels have vastly reduced dealing with refunds etc and the fact that have put our subscription on hold for a whole year puts them right up there for professionalism and customer support.

Pros

Ease of use, functionality, adaptability

Cons

I don't think I have any cons! I love this product!

Shizuka
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  • Industry: Music
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Very good system!

Reviewed on 2021/03/20

I love it!

I love it!

Pros

Class for Kids is our life saver. Very convenient, Ramsey to use, quick customer service and also they care you. I won’t be able to fine this level of system any around the world at the moment for sure!

Cons

In terms of our business which I work for music school, we don’t really have terms for private lesson. Our payment system is straight forward that $250/ per month and guarantee students 45 lessons in a year.

Currently, we set up terms for 2 years for this private lesson program in schedule tab on this software. Parents sign up with preferable date and time in the beginning. However they wound like to change to different date. For example, originally Monday 4PM but students decide to change to Wednesday 4PM for whole rest year.
Since we don’t have any auto function or those calendar which allow us to choose in the period, we need to select and save one by one for whole term for them.

It would be very useful is if you can make those flexible function to integrate the system.

If you are not clear that what I am explain, I wound happy to share our experiences to you anytime.

Please let me know if you need to reach me.
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Melanie
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Class4Kids

Reviewed on 2021/03/19

I've been very impressed with it. Although it doesn't tailor exactly to my needs, it's very good.

I've been very impressed with it. Although it doesn't tailor exactly to my needs, it's very good.

Pros

~ it will take payments when my customers book (this saves me a huge amount of admin and accounting time)
~ it manages my registers and waiting lists

Cons

~ some facilities are a little clunky (I would like the option to be able to send an email message to everyone at the same time, rather than group by group)
~ I would like my registers from previous terms to remain available for me to check, rather than disappearing once they've expired
~ I would like the option to customise the booking process (sometimes I run sessions which are available to book by one family)

Response from ClassForKids

Thanks for the review Melanie! We really appreciate it.
It's lovely to heat that payments being taken when parents book is saving you lots of admin time (that's our goal!)
Good news, you can email all parents at once from your contacts page. Also previous registers can be accessed at any time from the 'past Terms' option on your schedule page. As for customising the booking process for family bookings, I will pass this back to the team :)

Ashley
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  • Industry: Leisure, Travel & Tourism
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

So so so happy with this software

Reviewed on 2021/03/21

The team always answer my questions within 24 hours and have always been very helpful, friendly and...

The team always answer my questions within 24 hours and have always been very helpful, friendly and professional. It’s a scary thing going digital when you have been doing everything manually, but I never felt unsupported in the transition.

Pros

This software has streamlined my workflow and I don’t miss leads any more. The amount of time I now save is staggering. I like that I now don’t need paper! Game changer! It’s so easy to contact clients and send group emails. I also love that I can see who has opened the emails and who hasn’t. It’s helped our business grow and we went from having gaps in lessons to now being fully booked. It really has been life changing from an admin perspective.

Cons

I dislike the amount Stripe charge as a platform fee and wish we had the choice of PayPal or a cheaper alternative. My clients moan about the cost and I don’t wish to incur the fee as a company. If I could take all my payments through the software it would make life even easier, but the fee is too high for us ever to be able to do that.

Annette
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  • Industry: Arts & Crafts
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

We Love Class for Kids!!

Reviewed on 2021/03/20

Brilliant. Always quick to respond to queries.

Brilliant. Always quick to respond to queries.

Pros

I would have been lost without this software during lockdown. We have continued to use the software throughout the lockdown. Further it has given us a great way to manage bookings and remove paper from our customer on boarding process which has helped us to keep both staff and customers safe during the pandemic. Finally I believe Class for Kids has been remarkable by waiving the fee of the platform for the past few months without being asked. This speaks volumes about the business and the team at Class for Kids. I will remember service and support like this.

Cons

I love the software but my only quibble is that I wish the cost of the platform for franchise team members was slightly less expensive. As a franchisor I find the platform so helpful however it has been difficult for me to convince my team to take the platform on at this time when there is uncertainty about when we will return to classes full time.

Janine
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  • Industry: Music
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great piece of software

Reviewed on 2021/04/08

Faffy to set up and you need to be fairly computer literate to work it out at the start. Playing...

