ILY for Schools
Keep parents close to the school day. Free for schools and enrolled families.
Preschools and daycares share photos, chat with parents, and keep calendars in sync. Competing school-chat products can cost programs thousands of dollars a year. ILY charges no school fee at all, and parents pay nothing for direct communication with their teachers while enrolled.
The model is up to parents: when they want a full private album beyond school-day moments, they can upgrade with one click on the same account and import their own photos. Teachers never see those private memories.
For schools
Photos, chat, and calendars. $0 for your program
Built for preschools and daycares. Teachers share classroom moments, message parents, and keep school events on a shared calendar, without an annual software bill that rivals other school-messaging tools.
- · No school fee, unlike products that can cost thousands a year
- · Free classroom photo sharing during the school day
- · Teacher–parent chat that stays with the right family
- · Calendars for pickup, events, and classroom schedules
For parents
Free teacher communication while enrolled
Parents get ILY’s school-linked experience at no cost for as long as their child attends an approved school: classroom photos, direct chat with teachers, and school calendars, with no fee for that communication.
- · 100% free for school-linked photos, chat, and calendars
- · Same native apps on iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows
- · Optional one-click Premium when you want a full home album
Why schools choose ILY
School messaging should not cost thousands a year.
Many competing chat and classroom-photo products charge schools large annual fees (sometimes thousands of dollars or more), then still leave parents juggling another login. ILY removes that tax on early childhood programs: your school pays nothing, enrolled parents pay nothing for teacher communication, and everyone shares the school day in one private place.
Apply at edu.ily.chat, invite families, and start. Teachers upload classroom moments; parents receive them on the same apps they can keep for family life later.
No school subscription
No per-seat licenses or growing annual quotes. Free for approved daycares and preschools.
No parent fee for school chat
Direct communication with teachers stays free while the child is enrolled, with photos and calendars included.
One app families already understand
Album, chat, and calendar foundations parents can grow into a full private family home if they choose.
The parent model
School photos are only part of the story. Parents want the whole album.
We do not bill schools for ILY. The optional step is for parents: many want more than a school-added gallery of their child. They want every moment and memory: weekends, first steps at home, trips, grandparents, in one private timeline.
With one click they upgrade to ILY Premium on the same family account, then import photos from their camera roll. School memories stay linked; home memories join them. No new signup, no starting over.
1 · Free school-linked start
Classroom photos, teacher chat, and school calendars while enrolled.
2 · One-click Premium
Unlock the full private album, original-quality media, and whole-family Premium features on the same account.
3 · Import your own moments
Add camera-roll photos and videos so the album is not only what school shared. It is the family’s full story.
Privacy
Teachers cannot see private family photos.
Classroom content stays in the school-linked space. When parents upgrade and import their own photos, those private family uploads and home-only memories remain with the family.
A teacher has upload access only for photos she creates and shares from school. She does not get access to the family’s private library, camera-roll imports, or personal album timeline.
Clear boundary
- Teachers can upload and share classroom moments with the right families, chat, and update school calendars.
- Teachers cannot browse private family uploads, imported camera-roll memories, or home-only albums.
- Parents keep control of what stays school-linked and what belongs only to the family after Premium.
How it works
School applies. We approve. Teachers invite parents.
1 · Apply
School applies
Your preschool or daycare submits an application at edu.ily.chat. Free to start.
2 · Approved
We review
Approved programs get access to the school dashboard and classroom tools.
3 · Teachers
Staff join
Teachers share photos they create, message parents, and keep calendars current.
4 · Parents
Families connect
Parents join free for school-linked chat and photos. Upgrade later if they want the full album.
Optional note
Partner programs
Some school partnerships may include an optional commission arrangement. Details are discussed during application review; nothing is required to start with the free school experience for your program and enrolled families.
Ready to bring ILY to your school?
Apply your preschool or daycare for free, or sign in if you’re already approved. Parents stay free for teacher communication while enrolled.