Changelog

Changelog

New updates and improvements to Playground

New updates and improvements to Playground

Oct 21, 2024

Attendance Questions & New Post Settings

v540

2 Releases

15 Improvements

5 Fixes

Check in questions on attendance
Check in questions on attendance

One of our most requested features is now officially live! Create custom check-in questions for families to fill out when they drop their child off to help streamline drop-off in the morning. Customize the form per classroom and configure the questions to your liking. Additionally, we added a streamlined new post settings page to make it easier to manage your post types.

Releases

  • Attendance questionnaire — able to ask questions, set last meal & potty, and more during drop-off

  • New post settings page — much easier to set up and manage default/custom posts

Improvements

  • Posts now show which notifications were sent

  • Able to upload .heic files

  • Improved file names for downloads

  • Can now download student immunizations table

  • Employee profiles now list all tax documents and allow you to download them

  • Improved modal to reapply credits to debits

  • Adding a payment method now automatically selects it

  • State subsidy now supports >6 provider Ids

  • Added held amounts and changes to financial reporting

  • Able to archive and/or remove employee chats when marking them inactive

  • Search modal has been completely redone and is greatly improved

  • Added expense splitting for single charges that need to be categorized separately

  • Better notifications on drop-ins

  • Able to schedule a call directly for payroll

  • CRM: Automation filtering — able to set conditions for automations to trigger

Fixes

  • Remove the back button on the QR code webpage

  • Fixed graphical with submitting data to the state subsidy

  • Fixed issue with prepaid enrollment fees showing weirdly after acceptance

  • Fixed listing passwords on mobile

  • Fixed classroom forecasting when a student was scheduled for multiple classrooms in one day

Oct 21, 2024

Attendance Questions & New Post Settings

v540

2 Releases

15 Improvements

5 Fixes

Check in questions on attendance

One of our most requested features is now officially live! Create custom check-in questions for families to fill out when they drop their child off to help streamline drop-off in the morning. Customize the form per classroom and configure the questions to your liking. Additionally, we added a streamlined new post settings page to make it easier to manage your post types.

Releases

  • Attendance questionnaire — able to ask questions, set last meal & potty, and more during drop-off

  • New post settings page — much easier to set up and manage default/custom posts

Improvements

  • Posts now show which notifications were sent

  • Able to upload .heic files

  • Improved file names for downloads

  • Can now download student immunizations table

  • Employee profiles now list all tax documents and allow you to download them

  • Improved modal to reapply credits to debits

  • Adding a payment method now automatically selects it

  • State subsidy now supports >6 provider Ids

  • Added held amounts and changes to financial reporting

  • Able to archive and/or remove employee chats when marking them inactive

  • Search modal has been completely redone and is greatly improved

  • Added expense splitting for single charges that need to be categorized separately

  • Better notifications on drop-ins

  • Able to schedule a call directly for payroll

  • CRM: Automation filtering — able to set conditions for automations to trigger

Fixes

  • Remove the back button on the QR code webpage

  • Fixed graphical with submitting data to the state subsidy

  • Fixed issue with prepaid enrollment fees showing weirdly after acceptance

  • Fixed listing passwords on mobile

  • Fixed classroom forecasting when a student was scheduled for multiple classrooms in one day

Oct 14, 2024

Web Check-in + out & Drop-in Approvals

v537

2 Releases

12 Improvements

6 Fixes

Web kiosk mode
Web kiosk mode

This week we our team launched a new and improved web kiosk mode that mimics the exact functionality on mobile. The web dashboard now supports PIN inputs for family check in/out & connects to Kisi door locks. We also launched drop-in approvals for providers that want to approve any booked drop-in sessions.

Releases

  • Web now supports PIN inputs for check in/out

  • Launched drop-ins approvals

Improvements

  • Improved dropdown options wrapping

  • Able to have custom fields with the same name on different record types

  • Able to record multi-day absences on mobile

  • Improved clickability of save buttons

  • Discounts are now automatically applied when created

  • Able to filter reports by active

  • Pay schedules now show on staff profiles

  • Removed the infant filter for food items

  • Entire table no longer refreshes when editing data on the subsidy integration

  • Improved the unassigned payments tab for newly split families

  • CRM: Manually enroll leads into an automation

  • CRM: Able to mark stages as a terminal stage

Fixes

  • Payout overview now loads faster if you refresh

  • Fixed editing signature times

  • Fixed pressing down arrow on time inputs skipping :00

  • Fixed recurring calendar events ending too early if they are more than 1 year out

  • Fixed issue where staff names overlap

  • No longer shows paid for and paid by if the amount is $0

Oct 14, 2024

Web Check-in + out & Drop-in Approvals

v537

2 Releases

12 Improvements

6 Fixes

Web kiosk mode

This week we our team launched a new and improved web kiosk mode that mimics the exact functionality on mobile. The web dashboard now supports PIN inputs for family check in/out & connects to Kisi door locks. We also launched drop-in approvals for providers that want to approve any booked drop-in sessions.

