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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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### Sign up for a free demo

Meet with our experts to see Playground's benefits proven to be invaluable in enhancing the overall quality of child care programs

### 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.

## 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Reporting\
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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