## Free child care management software for Iowa providers

### Iowa HHS is partnering with Playground to provide all Iowa childcare programs with:

- Free childcare management software thru June 30, 2027
- Up to $1,000+ in technology grant funding for new devices
- 12 months of required financial coaching through the Child Care Collaborative of Iowa

### In partnership with

Funding for this program is being made available through the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services through the Child Care and Development Fund.

Tamar Andrews
Playground's First Customer
Director of ECE @ American Jewish University

## Playground is the only app directors need to run a child care program

Playground is childcare management software that manages billing, attendance, registration, communication, paperwork, reporting and more.

- Attendance
- Billing
- Communication
- Registration
- Paperwork
- Payroll
- AI

## Your dream, all-in-one child care management system

Playground has every feature you need to effortlessly run an early childhood program — from child management to HR

- [Billing](/content/solutions/billing/index.html)  
- [Subsidy](/content/solutions/subsidy/index.html)  
- [Expenses](/content/solutions/expenses/index.html)  
- [Paperwork](/content/solutions/paperwork/index.html)  
- [Websites](/content/solutions/websites/index.html)  
- [Attendance](/content/solutions/attendance/index.html)  
- [Communication](/content/solutions/communication/index.html)  
- [Learning](/content/solutions/learning/index.html)  
- [Reporting](/content/solutions/reporting/index.html)

## Here's what you can get done with Playground in just 30 days

Today  
Day 5  
Day 30

- **Get started**  
  Upload your roster in five minutes  
  Connect your bank account in three minutes  
  Connect your program's contact information in one minute

- **Get comfortable**  
  Support questions get responses in seconds  
  Set up automatic billing  
  Upload and organize all licensing paperwork

- **Ask why you didn't switch years ago**  
  Only one app admins, teachers, and families use  
  100% digital paperwork  
  Run your whole center from one hand

## The best way for Iowa providers to run their child care programs

Make more money, simplify your life, and delight your families by switching to Playground's child care management software.

## Request AI summary of Playground

Funding for this program is being made available through the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services through the Child Care and Development Fund.