Best Child Care Management Software & App for Montana Providers | Playground
Missoula Child Care Advantage partners with Playground as a resource to support Missoula County child care providers & offer preferred pricing
Playground is child care management software that helps Missoula providers lower administrative overhead and maximize revenue.
100,000+ providers, teachers, and families
Our other Montana partners include
The best child care management software
Designed to be simple
Playground has every feature you need to efficiently run a child care business
How is Playground different?
These are some of the most popular reasons why providers choose Playground:
- Live human support
- 60 second average chat response time
- Digital documents allowing families & staff to fill out any paperwork online
- New features weekly with free updates.
Join 100,000+ owners, directors, teachers, and families already on Playground.
Montana state licensing paperwork templates already in your account
Playground's fillable PDFs allow families to fill out all their paperwork online through their portal.
Delight families by saying goodbye to paper and pencil chaos — make registration a breeze for them.
Better compliance by marking fields as required to ensure families complete them before submitting paperwork.
Your dream, all-in-one childcare management system
Powerful, not overwhelming
Playground has every feature you need to effortlessly run an early childhood program — from child management to HR
[Billing
Payment plans for child care
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[Enrollment
Simple registration for child care
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[Attendance
Sign in/out and reports
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[Paperwork
Take your center paperless
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[Communication
Keep families in the loop
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[Activities
Simple photo & video sharing
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[Food programs
CACFP compliant reporting
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[Subsidized care
Manage 3rd party payment
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[Child Care Websites
Fully branded & SEO-optimized
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[Curriculum & lesson plans
Track student development
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Testimonials:
"Playground is the most customer-friendly system we've used. It’s like an extension of our program."
Denisse Cardenas - Temple Isaiah Preschool"Playground helped us put together a plan so that our parents and teachers felt prepared when we started."
Dr. Tamar Andrews - Gan Montessori"I wish someone would've told me about Playground sooner. Stop your search now and just sign up. You'll thank me later!”
Moshe Teldon - Goldberg Montessori"The immunizations tracker eliminates all pencil and paper for us. I get back 10 hours every month — this is a game-changer!"
Robyn Burck - Westside Neighborhood School"Once parents started using the app, everyone was thrilled at how easy and intuitive it was."
Enjolie Gray
We add new features.
Every single week. For free.
Here's our latest product updates
Scheduled Reports, Duplicate Management, & Better Lesson Activities
Aug 24, 2026
Show Staff Development Days & Edit Lesson Activities From Mobile
Aug 17, 2026
Better Family Push Notifications & Updated Kiosk on Web
Aug 10, 2026
Tap to Pay on iPhone, Percentage Based Split Payments, and Restore Deleted Payments & Credits
Aug 3, 2026
Preferred pricing for Raise Montana providers
In-home $50/month
Centers $140/month
Both include:
- Invoicing, expenses, & financial reports
- Subsidized care & family co-pay
- Family engagement & communication
- Digital paperwork, registration, & waitlist
- Attendance, timesheets, & ratios
- Implementation & ongoing support
- Self-help-center with guides & videos
- 60 second average response time on live chat
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Missoula Child Care Advantage partnership?
- What if I don’t have time to learn how to use Playground?
- What if I need help with the program?
- I’m worried that the technology will be too complex for my program.
- What if I already have a child care management system?
- How does Playground grow enrollment at my center?
Painless onboarding
We'll help you get started in under 15 minutes
1:1 help with a personal specialist you can call or email
Live human support with a 60 second average chat response time
Free data migration to transfer your old childcare management app
Free training with family and staff training webinars
Help Center with virtual family and staff training webinars
Request features on a public roadmap for new features you can suggest