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Every plate counted, every group in view.

Parents, staff and managers in one app. Hello Kita connects sick notes, menus and staff planning for Kitas in Mönchengladbach. In your browser, on smartphones and tablets.

Hello Kita logo: a colourful tree with four children playingHello KitaPro
The lunch screen in Hello Kita: meal credit, price per meal and a monthly calendar for ordering
Lunch screen with meal credit and a monthly calendar for orderingKita app for Mönchengladbach
Original screen from the app, with test data

Starter

Four groups, one pot: how many plates today?

This is how the kitchen sees its number in Hello Kita. Tap one of the absences: the plate leaves that group’s tray and the kitchen count adjusts itself, without anyone copying out a list.

Sun group

Moon group

Star group

Rainbow group

Absences reported this morning

Kitchen slip

booked
44
absent
0
Plates for the kitchen
44
Credit if cancelled in time
0 × 3,50 € per meal

Allergies and meal types are listed on the slip as well.

Example with test data. Lunch, meal credit and the kitchen view are part of Pro; parents can already see the weekly menu in Basic.

Main course

The full menu: what Hello Kita serves up

Each line is one module, and the plan that includes it is on the right. Choose a line marked with a plate and the matching screen is served on the plate.

For parents

so nobody has to phone in the morning

  • Parents see at a glance how well staffed the day is, with the Kita’s own note beside it.

  • Digital noticeboard Basic

    Notices with pictures, PDFs and polls, for all parents or for staff only.

  • Ill, on holiday or another reason, in three steps and without a phone call.

  • With photo, phone number and written authority, kept current by the parents themselves.

  • Messages and dates Basic

    A secure messenger, plus closing days, celebrations and parents’ evenings in one place.

  • Push notifications Pro

    Important news with text and picture straight to the phone.

From the kitchen

the heart of this page

  • Weekly menu Basic

    The week’s menu with allergens, always current.

  • Parents order in a monthly calendar, with a cancellation deadline and automatic credit.

  • Meal credit Pro

    Topped up by PayPal or in cash, booked in by the manager, with receipts as PDF.

  • Kitchen Pro

    Meal counts per group, allergies and meal types.

From the group room

for everyday life with the children

  • One tap on a phone or on the tablet by the entrance, plus the emergency list for fire safety.

  • Activities, observations and news from every group.

  • Nappy log and first aid book Basic

    A changing record for each child, with first aid and incidents properly noted.

  • Requesting supplies Basic

    Nappies, wipes and spare clothes with a single tap.

For staff and managers

because the team thinks along too

  • Shifts with breaks, weekly hours and the German Working Hours Act in view.

  • Straight to the manager, confidential and without any diagnosis.

  • Staff area Basic

    Working hours, leave, certificates and documents, plus a noticeboard for the team only.

  • Reports and staff planning Pro

    A daily attendance curve, staffing needs and a forecast for the next three care days.

For dessert

your Kita, your colours

  • Your own address Basic

    For example kita-sonnenschein.hello-kita.de or your own domain.

  • Two themes in Basic, all nine in Pro.

  • Kita shop Basic and Pro

    Templates, checklists and free PDFs, with a larger selection in Pro.

  • Friends’ association Pro

    Members, fees, donations, projects and a login of its own for the association.

Lunch screen with meal credit and a monthly calendar for ordering
Original screens from Hello Kita with test data

On the side

From the sick note to the plate

One morning in a Kita, the way Hello Kita handles it. Three screens on three placemats, and not a single phone call.

  1. Reporting a child absent in three steps: choose the child, choose the reason, set the dates

    At home

    Parents report the absence

    Choose the child, tap the reason, set the dates. If they wish, parents can add a short message for the group.

  2. Attendance with check in, the emergency list and the count for each group

    In the group room

    The group sees it at once

    The absence shows right next to the child in the check in list. Nobody carries a note from the phone to the group room any more.

  3. Lunch screen with meal credit and a monthly calendar for ordering

    In the kitchen

    One plate fewer

    The meal count for each group already takes absences and allergies into account. If the child was reported before the deadline, the meal is credited automatically.

Reporting a child absent is already in Basic. Check in, lunch and the kitchen view are part of Pro.

Between courses

The staff have a seat at the table too

Hello Kita was developed together with a Kita manager, and it shows in daily work: educators report sick without a phone call, and the manager sees it straight away in the dashboard and in the rota.

Forecast chart: expected children and planned staff over the course of the day
Forecast for the next three care days, original screen with test data Pro
  • Staff rota

    Templates for early, core and late shifts, with breaks and weekly hours in view. According to the provider, the rules of many operators in North Rhine Westphalia are already built in, and a live view can hang in the staff room.

  • Sick notes without a call Pro

    Extend, report back fit, hand in the doctor’s certificate later. The rota marks the person as ill automatically, confidentially and without a diagnosis.

  • Three days ahead Pro

    Booking times, past attendance and known absences produce a forecast for the next three care days, clearly labelled as a forecast.

The staff have been thought of too, the team thinks along.

This is how the provider itself describes the idea behind Hello Kita.

Two set menus

Basic or Pro: two set menus, clear prices

You set up either plan yourself, guided step by step inside the app. You can move from Basic to Pro at any time while the app is in use, and all your data stays in place.

All prices plus statutory VAT. The trial starts without payment details and without a notice period; the first payment only follows afterwards. Monthly plans can be cancelled at the end of any month, yearly plans run for twelve months.

If you would rather hand over the initial setup, you can book it as an option for a single fee of €799. It is not required.

