Can you use a Google Nest camera for daycare parent viewing?
No. Google Nest cameras can't be used for daycare parent viewing. Nest video is locked to Google's cloud and the Google Home app, with no local RTSP/ONVIF stream.
Google Nest cameras stream exclusively to Google's cloud and are viewed through the Google Home app. Google does not provide an RTSP or ONVIF output, and its developer APIs are limited to select partners, not usable for a daycare parent-viewing platform.
Sharing your Google Home access with daycare families would expose your whole home setup with no per-family scoping, no viewing hours, and no enrollment gating, the opposite of what a daycare camera policy needs.
Nest remains a good consumer home camera; it just can't serve as the classroom camera parents watch.
What we recommend
Keep Nest for your own home monitoring, and put a dedicated RTSP camera in each daycare room (Anpviz, Reolink, or Tapo, roughly $40–90 each). CareCam pulls those local streams and handles per-parent logins and viewing hours.
Check your exact camera model
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Tell us the camera model(s) you own and we'll confirm by email whether they work with CareCam, and what the cheapest path is if they don't. Usually within one business day.
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Google Nest daycare camera FAQ
Can daycare parents watch my Nest camera?
Does Google Nest support RTSP or ONVIF?
What's the cheapest way to add parent viewing alongside Nest?
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Setting up from scratch? See the 2-camera home daycare kit or the home daycare camera system guide.