Designed for small child care programs
Home & Family Child Care Management Software
Playground is an affordable child care app to help home & family child care owners grow their business. Manage billing, attendance, food programs, family communication, and more.
Playground is an affordable child care app to help home & family child care owners grow their business. Manage billing, attendance, food programs, family communication, and more.
Playground is an affordable child care app to help home & family child care owners grow their business. Manage billing, attendance, food programs, family communication, and more.
4.9 Star Rating
4.9 Star Rating
4.9 Star Rating
Join 65,000+ providers and families already on Playground
Join 65,000+ providers and families already on Playground
Home & Family Childcare Attendance Software
Simple, compliant, and digital check in/out for home childcare programs
Digital check-in
Digital attendance for home childcare
Playground's home childcare attendance software lets you record time for children, charge attendance based fees, and run compliant signature reports for licensing.
Digital attendance for home childcare
Playground's home childcare attendance software lets you record time for children, charge attendance based fees, and run compliant signature reports for licensing.
Digital attendance for home childcare
Playground's home childcare attendance software lets you record time for children, charge attendance based fees, and run compliant signature reports for licensing.
Flexible check in / out options
Family self-check-in and signing kiosks from family or staff devices.
Flexible check in / out options
Family self-check-in and signing kiosks from family or staff devices.
Flexible check in / out options
Family self-check-in and signing kiosks from family or staff devices.
eSignatures
Families can sign directly on the screen so your attendance reports have their wet signatures.
eSignatures
Families can sign directly on the screen so your attendance reports have their wet signatures.
eSignatures
Families can sign directly on the screen so your attendance reports have their wet signatures.
Personalized child schedules
Run expected attendance reports and automatically charge a time-based late pickup fee. For example, you can set your late fee to charge at a rate of $1/minute.
Personalized child schedules
Run expected attendance reports and automatically charge a time-based late pickup fee. For example, you can set your late fee to charge at a rate of $1/minute.
Personalized child schedules
Run expected attendance reports and automatically charge a time-based late pickup fee. For example, you can set your late fee to charge at a rate of $1/minute.
Bulk check in / out
Check multiple kids in or out at the same time.
Bulk check in / out
Check multiple kids in or out at the same time.
Bulk check in / out
Check multiple kids in or out at the same time.
Edit and collect missed signatures
You can edit check in / out times or collect signatures if families forget to sign when they pick-up or dropoff at your home childcare.
Edit and collect missed signatures
You can edit check in / out times or collect signatures if families forget to sign when they pick-up or dropoff at your home childcare.
Edit and collect missed signatures
You can edit check in / out times or collect signatures if families forget to sign when they pick-up or dropoff at your home childcare.
Playdate & carpool support
Families can create one-time or recurring carpools with each other. You have full visibility into who has carpools scheduled without having to do the manual coordination for the families.
Playdate & carpool support
Families can create one-time or recurring carpools with each other. You have full visibility into who has carpools scheduled without having to do the manual coordination for the families.
Playdate & carpool support
Families can create one-time or recurring carpools with each other. You have full visibility into who has carpools scheduled without having to do the manual coordination for the families.
Compliance
Compliant reports in seconds
Generate attendance reports with signatures, time stamps, guardian names, and much more.
Compliant reports in seconds
Generate attendance reports with signatures, time stamps, guardian names, and much more.
Compliant reports in seconds
Generate attendance reports with signatures, time stamps, guardian names, and much more.
Custom reporting
Sort & filter by properties like date range, class, program, and age. Add custom fields to reports.
Custom reporting
Sort & filter by properties like date range, class, program, and age. Add custom fields to reports.
Custom reporting
Sort & filter by properties like date range, class, program, and age. Add custom fields to reports.
Easy export
Print, download, or email all reports.
Easy export
Print, download, or email all reports.
Easy export
Print, download, or email all reports.
Live classroom ratios
View all classroom ratios at once. Easily spot ratio violations before they happen.
Live classroom ratios
View all classroom ratios at once. Easily spot ratio violations before they happen.