Several Kitas in Mönchengladbach?

Operators and networks with several centres receive an individual offer on request.

Request an offer

Recipe

Recipe: ready in under 15 minutes

This is how the provider describes the way from the first click to the first day. No technical knowledge, no piles of paper and no long wait.

Ingredients

  • A smartphone, tablet or computer with a browser
  • The name of your Kita and your groups
  • A printer for the parent letters with QR code, if you like
  • No payment details

Method

  1. 2 minutes

    Start the trial

    Register and get going: 14 days of Basic or one month of Pro, without payment details.

  2. 5 minutes

    Set up your Kita

    Enter the name of the Kita and its groups, and set the staffing traffic light to your own routine.

  3. then

    Install the app

    One tap puts it on the home screen, for staff and for parents, with no app store involved.

  4. 10 minutes

    Invite staff and parents

    By invitation link or QR code, separately for staff and parents. Everyone sets their own password.

  5. from day 1

    Serve

    The traffic light and notices work straight away. The provider briefly checks every new centre, so that Hello Kita stays reserved for real Kitas.

Labelling

What is in the data is on the label

Every menu lists its allergens. Here is how Hello Kita handles your Kita’s data, as the provider describes it in its privacy policy and its data processing agreement.

Data processing agreement
The agreement under Art. 28 GDPR is concluded digitally when you register. The Kita or its operator remains the controller; Wasa Consult processes data on its behalf.
Encrypted
Data travels over TLS, passwords are stored encrypted, and files sit in storage that is not public.
Kept apart
Each Kita is strictly separated from all others in the database. Health data, emergency contacts and authorised collectors are stored separately, with their own permission check.
No tracking
Hello Kita uses no cookies for advertising or tracking.
Roles and permissions
Managers, staff and parents only see what is meant for them. Wasa Consult only has access once the Kita has granted it.
Deleted
When the contract ends, the data is deleted within 30 days; an export is available on request.

Developed in Germany and run by a professional cloud provider. The provider does not name a server location, so this page does not name one either.

Reservation

Reserve a table for your Kita

Tell us what your Kita in Mönchengladbach needs: a plan, a question about lunch, or an offer for several centres. Wasa Consult usually replies within one working day.

Rather talk directly?

Wasa Consult, owner Oleg Wasa, is the provider of Hello Kita.

Phone +49 2452 860 83 73

Email info@wasacon.net

Reservation for Mönchengladbach

required

When you send this form, your details go to the Olumax platform, which passes them on to Wasa Consult. More in the privacy notice.

Second helping

Second helping: what Kitas want to know first

Do parents need an app from the app store?

No. Hello Kita is a web app. It runs in the browser on smartphones, tablets and computers, and one tap puts it on the home screen, where it behaves like any familiar app. Parents receive an invitation link or a QR code in the parent letter and set their own password along the way. There is no listing in the App Store or on Google Play, and none is needed.

How does lunch get into the app?

With Pro, parents order meals in a monthly calendar and top up their meal credit by PayPal or in cash, and the manager books cash payments in. The kitchen sees the number of meals per group, with absences, allergies and meal types already taken into account. Anyone who cancels before the deadline is credited automatically, and receipts come as PDF. Parents can already see the weekly menu with allergens in Basic.

What does Hello Kita cost for a Kita in Mönchengladbach?

The provider’s standard prices apply: Basic costs €29.90 a month or €299 a year, Pro €69.90 a month or €699 a year, each plus VAT. Paying yearly gives you two months free. You can try Basic for 14 days and Pro for one month, both without payment details. For operators with several centres, Wasa Consult prepares an individual offer.

Do we have to set everything up ourselves?

Yes, and that is the idea. The manager or the office creates the Kita, its groups and the logins, guided step by step inside the app, with an introduction as a task list on screen or as a PDF. According to the provider, a Kita is ready this way in under 15 minutes. If you would still rather hand over the initial setup, you can book it as an optional extra service for a single fee of €799.

How is the children’s data protected?

When you register, you conclude a data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR digitally. Data is transmitted in encrypted form, each Kita is kept separate in the database, and health data and authorised collectors are stored separately with their own permission check. Hello Kita uses no cookies for advertising or tracking. When the contract ends, the data is deleted within 30 days, and an export is available on request.

Can educators report sick through the app?

Yes, with Pro. Whoever is ill reports it in Hello Kita, and the manager immediately receives a message in the dashboard that can be marked as read. Extending the absence, reporting back fit and handing in the doctor’s certificate later all happen there too. The rota marks the person as ill automatically, confidentially and without a diagnosis, so nobody has to pick up the phone first thing in the morning.

We are an operator with several Kitas. Is there an offer for us?

Yes. For operators and networks with several sites the provider does not publish list prices but prepares an individual offer. Use the form on this page to tell Wasa Consult how many centres in and around Mönchengladbach are involved and which modules you need, or call them directly on +49 2452 860 83 73.

What happens after the trial?

After 14 days of Basic or one month of Pro, you continue with a paid plan only, without interruption and with all your data. The first payment is due only then. Monthly plans can be cancelled at the end of any month; yearly plans run for twelve months and end with the contract year. You can switch from Basic to Pro at any time, and all data stays in place.

Is Hello Kita available in other languages?

The app itself is in German, for parents as well. This page also exists in English, Polish and Russian so that operators, managers and teams in Mönchengladbach can read about it in the language they prefer. You are welcome to ask questions in these languages through the form; the reply comes from Wasa Consult.

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