Designed for small child care programs
Home & Family Child Care Management Software
Playground is an affordable child care app to help home & family child care owners grow their business. Manage billing, attendance, food programs, family communication, and more.
Playground is an affordable child care app to help home & family child care owners grow their business. Manage billing, attendance, food programs, family communication, and more.
Playground is an affordable child care app to help home & family child care owners grow their business. Manage billing, attendance, food programs, family communication, and more.
4.9 Star Rating
4.9 Star Rating
4.9 Star Rating
Join 65,000+ providers and families already on Playground
Join 65,000+ providers and families already on Playground
Family Childcare Classroom Management Software
Streamline day-to-day in the classroom by managing staff-to-child ratios, tracking early learning development, and storing family data.
In class
Live staff to child ratios
See immediately what your capacity and current ratio is. Run expected attendance reports to stay compliant.
Live staff to child ratios
See immediately what your capacity and current ratio is. Run expected attendance reports to stay compliant.
Live staff to child ratios
See immediately what your capacity and current ratio is. Run expected attendance reports to stay compliant.
Record child assessments according to your early learning framework
Work towards developmentally appropriate goals and share milestones with families.
Record child assessments according to your early learning framework
Work towards developmentally appropriate goals and share milestones with families.
Record child assessments according to your early learning framework
Work towards developmentally appropriate goals and share milestones with families.
Data storage
Immunizations
Run reports on immunizations that are overdue or coming due.
Immunizations
Run reports on immunizations that are overdue or coming due.
Immunizations
Run reports on immunizations that are overdue or coming due.
Allergies and medications
Store child allergy and medication information that you can access on-the-go at any time.
Allergies and medications
Store child allergy and medication information that you can access on-the-go at any time.
Allergies and medications
Store child allergy and medication information that you can access on-the-go at any time.
Birthdays
Keep birth records on file. Playground automatically shows you if any children have birthdays today.
Birthdays
Keep birth records on file. Playground automatically shows you if any children have birthdays today.
Birthdays
Keep birth records on file. Playground automatically shows you if any children have birthdays today.
Guardian and sibling information
Related guardians and enrolled siblings are attached to child profiles.
Guardian and sibling information
Related guardians and enrolled siblings are attached to child profiles.
Guardian and sibling information
Related guardians and enrolled siblings are attached to child profiles.
Custom child profiles
Record and store any data you'd like using custom fields. Run reports on children and pull these custom fields. You can have your registration form automatically populate each child's profile so you don't have to manually input data.
Custom child profiles
Record and store any data you'd like using custom fields. Run reports on children and pull these custom fields. You can have your registration form automatically populate each child's profile so you don't have to manually input data.
Custom child profiles
Record and store any data you'd like using custom fields. Run reports on children and pull these custom fields. You can have your registration form automatically populate each child's profile so you don't have to manually input data.
There's more
The best childcare management software for small in-home programs
Your home childcare deserves a simple app that grows as your business does
Camp Fire Columbia
"Playground has made an effort to prioritize customer service and follow through on their promises."
Jonathan Myers
Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire
"Playground’s response time is amazing! They're always available and my staff & families never have to wait to hear back."
Kaitlynn Snider
Temple Isaiah Preschool
"Playground helped us put together a plan so that our parents and teachers felt prepared when we started."
Dr. Tamar Andrews
Calvary Chapel Christian Preschool
"Playground is the most customer-friendly system we've used. It’s like an extension of our program."
Denisse Cardenas
Westside Neighborhood School
"Once parents started using the app, everyone was thrilled on how easy and intuitive it was."
Enjolie Gray
Full system setup
Once on board, you’ll have the option to work with a dedicated member of the Playground team to build your perfect system, from registration packets to family payment plans to communication preferences. We’ll work with you to configure your settings and tweak it until your system fits your business perfectly.
Full system setup
Once on board, you’ll have the option to work with a dedicated member of the Playground team to build your perfect system, from registration packets to family payment plans to communication preferences. We’ll work with you to configure your settings and tweak it until your system fits your business perfectly.
Full system setup
Once on board, you’ll have the option to work with a dedicated member of the Playground team to build your perfect system, from registration packets to family payment plans to communication preferences. We’ll work with you to configure your settings and tweak it until your system fits your business perfectly.
Dedicated team member
Every Playground family childcare is paired with a member of our Customer Experience team who have helped 48,000+ providers, staff, & families create a childcare management system they love.
Dedicated team member
Every Playground family childcare is paired with a member of our Customer Experience team who have helped 48,000+ providers, staff, & families create a childcare management system they love.
Dedicated team member
Every Playground family childcare is paired with a member of our Customer Experience team who have helped 48,000+ providers, staff, & families create a childcare management system they love.
Playground Help Center
Forgot how to run an attendance report or adjust a discount? No worries. You, your staff, and your families have access to explore our knowledge base that includes 250+ training videos and step-by-step instructions for seamless guidance through the best childcare management software.
Playground Help Center
Forgot how to run an attendance report or adjust a discount? No worries. You, your staff, and your families have access to explore our knowledge base that includes 250+ training videos and step-by-step instructions for seamless guidance through the best childcare management software.
Playground Help Center
Forgot how to run an attendance report or adjust a discount? No worries. You, your staff, and your families have access to explore our knowledge base that includes 250+ training videos and step-by-step instructions for seamless guidance through the best childcare management software.
Partnership from Day 1
Kick-off call to create plan and system configuration
Partnership from Day 1
Kick-off call to create plan and system configuration
Partnership from Day 1
Kick-off call to create plan and system configuration
Don't settle for long response times and support bots
You deserve phenomenal support that grows as your business does
© 2024 Carline Inc. All rights reserved.
© 2024 Carline Inc. All rights reserved.
© 2024 Carline Inc. All rights reserved.
Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire
Playground’s response time is amazing! They're always available and my staff & families never have to wait to hear back.
Kaitlynn Snider
Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire
"Playground’s response time is amazing! They're always available and my staff & families never have to wait to hear back."
Kaitlynn Snider
Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire
"Playground’s response time is amazing! They're always available and my staff & families never have to wait to hear back."
Kaitlynn Snider
Camp Fire Columbia
"Playground has made an effort to prioritize customer service and follow through on their promises."
Jonathan Myers
Camp Fire Columbia
"Playground has made an effort to prioritize customer service and follow through on their promises."
Jonathan Myers
Camp Fire Columbia
"Playground has made an effort to prioritize customer service and follow through on their promises."
Jonathan Myers
Temple Isaiah Preschool
"Playground helped us put together a plan so that our parents and teachers felt prepared when we started."
Dr. Tamar Andrews
Temple Isaiah Preschool
"Playground helped us put together a plan so that our parents and teachers felt prepared when we started."
Dr. Tamar Andrews
Temple Isaiah Preschool
"Playground helped us put together a plan so that our parents and teachers felt prepared when we started."
Dr. Tamar Andrews