Built for schools, parents and students

Every child goes home with the right adult.

Guardian connects schools and families around one simple promise: no child leaves school with someone their parents did not approve. Verified pickup people, one-time codes and a recorded handover, every single day.

Photo-verified pickup Private by design Instant parent updates
How Guardian works

Three steps between the classroom and home

The same careful routine every afternoon, so nobody has to remember the rules under pressure at the gate.

See the full journey
  1. Parents choose pickup people

    Add a name, phone and photo for each trusted adult, pick which children and for how long. Guardian issues a five-digit code.

  2. Staff check at the gate

    The adult gives the code. Staff see their photo and only the children they may collect, and compare face to photo.

  3. Handover is recorded

    One tap records who released which child, to whom and when. Parents are notified straight away.

Guardian school dashboard showing today's collection: students, recorded handovers and items needing review Illustrative data
For school leaders

Today's collection, at a glance

Know how many children have gone home, who is still waiting, and what needs your attention, without walking the gates.

  • Live counts of handovers and children still awaiting pickup
  • Failed-code alerts and emergency handovers flagged for review
  • Exports for collection history, arrivals and permission changes

See everything for schools

Designed for busy school gates

Fast enough for home time, careful enough for children

5digit pickup codes
90,000codes per school
1 tapto record a handover
100%of handovers recorded
Guardian on phones: each school keeps its own name and colours, and parents see their children's pickup status Illustrative data
For families

Peace of mind at 3:30 every afternoon

Running late? Grandma collecting today? Share a pickup code in seconds and know the moment your child is handed over.

  • One account for all your children, even at different schools
  • Codes that expire when you choose, for one day or every week
  • Van updates and arrival confirmation for school transport

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Safety is the product

Careful by design, not by afterthought

Every rule is checked by Guardian itself, on every request, for every school.

Photo match

Every pickup person has a photo that staff compare at the gate.

Failed-code alerts

Repeated wrong codes alert the school, without exposing any child.

School boundaries

Each school sees only its own children, families and records.

Full record

Who released which child, to whom and when, kept for review.

How we protect children's information

Questions

Good to know

Straight answers about joining Guardian and how pickup works.

Still have a question? Send us a message and we will reply within two working days.

How do I join Guardian?

Guardian is by invitation only. Your school sends you a personal invitation link by email. Open it, create your password and you are in. There is no public sign-up.

What if someone else needs to collect my child?

Add them as a pickup person with their name, phone and photo, choose the children and the dates, and Guardian gives you a code to share with them. Staff check the code and photo at the gate.

What happens if someone enters a wrong code?

Nothing is revealed. A wrong code shows no child and no names. After several failed attempts the school is alerted to review what happened.

Can my children be at different schools?

Yes. One Guardian account works with every school that invites you. Each school only ever sees its own records.

How does my school start using Guardian?

A school leader contacts us through the contact form. We arrange a walkthrough, set up the school's private workspace and invite its School Super Administrator, who then invites staff and parents.

Ready to make home time safer?

Talk to us about bringing Guardian to your school, or open the invitation your school sent you.