Smart Start of Transylvania County has partnered with Playground to offer the Family Friend & Neighbor providers in their network free access to Playground’s childcare management platform.

Smart Start of Transylvania County (SSTC) is part of a nationally recognized, award-winning early childhood initiative designed to ensure that young children enter school healthy and ready to succeed. SSTC brings together all the people involved in a young child’s life to ensure every child has all they need for healthy growth and development. As part of their mission, SSTC strives to improve high-quality early care and education.

Playground’s platform of powerful child care business tools will help these providers professionalize their services, grow their businesses, and invest in the growth of their children. Playground manages billing, attendance, registration, communication, paperwork, reporting and more for these providers. In turn, providers save time & money which can be reinvested into the development of the children they care for.

Ensuring every family has access to affordable, high-quality childcare is a foundational part of Playground’s mission and this partnership with SSTC is an exciting step towards removing barriers to access.