Finances
The easiest way to manage billing for child care
Automatic billing, flexible payment plans — simpler than any other billing software.
Join 300,000+ owners, directors, teachers, and families already on Playground
Simplified child care billing
Invoicing
Make your billing make sense
Automated, flexible, fast. Effortless invoicing for child care programs — customize plans, stay organized, and collect payments with one simple tool.
Automatic invoices go out without needing to post them manually each period
Future dated invoices so you can easily forecast your revenue without needing an accounting degree
Flexible billing plans that give you and your families the flexibility you need
Attendance based billing by the day, by the hour, or even down to the minute
Discounts, bulk edits, invoice proration, and billing alerts are also all included
Automated collections
Don’t let revenue slip through the cracks
Spend less time chasing down payments and more time running your program. With Playground, families add their preferred bank account, credit, or debit card and payments are automatically pulled and deposited in your account next business day.
Automatically collect application, enrollment, and deposit fees
Reduce missed payments with instant payment failure alerts and automatic payment retries
Cards are automatically updated when expiration dates pass
Keep more money in your pocket and enjoy not being charged chargeback or penalty fees for failed payments
Dispute dashboard to fight back against disputes and collect the money you're owed
Recover lost revenue
Stop leaving money on the table for late pickups
Automtically logs pickup times and flags policy violations
Applies fees based on your rules – no manual math required
Review, charge, or waive fees in seconds
No more uncomfortable texts, no more missed revenue
"$1,200 collected in late pickup fees the first month we started enforcing with Playground"
Kaitlynn, Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire
Additional revenue, minimal effort
Turn open spots into extra income, automatically
Give families flexibility and earn more per classroom – without juggling schedules, payments, or manual check-ins. Playground handles your entire drop-in care operation, automatically.
Fill empty spots to maximize daily revenue without any additional overhead
Optionally limit drop-in access to current families
Charge by the hour, day, or based on actual attendance
"As soon as Playground was implemented, families turned on autopay and our bank account felt the positive impact instantly."
Kaitlynn, Boys & Girls Club
Reporting
Reports that make your accountant’s day
Enterprise-ready
Standardize your billing across your enterprise
Family portal
An intuitive and secure home for families
Playground helps with the entire financial picture of your program
FAQs
Streamline your billing
See why thousands of providers streamline their child care billing with Playground
