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 Food Program Software
The easiest way for family childcares to process their CACFP claims.
Menu planning
Plan & share weekly menus
Create compliant, reimbursable meals in just a few clicks. Duplicate these menus across multiple weeks. Share menus directly with families.
Plan & share weekly menus
Create compliant, reimbursable meals in just a few clicks. Duplicate these menus across multiple weeks. Share menus directly with families.
Plan & share weekly menus
Create compliant, reimbursable meals in just a few clicks. Duplicate these menus across multiple weeks. Share menus directly with families.
Infant & non-infant meals
Maintain peace of mind knowing that meals are compliant for each age range you are serving.
Infant & non-infant meals
Maintain peace of mind knowing that meals are compliant for each age range you are serving.
Infant & non-infant meals
Maintain peace of mind knowing that meals are compliant for each age range you are serving.
Quick duplication
Easily duplicate meals or entire day menus.
Quick duplication
Easily duplicate meals or entire day menus.
Quick duplication
Easily duplicate meals or entire day menus.
Simple food item management
Create and edit custom food items that you serve.
Simple food item management
Create and edit custom food items that you serve.
Simple food item management
Create and edit custom food items that you serve.
Meal counts
Point of service
Record meals directly through the mobile app for one child at a time or multiple at once.
Point of service
Record meals directly through the mobile app for one child at a time or multiple at once.
Point of service
Record meals directly through the mobile app for one child at a time or multiple at once.
Prefilled meal selection
Meals are preselected when doing meal counts so you can record what you served in seconds.
Prefilled meal selection
Meals are preselected when doing meal counts so you can record what you served in seconds.
Prefilled meal selection
Meals are preselected when doing meal counts so you can record what you served in seconds.
Attendance tracking
Attendance is automatically added to meal counts.
Attendance tracking
Attendance is automatically added to meal counts.
Attendance tracking
Attendance is automatically added to meal counts.
Free, reduced, and paid subsidy designations
Set what subsidy type each child is on.
Free, reduced, and paid subsidy designations
Set what subsidy type each child is on.
Free, reduced, and paid subsidy designations
Set what subsidy type each child is on.
Food expense tracking
Document spend on food and supplies with automatic categorization and merchant tracking.
Food expense tracking
Document spend on food and supplies with automatic categorization and merchant tracking.
Food expense tracking
Document spend on food and supplies with automatic categorization and merchant tracking.
Digital forms with eSignatures
Stay compliant with licensing requirements to maximize your reimbursements.
Digital forms with eSignatures
Stay compliant with licensing requirements to maximize your reimbursements.
Digital forms with eSignatures
Stay compliant with licensing requirements to maximize your reimbursements.
Parent portal
Families can see meals served in a simple, gorgeous portal.
Parent portal
Families can see meals served in a simple, gorgeous portal.
Parent portal
Families can see meals served in a simple, gorgeous portal.
CACFP claims
Detailed CACFP reports
Generate your CACFP reports in seconds.
Detailed CACFP reports
Generate your CACFP reports in seconds.
Detailed CACFP reports
Generate your CACFP reports in seconds.
Subsidy types
Select child subsidy types like free, reduced, paid. These designations automatically update in your CACFP reporting.
Subsidy types
Select child subsidy types like free, reduced, paid. These designations automatically update in your CACFP reporting.
Subsidy types
Select child subsidy types like free, reduced, paid. These designations automatically update in your CACFP reporting.
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