Releases

  • Web now supports PIN inputs for check in/out

  • Launched drop-ins approvals

Improvements

  • Improved dropdown options wrapping

  • Able to have custom fields with the same name on different record types

  • Able to record multi-day absences on mobile

  • Improved clickability of save buttons

  • Discounts are now automatically applied when created

  • Able to filter reports by active

  • Pay schedules now show on staff profiles

  • Removed the infant filter for food items

  • Entire table no longer refreshes when editing data on the subsidy integration

  • Improved the unassigned payments tab for newly split families

  • CRM: Manually enroll leads into an automation

  • CRM: Able to mark stages as a terminal stage

Fixes

  • Payout overview now loads faster if you refresh

  • Fixed editing signature times

  • Fixed pressing down arrow on time inputs skipping :00

  • Fixed recurring calendar events ending too early if they are more than 1 year out

  • Fixed issue where staff names overlap

  • No longer shows paid for and paid by if the amount is $0

Oct 7, 2024

Support Sidebar, FTE Settings, & CRM Lead Migrations

v537

3 Releases

16 Improvements

4 Fixes

Support Panel
Support Panel

Today we launched our support panel to surface better resources for our providers, even faster. Access our Help Center, live chat, and even your main point of contact's direct calendar. In addition, we added the ability to predict enrollment based on customized FTE definitions, to help you make better informed decisions about your capacity. Finally, we're making steady process on CRM, releasing the ability to graduate leads directly into the core Playground platform.

Releases

  • Support sidebar -- find all support resources in one place on the website, including your named onboarding or account manager

  • Added FTE settings and calculations on predictive enrollment

  • CRM: Able to migrate graduate leads from the CRM directly into Playground

Improvements

  • Improved scheduled classroom filters on mobile

  • Added feed only and no access guardian roles

  • Improved the flow for assigning payments to families after splitting them

  • Added date separators on the mobile feed

  • Added CACFP by class report

  • Improved file attachment names and file previews

  • Improved payroll transactional emails

  • Added overdue debits report to enterprise

  • Teachers now have a students tab on web

  • Now able to edit newsletter subject lines

  • CRM: Able to archive and unarchive leads

  • CRM: Now able to trigger automations based on lead being updated

  • CRM: Trigger automations from form submissions

  • CRM: Trigger automations from tour bookings

  • CRM: Trigger automations from lead stage transitions

  • CRM: Able to delete nodes on automations

Fixes

  • Should now show classroom name on the schedule change on student profiles

  • Fixed issue with printing out forms

  • Cleaned up emergency contact report to allow more guardians per page

  • Plaid integration now automatically categorizes transactions, same as credit card

Oct 7, 2024

Support Sidebar, FTE Settings, & CRM Lead Migrations

v537

3 Releases

16 Improvements

4 Fixes

Support Panel

Today we launched our support panel to surface better resources for our providers, even faster. Access our Help Center, live chat, and even your main point of contact's direct calendar. In addition, we added the ability to predict enrollment based on customized FTE definitions, to help you make better informed decisions about your capacity. Finally, we're making steady process on CRM, releasing the ability to graduate leads directly into the core Playground platform.

