# The Childcare Chic's favorite child care management software

### Playground is easy-to-use child care software for child care providers that want lower costs and happier customers

Loved by 100,000+ providers, teachers, and families

### The best child care management software

### Simple by design

## Playground has every feature for child care providers, including pre-made licensing paperwork templates

Join 100,000+ owners, directors, teachers, and families already on Playground

### Professional & easy

### Manage your business effortlessly from one place

## Streamline your administrative tasks and delight your families with Playground's all-in-one child care app

- **Billing**\
 Payment plans for child care\

- **Enrollment**\
 Simple registration for child care\

- **Attendance**\
 Sign in/out and reports\

- **Paperwork**\
 Take your center paperless\

- **Communication**\
 Keep families in the loop\

- **Activities**\
 Simple photo & video sharing\

- **Food programs**\
 CACFP compliant reporting\

- **Subsidized care**\
 Manage 3rd party payment\

- **Child Care Websites**\
 Fully branded & SEO-optimized\

- **Curriculum & lesson plans**\
 Track student development\

### Painless onboarding

### We'll help you get started in under 15 minutes

1:1 help

- Personal specialist you can call or email
- Live human support
- Free training
- Help Center

# 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

### Lower your costs, save time, and maximize revenue with Playground's simple all-in-one child care management software

## Get started today to eliminate your tedious administrative busywork and focus on what matters most; the kids!