OWNA Reimagines Childcare with Oracle
Sydney, Australia—September 23, 2026
OWNA, one of Australia’s leading all-in-one childcare software providers, has developed an AI-powered daycare intelligence platform using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Enterprise AI. The platform helps streamline time-consuming administrative work, giving educators more time for meaningful interactions with children and families.
Founded in 2016, OWNA provides an all-in-one management platform used by more than 4,000 childcare centers across Australia and New Zealand. The platform supports operations, compliance, family engagement, childcare subsidies and billing, staff rostering, and reporting. For educators, documenting a child’s day can involve reviewing thousands of images and creating personalised updates for families. While these updates help families stay connected to their child’s learning and development, they can also take time away from the direct interactions with children. By combining OWNA’s childcare expertise with Oracle’s scalable cloud and AI capabilities, OWNA’s daycare intelligence platform aims to simplify these workflows. In its early pilot phase, the platform is helping hundreds of educators quickly and efficiently create timely, relevant updates that keep families connected to their child’s daily activities.
“Every minute an educator spends on administration is time they could be spending supporting a child’s learning, development, and wellbeing,” said Kheang-Ly, CEO and founder, OWNA. “Our goal is to give that time back. With OCI Enterprise AI, we can automate time-consuming processes such as creating family updates, allowing educators to focus more of their day on meaningful interactions with children. At the same time, we can help families feel more connected to the important moments in their child’s day.”
With security controls configured by OWNA, the daycare intelligence platform uses OCI Storage to securely store information and AI-powered capabilities to organize and retrieve relevant data. The daycare intelligence platform is stored in OCI Storage and processed using AI-powered capabilities to help organise and retrieve relevant data. OCI Database with PostgreSQL provides vector search capabilities and enhanced data security, supporting AI-assisted search and content generation. Together, these OCI capabilities give OWNA a secure, scalable cloud foundation for introducing new AI capabilities across its platform.
“OWNA is showing how AI can be applied in a practical way to make a meaningful difference for educators, children, and families,” said Stephen Bovis, regional managing director, Australia and New Zealand, Oracle. “With OCI, OWNA has a secure, scalable cloud foundation to bring AI into everyday childcare workflows, assist educators to automate time-consuming tasks, and continue developing new capabilities as its platform grows. This is an excellent example of how Australian organisations can use AI to solve real-world challenges and create better experiences for the communities they serve.”
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OWNA is Australia’s leading all-in-one childcare management platform, supporting over 3,500 services nationwide. From CCS and family engagement to HR, payroll and compliance, OWNA helps services streamline operations, improve compliance, and focus on delivering quality education and care.
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