AI assistant for childcare: registrations, waiting list enquiries and parent messages in one place
Parents message to ask whether there's space, what time you close or what happens after registration. Slimbot collects those questions in one inbox and prepares answers from your own information, so your team members have more time for the children. About a child themselves or the situation in the group, the message always goes to a team member.
Good afternoon, do you have space for our 2-year-old daughter on Tuesdays and Thursdays?
Assistant's draft
Good afternoon! I'll note down your request. From which date do you need childcare, and may I have your e-mail address for the registration?
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Sound familiar?
Customer queries come in everywhere. You answer in one place.
Without Slimbot
WhatsApp on one phone, e-mail in another inbox, DMs in yet another app
Colleagues don't know who has already replied
Questions remain unanswered in the evenings and at weekends
With Slimbot
All channels in one team inbox, on desktop and in the app
Assign, label and add internal notes: everyone sees the status
The AI assistant prepares a draft reply, you approve
In practice
What comes in for childcare, and what Slimbot does
"Is there still space for our daughter from January?"
The assistant records days and start date; you decide on placement, the AI makes no commitment.
"May I pick up my son later today?"
The message goes straight to that day's group leader, with the child's name and requested time.
"Our little one is ill, we won't be coming tomorrow."
The absence notification reaches the right group and appears on the parent's card; you can send a confirmation.
"What are the rates and how does the childcare benefit work?"
Answer from your own rates; for the allowance itself, the assistant refers to the Tax Office.
"My son had a difficult day today, can I speak to someone?"
The AI won't answer about a child. The message goes with priority to the pedagogical team member; the parent receives a call-back request.
WhatsApp (example)Example
CustomerGood afternoon, do you have space for our 2-year-old daughter on Tuesdays and Thursdays?
AssistantGood afternoon! I'll note your request. From which date do you need childcare, and may I have your e-mail address for the registration?
CustomerFrom 1 March. E-mail is <e-mailadres>.
AssistantThank you. A colleague will let you know by <dag> at the latest whether there is availability or how the waiting list works, and will invite you for an introductory meeting.
Fictional example; names, times and amounts are for illustration.
Try it yourself
Ask a question as a customer of a childcare provider
Choose a question and see how the assistant responds. These are pre-written example answers (not live AI). In your own account, the assistant bases itself on your own data, and you decide whether an answer goes automatically or for approval first.
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Choose a question on the left to start the conversation.
Fictional example. Names, times and amounts are for illustration.
What it looks like
The real Slimbot inbox
Screenshots from a demo account with example conversations. Not real customers.
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How it works
Get started in three steps
From sign-up to working channel. You keep your own number.
1
Prepare your information
Opening hours, working method, enrolment procedure and waiting list in your own words.
2
Connect your channels
WhatsApp via QR code, e-mail and the chat on your website.
3
Choose what the assistant may do
Only practical questions, or also drafts for registrations.
Features
What you get
Features that Slimbot has today. No promises we don't keep.
One inbox for location manager and planner
WhatsApp, e-mail and chat from parents in one place, with assignment per location or group.
Registrations fully captured
Age of the child, desired days, start date and parent's contact details: the assistant asks it all, you decide on placement.
Waiting list questions from your own text
How the waiting list works, what the next step is: the assistant only says what you have filled in and makes no commitments about a place.
Opening hours and practical questions
Collection times, closing days and drop-off and pick-up: standard questions are answered without waiting.
Messages to all parents
An announcement about a closed day or an outing, sent from the number parents already know.
Smart advice in 3 clicks
What suits your childcare?
Answer three short questions and see which plan and features we recommend. It's an indication: you choose yourself, and you can cancel monthly.
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Free tools
Calculate it, no sign-up required
Two calculators with your own input and visible formula, and answer templates to use immediately. No e-mail address required.
Missed-messages calculator
How many requests are left unanswered or arrive too late? Enter your own estimate. The values below are example values.
Response-time check
How many hours per week is your business unreachable for messages, and what does that mean for your response time?
Three WhatsApp replies for a childcare provider, ready to copy
Response to a registration
Goedemiddag <naam>, bedankt voor uw aanmelding voor <naam kind> bij <naam opvang>. We hebben de gewenste dagen en startdatum genoteerd. We laten u uiterlijk <dag> weten of er een plek is of op welke plek u staat op de wachtlijst. Groet, <uw naam>
Invitation for an introductory meeting
Goedemorgen <naam>, graag nodigen we u en <naam kind> uit voor een kennismaking op <dag> om <tijd> bij <locatie>. U kunt rondkijken en al uw vragen stellen. Past het niet? Laat het ons weten, dan zoeken we een ander moment. Groet, <uw naam>
Message to parents about a changed day
Beste ouders, op <datum> is <naam opvang> <gesloten / korter open> vanwege <reden>. Heeft u opvang nodig voor die dag, laat het ons dan voor <datum> weten via dit bericht. Alvast bedankt, <uw naam>
Adjust names, times and amounts before you send. Fill in the text in <angle brackets> yourself.
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