--- description: Detailed reviews on Playground based on features, pricing, usability, and ratings. Get a quick overview advantages and disadvantages. Compare Playground with similar products. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: Playground Reviews, Prices & Ratings | GetApp Canada 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Daycare Software](/directory/703/daycare/software) > [Playground](/software/2053512/playground) # Playground Canonical: https://www.getapp.ca/software/2053512/playground Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/2053512/playground?page=2) > Playground is a childcare management software that assists with billing, family engagement, digital paperwork, attendance tracking, food program management, reporting, staffing, and more. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 194 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of Playground Attendance: It offers student rosters, multiple contactless check-in/out options, carline queues, QR code sign-in/out, play dates, carpools. Family billing: Playground assists with automatic invoicing and offers in-app tuition payments, offline payments, autopayments, pass along processing fees. Enrollment: Key features include enrollment dashboard, multiple attendance plans, online applications w/fee processing, discount codes, accurate student and family data. Documents: Users can upload PDFs to generate fillable online forms, upload requested documentation, and automatically send enrollment forms. Communication: Stay engaged with families through individual and group chats, announcements, photo and video sharing, record every activity and milestone with push notifications. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 194 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Playground ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Please contact Playground for pricing details. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Canada, United States ## Features - AI Copilot - API - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Alerts/Notifications - Attendance Tracking Software - Billing & Invoicing - Calendar Management - Certification Tracking - Check-in/Check-out - Class Scheduling - Communications Management - Contact Database - Customer Accounts - Daily Reports - Data Security - Document Management Software - Electronic Signature - Employee Management - Enrollments/Onboarding ## Integrations (5 total) - HubSpot CRM - HubSpot Content Hub - Kisi - NetSuite - Stripe ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Daycare Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/703/daycare/software) ## Related Categories - [Daycare Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/703/daycare/software) - [Admissions Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/907/admissions/software) - [School Management Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/701/school-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. [brightwheel](https://www.getapp.ca/software/104969/brightwheel) — 4.7/5 (3257 reviews) 2. [Procare Solutions](https://www.getapp.ca/software/102701/procare-child-care-management) — 4.6/5 (2809 reviews) 3. [Lillio](https://www.getapp.ca/software/102407/himama-preschool-child-care-app) — 4.6/5 (3623 reviews) 4. [Daily Connect](https://www.getapp.ca/software/2049771/daily-connect) — 4.8/5 (306 reviews) 5. [Famly](https://www.getapp.ca/software/106291/famly) — 4.7/5 (264 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Playground to the rescue" — 5.0/5 > **WyKeima** | *September 22, 2023* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love how responsive the Playground staff are > > **Cons**: The only thing is that when a parent goes to compose a message they can see names of all enrolled students and staff > > Wonderful experience from the start ----- ### "Noticeable Improvement Over Our Previous System" — 4.0/5 > **Latasha** | *October 13, 2025* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: I really appreciate the flexibility to customize certain categories to better fit our specific needs. The updated chat and messaging features for staff and parents are also a standout, they make communication much smoother and more efficient. > > **Cons**: Some of the features and reports we were told would be available before signing up are actually not accessible. For example, we aren’t able to customize the food program report with the specific categories we need. Staff messaging also lacks flexibility, there’s no simple way to message an entire class at once or easily select only their assigned students (per the staff, who feel that our previous platform hit the mark with this option). Additionally, there’s no option to require admin approval before staff send messages or responses to parents, which would be an important control for us. At this time these are our top cons. > > Overall, so far, my experience with Playground has been okay. The system functions well and has met most of our needs so far. However, some of the features we were told would be available prior to setup and payment have not been accessible as expected. Because of that, I’d say we like the system at this point, but we’re not quite at the “love it” stage yet. ----- ### "Disappointed" — 2.0/5 > **Shiela** | *February 24, 2025* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 1.0/10 > > **Pros**: Im reviews were priceless before this nightmare. I am not sure how to find your web page. But, I guess it doesn't matter. Because that I am requesting wouldn't take but five minutes of your time. to send me a copy of my w2. > > **Cons**: trying to talk with a representative. no live response. > > workless at this point. ----- ### "A Must for Day Care Owners" — 5.0/5 > **Abdu** | *October 9, 2025* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Child management, parent communication is what I like most about Playground \& integrated payments. Parents being able to speak to their child's teacher directly frees up our administrators \& phone lines. > > **Cons**: Billing needs improvement. I'm looking forward to being able to set a recurring billing plan that continues, without having to set an end date. > > Playground is a business necessity. I can't imagine this Day Care running without it. I love that its constantly getting better by adding helpful features. ----- ### "Glad we changed to Playground\!" — 5.0/5 > **William** | *October 13, 2025* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: We switched from BrightWheel, because of the Predictive Enrollment Feature. This allows us to accurately and quickly see what slots we can fill. What a game changer\! > > **Cons**: While Playground's Reports are much better than BrightWheel's, some key reports are missing. For example, there is a report to show expired staff documents (which is a great feature), but not a report to show what will be expiring soon. > > The conversion was relatively easy; to save time, I did a lot of it myself. What made this possible was the excellent help/support. They really have a great team\! ----- Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/2053512/playground?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.ca/software/2053512/playground) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data