Child Care Management Software & App | Playground
Click to meet Camber, the first AI child care employee
Arizona, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, New York and providers have access to Playground at no cost
Childcare management software directors love
Playground is an all-in-one child care management software that streamlines operations and administration for 5,000+ child care programs.
4.96 stars across 8,000+ reviews
- Attendance
- Billing
- Communication
- Registration
- Paperwork
- Payroll
- AI
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Join 500,000+ owners, directors, teachers, and families already on Playground
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Get to know Playground
Replace multiple broken tools with Playground, the only child care platform designed to make your teachers and families happier.
- Marketing
- Registration
- Finances
- Engagement
- Payroll
- AI Employee
Hear what customers are saying
"We haven't lost a single teacher since starting with Playground. They're the secret to our retention."
"We want to grow 10 to 20 locations, and we needed a partner to help us grow."
Jermaine Rucker
Owner at Little Minds Universe
Dr. Tamar Andrews
Temple Isaiah Preschool
Katherine Feliz
Owner at Kidz Haven Daycare
Nich
COO at The Weston School
Make your marketing as good as the big brands
Easy marketing automations right on your website. Capture more leads, grow your enrollment.
Your centers’ entire financial picture
Say goodbye to a scattered stack of tools and consolidate your finances into one place.
- Payment collection on autopilot
- Make subsidized billing a breeze
- Automatic expense tracking
- Fast, accurate, and effortless payroll designed for child care
Run your program with ease
The entire toolkit, purpose built to make your teachers and families happier.
- Strengthen relationships with families
- Attendance
- Learning
- Food program
- Reporting
Meet Camber, the first AI employee build for child care.
Camber answers inquiry calls, supports your staff, and handles the daily admin work — giving your program, daycare, or center the capacity of another full-time hire, at a fraction of the cost.
Built for child care programs of all sizes
Playground simplifies child care programs of all sizes, from home-based to centers and multi-site and government.
Here's what you can get done with Playground in just 30 days
Today
- Upload your roster in five minutes
- Connect your bank account in three minutes
- Connect your program's phone in one minute
Day 5
- New leads get responses in seconds
- Set up billing plans
- Configure licensing paperwork expiration dates
Day 30
- 100% digital paperwork
Award-winning customer support from people who care
Rated best support in the child care management industry for a reason
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