Camps
Top rated camp management software
Flexible enrollment, smart scheduling, and seamless billing that adapts to the way your camp program actually runs.
Join 300,000+ owners, directors, teachers, and families already on Playground
Built for child care, ready for camp
Camp operations are complicated. Your software shouldn’t make it worse.
Most child care software breaks the moment camp starts. Most camp software wasn’t built for you in the first place. That leaves your team stuck with messy workarounds. With Playground, your camp is managed alongside your core school year without forcing you into a one-size-fits-none workflow.
Flexible enrollment built for camp
Enrollment that works for your camp
Families can register in minutes, selecting only the dates or sessions they need, while your team stays in control. Playground gives you multiple ways to structure enrollment.
Session-based, weekly, or daily enrollment
Dynamic pricing that adjusts based on selections
Support for waitlists and rolling registration
Optional paperwork collection and approval flows
Self-serve or staff-managed options
Real-time schedules, no spreadsheets needed
Flexible scheduling, automatically updated
No more creating and updating spreadsheets by hand. Schedules are built as families enroll and updated in real time. Every selection a family makes can automatically generate the corresponding schedule.
Camp schedules flow directly from enrollment
Drop-in care and one-off days supported
Auto-generate rosters based on sessions
Camp billing without the headaches
Seamless billing from registration to attendance
Playground’s billing system handles all the complexity without the admin burden. Close your books with confidence and stay in control of when charges can be edited or applied.
Auto-generated invoices based on selections
Support for deposits, holds, and partial payments
Sibling discounts and custom pricing rules
Drop-in day charges handled automatically
Live visibility into staff and room ratios
Staff ratios always in view
Camp is too dynamic to track on paper. Playground makes it easy to keep things compliant, even on the move.
Live dashboards for ratios and room counts
Mobile view for lead counselors and admins
Alerts for out-of-ratio moments
Clear, timely communication—all in one app
Camp communication that families actually read
No more phone calls about “what group is my kid in again?” Everything is in the app. Keep families informed before, during, and after each camp day:
Pre-camp info packets and welcome emails
Real-time updates, photos, and messages during the day
Drop-off and pickup reminders
Camp calendars with closures and events
Drop-in care, without the chaos
Built-in support for drop-in care
Playground handles drop-in care without the operational mess. Whether you allow last-minute signups or plan them in advance, your team can stay in control.
Let families request drop-in dates directly in the app
Require approval or automatically confirm
Add charges, update ratios, and adjust rosters in one step
Run camp and school in one seamless system
Camps are different. Playground gets that.
We built our camp tools inside the same platform our customers already use for the school year. Just one system that adapts to everything you run.
No importing/exporting data
No separate tools
No extra training for your team
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