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Easy communication for any childcare program

Share photos & videos
Message families & staff
Automatic daily reports

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Grow your childcare business with the best family communication system

The easiest app to improve parent teacher communication

Available in Spanish

1:1 Dedicated account manager

60 second live chat response time

20 hours

saved monthly on attendance

Early Years Academy

76 kids

20 hours

saved monthly on attendance

Early Years Academy

76 kids

20 hours

saved monthly on attendance

Early Years Academy

76 kids

30% increase

family engagement

The Acorn

221 kids

30% increase

family engagement

The Acorn

221 kids

30% increase

family engagement

The Acorn

221 kids

Authenticated Reviewer

"From the start, Playground has been extremely user friendly"

"From the start, Playground has been extremely user friendly"

Amanda A.

Director

Built for daycare businesses of all sizes

Built for daycare businesses of all sizes

Center
Home Based
Multi Site
Before & After School
School District
Camp

Keep families in the loop and boost engagement

Dedicated photo, video, & daily report app
On my way queue
Keep communication between programs separate and organized
Teacher engagement dashboard
Broadcast updates to parents with announcements
Emergency text & family messaging

Authenticated Reviewer

"Makes enrollment a very simple smooth process"

"Makes enrollment a very simple smooth process"

Ceslee F.

Director

Customizable Daycare Enrollment Forms and Checklists

Customizable preschool enrollment application
Automatic personalized emails
Simple waitlist management & child care enrollment
Self-serve flow for families
Text waitlisted families
Automatic registration fee & tuition deposit workflows

Streamlined Billing

Automatic invoicing & collections
Track offline payments
Attendance-based billing
Late pickup fees
Family generated tax statements
Daycare accounting software with expense tracking built-in

Authenticated Reviewer

We save 3+ hours each week since using the attendance feature

We save 3+ hours each week since using the attendance feature

Amanda A.

Director

Reliable preschool attendance tracking software for accurate reporting

Check kids in and out on a dedicated attendance app
Personalized student schedules
Attendance-based billing & automatic late pick-up fees
Forecast ratios
Family-shared ETAs
Attendance reports in seconds with signatures, time stamps, and guardian names

Authenticated Reviewer

"I don't have to worry about payments at all"

"I don't have to worry about payments at all"

Ceslee F.

Director

Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire reduced delinquent payments by 93%

Across their 4 locations, 75% of payments were late, and they'd often never see those payments.

They were also juggling numerous systems for attendance, enrollment, communication, paperwork, and reporting.

With the risk of continuing to lose revenue (and sanity), they turned to Playground for a better attendance management system.

Previous solutions

Payments

Cash & check

Attendance

Paper & pencil

Communication

Facebook & texting

measurable return on investment

93% decrease in delinquent payments

3 hours saved weekly on payroll

1 hour saved daily per classroom on attendance

"Our bank account felt the positive impact from Playground instantly"

— Kaitlynn Snider, Director of Operations

Top rated customer support from people who care

Top rated customer support from people who care

Top rated customer support from people who care

Every customer is paired 1:1 with a dedicated account manager who helps you get set up on the attendance app

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Free data migration

60 second average first response time for live human support

Help center with 450+ guides, videos, and walkthroughs

Public roadmap for new features you can suggest

Disponible en español

Authenticated Reviewer

"The customer service has been incredible"

"The customer service has been incredible"

Kelsey F.

Director

Create deeper family engagement

Create deeper family engagement

Whether it's a quick message, a cute photo & video, or a report at the end of the day

Bulk Actions

Automate your team's most tedious administrative tasks

Elevate your brand

Standardize your brand across all locations with templates for everything

Franchise Support

Payout to multiple banks simultaneously

Enterprise Grade Security

PCI compliance and industry standard security practices to ensure your this

93% decrease

in delinquent payments

Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire

8 sites

93% decrease

in delinquent payments

Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire

8 sites

93% decrease

in delinquent payments

Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire

8 sites

$72,000 saved

yearly since launch

Southern Oregon Head Start

27 sites

$72,000 saved

yearly since launch

Southern Oregon Head Start

27 sites

$72,000 saved

yearly since launch

Southern Oregon Head Start

27 sites

Authenticated Reviewer

"We’re very, very data-driven and Playground has been essential"

"We’re very, very data-driven and Playground has been essential"

Kaycee C.

Director

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