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Free child care management software for Iowa providers + technology grants!

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

• Free childcare management software through 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

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

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

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Powerful, not overwhelming

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

Invoice and collect from families](/content/solutions/billing/index.html)

[Subsidy

Manage third party and agency payers](/content/solutions/subsidy/index.html)

[Expenses

Manage and track all other spend](/content/solutions/expenses/index.html)

[Paperwork

Fully digitize your forms](/content/solutions/paperwork/index.html)

[Websites

Get more leads](/content/solutions/websites/index.html)

[Attendance

Remain compliant](/content/solutions/attendance/index.html)

[Communication

Deepen family relationships](/content/solutions/communication/index.html)

[Learning

Create, organize & plan](/content/solutions/learning/index.html)

[Reporting

Stay audit ready](/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 family child care programs

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