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Helping child care providers thrive & shine

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Child care providers are heroes to us

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Dear Child Care Providers,

You pour your hearts into nurturing young minds, juggling endless tasks, and making sure every child feels seen and safe.

You’re the backbone of our communities, supporting families and laying the foundation for lifelong learning. You remind us that with the right care, every child can flourish.

But child care providers face an uphill battle - mountains of paperwork, rising cost of care, and never-ending admin work drain time and energy from what matters most: the kids.

We're here to help you flip the script.

Dear Child Care Providers,

You pour your hearts into nurturing young minds, juggling endless tasks, and making sure every child feels seen and safe.

You’re the backbone of our communities, supporting families and laying the foundation for lifelong learning. You remind us that with the right care, every child can flourish.

But child care providers face an uphill battle - mountains of paperwork, rising cost of care, and never-ending admin work drain time and energy from what matters most: the kids.

We're here to help you flip the script.

A technology shift is happening

For too long, child care programs have been stuck with clunky tools and manual processes, falling behind while other industries get all the high-tech toys.

But Playground is flipping the script.

Playground is a proven platform for child care providers to streamline their operations, reclaim their time, and get back to the joy of teaching and caring.

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Difference made since 2019

500,000+

families served

5,000+

programs helped

50

states supported

How it started

Daniel & Josh Andrews didn’t just stumble into building Playground - they were born into it.

Child care is in their DNA. Their mom was the director of a center with 250 kids, Grandma working as a preschool administrator & Aunt running an in-home program.

But they saw the struggle up close.

The endless spreadsheets, the clunky software, the paperwork mountains. These things were eating up precious time that could’ve gone to the kids. When their family couldn’t find a tool that actually helped, they turned to Daniel & Josh for a solution. The two brothers recruited their childhood friend Sasha Reiss and the trio built Playground.

Finally, their family had the tool that turned admin chaos into calm. Their family got back hours every week and poured that time into the children they loved.

Word got out, and soon other providers across the country were asking for Playground. What started as a family fix quickly became the platform helping child care providers nationwide ditch the clunkiness and rediscover their passion for early education.

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The all-in-one child care platform is loved by

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Families

Playground has the best customer service. The features they offer are mind blowing. It is a thorough software. Everything about it is great!
Melina W
Director
The customer service is tremendous, and there's always someone to help me. Honestly, of all the child care management software, this one is by far the best.
Brittany D.
Director
We moved the money we normally spent on chasing families for payments to pay our teachers more money. Playground has made everyone happy.
Tamar A.
Director
Playground was fast, covered almost all my business needs, and was affordable. I probably wouldn't be up and running already if it weren't for Playground.
Galen R.
Director
This is the best app I have found do work with my daycare business. It is so easy to keep track of attendance and is parent friendly. Everything is at my finger tips.
Ticia B.
owner
My overall experience with Playground has been extremely great. I love that if I have a question, they get right back to you. All the parents love it!
Alma W.
owner
The staff and developers have made it such a seamless process and we couldn’t be happier that we switched. We look forward to what’s possible in the future!
Robyn B.
Director