Faffy to set up and you need to be fairly computer literate to work it out at the start. Playing with the system is the best way to learn.

Pros

How much time it saves me.
How organised it made my classes.
Efficiency levels lifted

Cons

It's expensive in terms of how much of my fees are forfeited for the luxury of having this system when you have a lot of classes.

Lisa
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  • Industry: Performing Arts
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Highly recommend!

Reviewed on 2021/04/15

Amazing! The communication and help is fantastic. Would recommend to everyone
5 stars *****

Amazing! The communication and help is fantastic. Would recommend to everyone
5 stars *****

Pros

Love it! Saves us so much time to focus on teaching rather than admin
The customer service is amazing! We love class4kids

Cons

Nothing at all- we love it all! (Maybe add an adult feature- although I know you are called class4kids)

Alternatives Considered

DanceBiz

Reasons for Switching to ClassForKids

The customer service team were super helpful and explained class4kids and it sounded perfect for our business
Tom
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  • Industry: Sports
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

District Sports South review of Class4Kids

Reviewed on 2021/03/19

Class4Kids has made our business run a lot smoother. We are very happy with what we have and we...

Class4Kids has made our business run a lot smoother. We are very happy with what we have and we wish we could have started using this set up much sooner within our business

Pros

An easy to use set up for both ourselves and our families to whom many have made positive comments on how clear & simple the booking system is. This makes our admin life a lot easier, quicker and much more professional

Cons

The only thing we would like is if customer credit could be recognised and altered/deducted each time, rather than having to create a discount code each time for each customer

Andrea
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Highly recommended - time saving & efficient

Reviewed on 2021/04/08

Excellent experience so far, efficient service all round!

Excellent experience so far, efficient service all round!

Pros

User friendly, able to share features, saves time and money not having to chase for payment from clients

Cons

Unable to add my own class tailored to my kids club - for example
Forest Adventure Day
Treasure Hunt
Scavenger Hunt
Also I have several children leaving at different times but have to print off separate registers despite being in the same club.
Times are 3-4pm, 3.4.30pm and 3-5pm, I’d like to be able to put them all in the same class with different collection times. I have to print 3 separate registers at present which is a little frustrating.

Chris
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  • Industry: Sports
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

class for kids review from CGA

Reviewed on 2021/04/08

good

good

Pros

easy to use, easy for customers to use. great way of keeping track of payments

Cons

a bit expensive as its there is a percentage per payment as well as £30 per month. Cant attached items to email.

James
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  • Industry: Leisure, Travel & Tourism
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Fantastic Platform!

Reviewed on 2021/03/21

Excellent!

Excellent!

Pros

Apart from the pricing and support which are unbeatable in my view, the platform allows my team to run a busy sports coaching business with relative ease in terms of the admin aspects and provides a stable and trustworthy online experience for our customers.

Cons

No real dislikes, but would like to see more features rolled out to enhance the user experience. Merchandising is one area I think we could benefit from a C4K development.

Paige
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  • Industry: Sports
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Amazing Help and Advice

Reviewed on 2022/07/29

Brilliant experience, wish I had come on board sooner. Massive thank you to [SENSITIVE CONTENT]...

Brilliant experience, wish I had come on board sooner. Massive thank you to [SENSITIVE CONTENT] for originally setting me up and taking my first enquiry, she was polite and very quick at getting back to me. After that I was handed over to Colin, he has been amazing. He took so much time to show me the system, answer all the many questions I had and most importantly put my mind at ease. His response time with getting back to me was brilliant.

Pros

The registers
Payments
Information about the class
Camps
Extra features- trophies etc

Cons

Nothing really all I would maybe suggest is looking to the trophie section showing up on the register when you view it. Maybe next to the child’s name and also medical information. At the moment it doesn’t come up unless you click onto more details for the child.

Natalie
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  • Industry: Performing Arts
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Business changer!

Reviewed on 2021/03/19

Excellent!

Excellent!

Pros

Fantastic system... supportive team... game changer to my business.

Cons

I am yet to find anything I don’t like

Alternatives Considered

DanceBiz

Reasons for Switching to ClassForKids

Affordability and layout

Response from ClassForKids

Thanks so much for the amazing review Natalie! We really appreciate it and are so happy it has made a positive impact to your business :)

Katie
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  • Industry: Sports
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Best booking system out there!