Live classroom ratios
View all classroom ratios at once. Easily spot ratio violations before they happen.
There's more
The best childcare management software for small in-home programs
Your home childcare deserves a simple app that grows as your business does
Camp Fire Columbia
"Playground has made an effort to prioritize customer service and follow through on their promises."
Jonathan Myers
Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire
"Playground’s response time is amazing! They're always available and my staff & families never have to wait to hear back."
Kaitlynn Snider
Temple Isaiah Preschool
"Playground helped us put together a plan so that our parents and teachers felt prepared when we started."
Dr. Tamar Andrews
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
Full system setup
Once on board, you’ll have the option to work with a dedicated member of the Playground team to build your perfect system, from registration packets to family payment plans to communication preferences. We’ll work with you to configure your settings and tweak it until your system fits your business perfectly.
Full system setup
Once on board, you’ll have the option to work with a dedicated member of the Playground team to build your perfect system, from registration packets to family payment plans to communication preferences. We’ll work with you to configure your settings and tweak it until your system fits your business perfectly.
Full system setup
Once on board, you’ll have the option to work with a dedicated member of the Playground team to build your perfect system, from registration packets to family payment plans to communication preferences. We’ll work with you to configure your settings and tweak it until your system fits your business perfectly.
Dedicated team member
Every Playground customer is paired with a member of our Customer Experience team who have helped 48,000+ providers, staff, & families create a childcare management system they love.
Dedicated team member
Every Playground customer is paired with a member of our Customer Experience team who have helped 48,000+ providers, staff, & families create a childcare management system they love.
Dedicated team member
Every Playground customer is paired with a member of our Customer Experience team who have helped 48,000+ providers, staff, & families create a childcare management system they love.
Playground Help Center
Forgot how to run an attendance report or adjust a discount? No worries. You, your staff, and your families have access to explore our knowledge base that includes 250+ training videos and step-by-step instructions for seamless guidance through the best childcare management software.
Playground Help Center
Forgot how to run an attendance report or adjust a discount? No worries. You, your staff, and your families have access to explore our knowledge base that includes 250+ training videos and step-by-step instructions for seamless guidance through the best childcare management software.
Playground Help Center
Forgot how to run an attendance report or adjust a discount? No worries. You, your staff, and your families have access to explore our knowledge base that includes 250+ training videos and step-by-step instructions for seamless guidance through the best childcare management software.
Partnership from Day 1
Kick-off call to create plan and system configuration
Partnership from Day 1
Kick-off call to create plan and system configuration
Partnership from Day 1
Kick-off call to create plan and system configuration
Don't settle for long response times and support bots
You deserve phenomenal support that grows as your business does
© 2024 Carline Inc. All rights reserved.
© 2024 Carline Inc. All rights reserved.
© 2024 Carline Inc. All rights reserved.
Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire
Playground’s response time is amazing! They're always available and my staff & families never have to wait to hear back.
Kaitlynn Snider
Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire
"Playground’s response time is amazing! They're always available and my staff & families never have to wait to hear back."
Kaitlynn Snider
Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire
"Playground’s response time is amazing! They're always available and my staff & families never have to wait to hear back."
Kaitlynn Snider
Camp Fire Columbia
"Playground has made an effort to prioritize customer service and follow through on their promises."
Jonathan Myers
Camp Fire Columbia
"Playground has made an effort to prioritize customer service and follow through on their promises."
Jonathan Myers
Camp Fire Columbia
"Playground has made an effort to prioritize customer service and follow through on their promises."
Jonathan Myers
Temple Isaiah Preschool
"Playground helped us put together a plan so that our parents and teachers felt prepared when we started."
Dr. Tamar Andrews
Temple Isaiah Preschool
"Playground helped us put together a plan so that our parents and teachers felt prepared when we started."
Dr. Tamar Andrews
Temple Isaiah Preschool
"Playground helped us put together a plan so that our parents and teachers felt prepared when we started."
Dr. Tamar Andrews