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Linda Hopkins, Owner of Daycare Providers Unlimited, thinks you'd benefit from Playground's child care management system.

Claim 20% off your first 6 months of Playground to automate your child care operations and improve family satisfaction.

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A trusted partner for child care providers

A trusted partner for child care providers

Daycare Providers Unlimited and Playground partner to bring child care providers the latest and greatest child care resources, guides, and content.

Daycare Providers Unlimited and Playground partner to bring child care providers the latest and greatest child care resources, guides, and content.

Brought to you in partnership with Daycare providers unlimited

Grow your child care business with Playground

Playground is a comprehensive child care management software designed to simplify administrative tasks, enhance communication, and streamline operations for child care providers.

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

Exclusive Community Discount

As a valued member of Daycare Providers Unlimited, you gain exclusive access to 20% off your first 6 months.

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 child care businesses of all sizes

Built for child care businesses of all sizes

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

Designed for child care owners & directors

Designed for child care owners & directors

Attendance

Save hours managing attendance

Attendance

Personal specialist you can call or email

Attendance

Save hours managing attendance

Billing

The easiest way to manage payments for child care

Live human support

30 second average chat response time

Billing

The easiest way to manage payments for child care

Communication

Foster more meanginful engagement with families

Communication

We'll transfer your data from your old system

Communication

Data transfer from your old system

Payroll

Fast, accurate, and effortless payroll for child care

Payroll

Virtual family and staff training webinars

Payroll

Fast, accurate, and effortless payroll for child care

Enrollment

Manage waitlist, set up billing, collect paperwork, and assign classes with simple registration

Enrollment

Public roadmap for new features you can suggest

Enrollment

Manage waitlist, set up billing, collect paperwork, and assign classes with simple registration

Scheduling

Seamless student and staff scheduling

Scheduling

250+ guides, best practices, and videos

Scheduling

Seamless student and staff scheduling

Expenses

Save hours of work every month with easy expense automations

Expenses

Public roadmap for new features you can suggest

Expenses

Save hours of work every month with easy expense automations

CRM

Reach, engage, and convert more customers

CRM

Public roadmap for new features you can suggest

CRM

Reach, engage, and convert more customers

Activities

The best way to track and share activities at your child care

Activities

Public roadmap for new features you can suggest

Activities

The best way to track and share activities at your child care

Ensure Compliance with Automated Tools for Daycare Licensing Requirements

Easiest way to manage check in and out
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

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

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

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

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

Ceslee F.

Director

Customizable Daycare Enrollment Forms and Attendance Tracking

State licensing paperwork templates
Automatic personalized emails
Simple waitlist management
Self-serve flow for families
Text waitlisted families
Automatic registration fee & tuition deposit workflows

Authenticated Reviewer

"Makes enrollment a very simple smooth process"

"Makes enrollment a very simple smooth process"

Ceslee F.

Director

Improved Family Engagement

Share photos & videos
On my way queue
Custom daily reports
Teacher engagement dashboard
Flexible messaging
Emergency text messaging

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 solution.

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 for success

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Free data migration

60 second average first response time for live human support

Help center with 200+ 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

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

Start making your families & teachers happier today

Talk to us to see how you can drive costs down and consolidate your childcare management systems