Reviewed on 2021/04/07

Amazing customer service from ClassforKids. Considering Covid-19 effected so many companies,...

Amazing customer service from ClassforKids. Considering Covid-19 effected so many companies, ClassforKids have stood out for me in helping small businesses like mine be able to use the system whilst in lockdown and not charging the monthly fee which helped us more than they will ever know!

Pros

Easy to use and navigate your way around! Quick and simple set up of classes and venues.

Cons

Overall a great system. I can't really think of a reason to change anything!

Harriet
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  • Industry: Sports
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Daily use of classforkids

Reviewed on 2021/04/01

Have had a very positive experience with ClassForKids

Have had a very positive experience with ClassForKids

Pros

Really easy to use and suits the needs of the club very well.

Cons

Doesn't integrate with our email system very well, but the work arounds are very straightforward.

Alternatives Considered

LoveAdmin

Reasons for Switching to ClassForKids

Ease of use, cost.
Nicola Maria
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Easy to use software

Reviewed on 2021/03/19

Easy to set up and carry across the same lessons term to term.

Easy to set up and carry across the same lessons term to term.

Pros

For someone like me who is not tech savvy the system is very easy to operate and any time I have had any question on operation someone helps me quickly and until I resolve my understanding.

Cons

It is more expensive than I would like to spend monthly. If the price was reduced by a third it would be easier for me.

Response from ClassForKids

Thanks for the review Nicola, we appreciate you taking the time to leave us this feedback.
It's great to hear the system is easy for you to operate, and that our team is always there to quickly help you out with any questions you have :)

Ellis
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  • Industry: Performing Arts
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Bookings are a breeze!

Reviewed on 2021/03/19

amazing

amazing

Pros

The ease of use and just the clarity it gives me for my business

Cons

option to not take payment straight away (covid related)

Matt
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  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great system!

Reviewed on 2021/03/19

Fantastic features and

Fantastic features and

Pros

Easy to use
Removes admin
Integrates all administration in one place
User friendly

Cons

Sometimes features can be limited or restricted
Overall the layout and ability to customise the colourshemes to match your brands is limited.

Response from ClassForKids

Thanks for your feedback on the system Matt, we really appreciate it.
Great to hear that the system is helping you remove a lot of your admin, and that you can do this all from one central place (this is what we aim for!).
I understand your point on customising colour-schemes, and have passed this back to the team as feedback to look into when we next update this. If you have any further feedback on layout/features please feel free to reach out to us in our chat feature and we can pass this back too.
Thanks again :)

Brian
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  • Industry: Sports
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

brilliant, helpful caring people

Reviewed on 2021/04/07

fantastic and glad i got introduced to it

fantastic and glad i got introduced to it

Pros

it easy to use, any problems the guys answer very fast and precise. The massive thing it saves me hours and hours of admin each week.

Cons

no complaints but would like auto reminders built in at some point

deborah
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  • Industry: Primary/Secondary Education
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Saved me hours of admin

Reviewed on 2021/03/19

It has literally saved me hours of admin. I love the fact that payments are all tracked for me,...

It has literally saved me hours of admin. I love the fact that payments are all tracked for me, invoices are sent. Customer service is excellent and there's always someone at the end of a chat bot or telephone.

Pros

It's very thorough and incorporates lots of features in one platform

Cons

I would love for people on amore than 1 waiting list to be removed from additional waiting lists automatically once they have booked a class.

Response from ClassForKids

Thank you for the great review Deborah, it means a lot to us!
It's lovely to hear that the system has saved you a lot of time on admin, so you can focus on what you do best! Also happy to hear you find our customer service excellent, as this is something we price ourselves on.
Totally understand your point about parents being on multiple waiting lists, and this has been passed back to our team as feedback.
Thanks again! :)

Kate
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  • Industry: Sports
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Swimming club

Reviewed on 2021/03/20

Best thing we did as a club moving to online registers

Best thing we did as a club moving to online registers

Pros

Easy to use and set up classes and it’s great that our parents can set up their children and join classes too

Cons

The only thing that we don’t like is that when an invoice is sent out it send payment details via the online platform and we don’t want to use it