Trusted by 300,000+ directors, teachers, and families
Trusted by 300,000+ directors, teachers, and families
Family Engagement
Easy communication for any childcare program
Easy communication for any childcare program
Make your families and staff happier with daily activities, family messaging, and pain-free communication
Make your families and staff happier with daily activities, family messaging, and pain-free communication
Book a live demo!
Family Engagement
Easy communication for any childcare program
Make your families and staff happier with daily activities, family messaging, and pain-free communication
Book a live demo!
Keep families in the loop
Multiple funnels for different programs
Share photos and videos with realtime notifications
Send announcements as SMS texts, emails, and in-app notifications
Schedule publish times for posts and texts
Keep families in the loop
Simple messaging with individual and group chats
Share photos and videos with realtime notifications
Send announcements as SMS texts, emails, and in-app notifications
Schedule publish times for posts and texts
Keep families in the loop
Simple messaging with individual and group chats
Share photos and videos with realtime notifications
Send announcements as SMS texts, emails, and in-app notifications
Schedule publish times for posts and texts
Stay on top of every milestone
Track and share naps, potty, eating, fluids, and more
Share updates on-the-go in seconds
Chat moderation and message controls
Post approvals and editing
Post approvals and editing
Pinned posts in family feeds
Intuitive interface with minimal training
Share PDFs for menus, flyers, and newsletters
Track and share naps, potty, eating, fluids, and more
Share updates on-the-go in seconds
Chat moderation and message controls
Post approvals and editing
Post approvals and editing
Pinned posts in family feeds
Intuitive interface with minimal training
Share PDFs for menus, flyers, and newsletters
Track and share naps, potty, eating, fluids, and more
Share updates on-the-go in seconds
Chat moderation and message controls
Post approvals and editing
Pinned posts in family feeds
Intuitive interface with minimal training
Share PDFs for menus, flyers, and newsletters
Start making your families and staff happier
Say goodbye to juggling several platforms and streamline operations with Playground
Barnert Temple
"Parents have been telling us how much better communication has been since we switched to Playground!
Jennifer Katz-Goldstein
Calvary Chapel Christian Preschool
"Playground is the most customer-friendly system we've used. It’s like an extension of our program."
Denisse Cardenas
Westside Neighborhood School
"Once parents started using the app, everyone was thrilled on how easy and intuitive it was."
Enjolie Gray
Temple Isaiah Preschool
"Playground helped us put together a plan so that our parents and teachers felt prepared when we started."
Dr. Tamar Andrews
Explore all features included in Playground childcare management software
Save money with Playground and provide an amazing family experience with professional invoicing, automatic payment plans, and a beautiful family portal.
Billing
Invoicing
Professional & automatic payment collection
Invoicing
Professional & automatic payment collection
Subsidized care
3rd party billing & family share of cost
Subsidized care
3rd party billing & family share of cost
Expenses
Simple spend tracking
Expenses
Simple spend tracking
Reporting
Revenue management, aging A/R, late accounts
Reporting
Revenue management, aging A/R, late accounts
Attendance
Digital check-in
Quick and easy attendance
Digital check-in
Quick and easy attendance
Licensing compliance
Time sheet reports
Licensing compliance
Time sheet reports
Communication
Engagement
Share photos, videos, and messages
Engagement
Share photos, videos, and messages
Activities
Record daily sheets
Activities
Record daily sheets
Early learning guidelines
Track child growth progress
Early learning guidelines
Track child growth progress
Classroom
Family data & CRM
Child profiles at your fingertips
Family data & CRM
Child profiles at your fingertips
Staff data
Keep important employee info on hand
Staff data
Keep important employee info on hand
Schedules
Flexible scheduling with enrollment forecasting
Schedules
Flexible scheduling with enrollment forecasting
Enrollment
Waitlist
Simplify processing applicants
Waitlist
Simplify processing applicants
Paperwork
Take your site paperless
Paperwork
Take your site paperless
Roster management
Schedule future classroom changes
Roster management
Schedule future classroom changes
Websites
Gorgeous, integrated sites
Websites
Gorgeous, integrated sites
Food program
Menu planning
Plan & share menus with families
Menu planning
Plan & share menus with families
Meal counts
Point of service meal recording
Meal counts
Point of service meal recording
CACFP reporting
Detailed reports for meal claims
CACFP reporting
Detailed reports for meal claims
Start making your families and staff happier
Say goodbye to juggling several platforms and streamline operations with Playground
Start making your families and staff happier
Say goodbye to juggling several platforms and streamline operations with Playground