Releases

  • Support sidebar -- find all support resources in one place on the website, including your named onboarding or account manager

  • Added FTE settings and calculations on predictive enrollment

  • CRM: Able to migrate graduate leads from the CRM directly into Playground

Improvements

  • Improved scheduled classroom filters on mobile

  • Added feed only and no access guardian roles

  • Improved the flow for assigning payments to families after splitting them

  • Added date separators on the mobile feed

  • Added CACFP by class report

  • Improved file attachment names and file previews

  • Improved payroll transactional emails

  • Added overdue debits report to enterprise

  • Teachers now have a students tab on web

  • Now able to edit newsletter subject lines

  • CRM: Able to archive and unarchive leads

  • CRM: Now able to trigger automations based on lead being updated

  • CRM: Trigger automations from form submissions

  • CRM: Trigger automations from tour bookings

  • CRM: Trigger automations from lead stage transitions

  • CRM: Able to delete nodes on automations

Fixes

  • Should now show classroom name on the schedule change on student profiles

  • Fixed issue with printing out forms

  • Cleaned up emergency contact report to allow more guardians per page

  • Plaid integration now automatically categorizes transactions, same as credit card

Sep 30, 2024

Website Kiosk, Single Sign On, & Paperwork Categories

v536

3 Releases

16 Improvements

6 Fixes

Single sign on
Single sign on

Say hello to Kiosk Mode on the web dashboard! For folks that run attendance from the website, you're now able to turn your computer into a kiosk for families to check in/out. Additionally, we added PDF categories & staff paperwork templates to make your life even easier. Our third major release of the week is single sign on (SSO) for Microsoft based SAML.

Releases

  • Kiosk mode on the website — you can now sign in/out using the same kiosk on the app through the Playground website

  • PDF Categories & Staff Templates — create new paperwork for your program faster!

  • Single sign on — Playground now supports Microsoft based SAML. Please reach out if you’d like any other SSO providers

Improvements

  • Added a new tax deposits report

  • Able to download all paystubs

  • Able to import data from new sources when getting started with Playground

  • Indiana state attendance integration now includes columns for number of days present and absent

  • Creating new locations is much faster now

  • Viewing form submissions is much faster for users — it no longer navigates you to a new page

  • Up to 50% faster EVERY time you edit data — Playground should feel much snappier

  • Able to see ratios under every time slot on the schedule resource view

  • Able to now send PDFs through chat

  • CRM: Cleaned up and improved the leads table

  • CRM: Automations now have a version history you can view

  • CRM: Call recordings now show much more data

  • CRM: Form stat tracking for views & completions

  • CRM: Lead owners and assigned location field for multi-sites

  • CRM: Able to send out templated emails with merge fields to leads

  • CRM: Much prettier empty states

Fixes

  • Reply to post on the mobile app should work 100% of the time now

  • Show inactive on PIN code reports

  • Able to clear out accounting codes from online payments & credits

  • Classroom forecasting downloads should pull current day now

  • Fixed a bug with iOS 18 not allowing video uploads

  • State subsidy integration now reloads data when you save settings

Sep 30, 2024

Website Kiosk, Single Sign On, & Paperwork Categories

v536

3 Releases

16 Improvements

6 Fixes

Single sign on

Say hello to Kiosk Mode on the web dashboard! For folks that run attendance from the website, you're now able to turn your computer into a kiosk for families to check in/out. Additionally, we added PDF categories & staff paperwork templates to make your life even easier. Our third major release of the week is single sign on (SSO) for Microsoft based SAML.

Releases

  • Kiosk mode on the website — you can now sign in/out using the same kiosk on the app through the Playground website

  • PDF Categories & Staff Templates — create new paperwork for your program faster!

  • Single sign on — Playground now supports Microsoft based SAML. Please reach out if you’d like any other SSO providers

Improvements

  • Added a new tax deposits report

  • Able to download all paystubs

  • Able to import data from new sources when getting started with Playground

  • Indiana state attendance integration now includes columns for number of days present and absent

  • Creating new locations is much faster now

  • Viewing form submissions is much faster for users — it no longer navigates you to a new page

  • Up to 50% faster EVERY time you edit data — Playground should feel much snappier

  • Able to see ratios under every time slot on the schedule resource view

  • Able to now send PDFs through chat

  • CRM: Cleaned up and improved the leads table

  • CRM: Automations now have a version history you can view

  • CRM: Call recordings now show much more data

  • CRM: Form stat tracking for views & completions

  • CRM: Lead owners and assigned location field for multi-sites

  • CRM: Able to send out templated emails with merge fields to leads

  • CRM: Much prettier empty states

Fixes

  • Reply to post on the mobile app should work 100% of the time now

  • Show inactive on PIN code reports

  • Able to clear out accounting codes from online payments & credits

  • Classroom forecasting downloads should pull current day now

  • Fixed a bug with iOS 18 not allowing video uploads

  • State subsidy integration now reloads data when you save settings

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