Billing & payments
Automate invoicing, monthly billing and in-app payments — with the Free Childcare Scheme built in.
- Recurring invoices
- Online card & SEPA payments
- Scheme & subsidy tracking
Built for Maltese childcare centres 🇲🇹
The all-in-one childcare software Malta’s centres actually love
Owly brings billing, parent communication, attendance, learning journeys and Free Childcare Scheme reporting into one simple platform — so your team spends less time on admin and more time with the children.
- Free 14-day trial
- No credit card
- GDPR & EU compliant
- Local Malta support
Attendance today42 / 4888%
Invoices paid€14,28096%
Free Childcare Scheme — JulySubmitted
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⭐ 4.9/5 from Maltese centres
⏱ ~10 hrs saved / week
Trusted by childcare centres across Malta & Europe
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Everything in one platform
Everything your centre needs. One login.
Stop juggling spreadsheets, chat apps and paper registers. Owly replaces them all with one platform your educators, administrators and parents will genuinely enjoy using.
Parent communication
One secure hub for photos, videos, daily updates and messages — replacing WhatsApp and Facebook groups.
- Real-time photo & video sharing
- Broadcast & 1:1 messaging
- Read receipts & surveys
Attendance & check-in
Digital check-in with QR self-service, live ratios and automatic registers for compliance.
- QR self check-in
- Live room ratios
- Exportable registers
Learning journeys
Document milestones and observations, then produce beautiful printable portfolios for graduation.
- Observations & milestones
- Curriculum-aligned
- Printable portfolios
Daily care tracking
Log naps, meals, nappy changes, allergies and medication — parents see it the moment it happens.
- Meals, sleep & nappies
- Allergy & medication alerts
- Instant parent visibility
Staff & planning
Plan activities, manage rotas and keep the whole team aligned with shared schedules.
- Activity planning
- Staff rotas & schedules
- Secure 5-year archiving
Made for Malta 🇲🇹Talk to our Malta team
Purpose-built for how Maltese centres actually run
Generic international apps don’t understand the Free Childcare Scheme, local billing or the way Maltese families communicate. Owly does — because that’s exactly who we built it for.
Free Childcare Scheme, sorted
Track scheme-eligible hours per child and generate the reports you need for submission — no more manual timesheets and spreadsheets.
Billing in euro, the Maltese way
Invoice private fees and scheme hours side by side, with VAT-ready records and online payments parents can settle from their phone.
Bilingual for your families
A clean, simple experience that works for English- and Maltese-speaking parents alike, across the islands.
Local support you can reach
A team in your timezone that understands Maltese childcare — onboarding, migration and help when you need it.
Free Childcare SchemeReady to submit
July 2026 · Sunny Days Childcare
Children enrolled48
Scheme-eligible children39
Eligible hours logged4,912 hrs
Estimated claim€17,192
Hours reconciled automatically from attendance
Why centres switch
Why Maltese centres choose Owly over the alternatives
There are plenty of childcare apps. Most are built for other markets and bolt Malta on as an afterthought. Here’s how Owly compares.
~10 hrsadmin saved per week
1 platforminstead of 5 apps
Daysto migrate, not months
What matters
Other platforms
Free Childcare Scheme reporting Built in for Malta
Limited
Local Malta onboarding & support
✕
Billing, invoicing & online payments
✓
Parent app with photos & messaging
✓
Attendance & QR self check-in
Limited
Learning journeys & portfolios
✓
Daily care (meals, sleep, meds)
Limited
Simple, quick to adopt for staff
✕
Transparent, EU-friendly pricing
✕
Comparison reflects Owly’s positioning for the Maltese market. Competitor capabilities vary by plan — see our full competitor analysis for details.
4.9/5average centre rating
~10 hrsadmin saved per week
5 → 1apps replaced by Owly
100%GDPR & EU compliant
Loved by educators
What childcare teams say about Owly
Real results from centres that swapped admin chaos for one calm platform.
★★★★★
“We moved off spreadsheets and three different chat groups. Now everything — billing, attendance, parent updates — lives in Owly. Our mornings are calmer and the parents love the photos.”
★★★★★
“The Free Childcare Scheme reporting alone saves us a full day every month. The numbers just add up from attendance — no more late nights with a calculator.”
★★★★★
“Our educators aren’t “techy” and they picked it up in an afternoon. That was the thing that sold us — it’s genuinely simple.”
★★★★★
“Parents get a clear daily picture of meals, naps and learning. Enquiries went up because families started recommending us.”
Support that shows up
Have a question? You’ll hear back in 30 minutes.
When you run a childcare centre, you can’t wait days for a reply. Owly’s Malta-based team answers in 30 minutes on average during support hours — so you’re never left stuck in front of a room full of children.
Real people, based in Malta
Not an overseas ticket queue. A local team that knows Maltese childcare and speaks your language.
In your timezone
Support during Malta business hours — reach us when your centre is actually open, not overnight.
Free onboarding & migration
We set you up, import your data and train your staff — and we stay close long after go-live.
Reach us however suits you:EmailIn-app chatPhoneWhatsApp
30minaverage reply time
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Owly SupportOnline · Malta
Hi! How do I log Free Childcare Scheme hours for a new child?
09:02Happy to help 👋 Add them under Children → Enrolment and tick “Scheme eligible”. Their hours then flow straight into your monthly report. Want me to show you on a quick call?
09:19 · replied in 17 minType a message…
Average based on first replies during support hours (Malta time). Complex issues may take longer — but you’ll always get a real, timely response.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Everything Maltese centres ask us before switching to Owly.
Yes. Owly tracks scheme-eligible hours per child directly from attendance and helps you produce the reports you need for submission — separating scheme hours from private fees automatically.
Most centres are up and running within days, not months. Our Malta team helps you import your children, families and fee structures, and trains your staff so adoption is quick and painless.
Absolutely. Owly is fully GDPR compliant with EU data hosting, role-based access and secure archiving. You control who sees what, and records are retained safely for compliance.
No. The parent app is free for families. They simply download it (or use the web) to see daily updates, photos, invoices and messages from your centre.
Yes. Parents can settle invoices by card or bank transfer straight from their phone, and payments reconcile against invoices automatically — so you spend less time chasing.
Both. Owly scales from a single room to multi-site groups, with a shared dashboard across locations when you need it.
Local, responsive support in your timezone — plus onboarding, data migration and training. We understand Maltese childcare because that’s who we build for.
Book a free demo
See Owly running your centre in 30 minutes
Book a free, no-pressure demo with our Malta team. We’ll show you exactly how Owly fits the way your centre works — and answer every question. Pick a time that suits you.
- A 30-minute walkthrough tailored to your centre
- See Free Childcare Scheme reporting in action
- Free migration of your existing data
- No obligation, no credit card
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