# Playground Reviews **Vendor:** Playground **Category:** [Child Care Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/child-care) **Average Rating:** 4.8/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 39 ## About Playground Lower your costs with Playground, the modern child care management software that eliminates admin busywork and delights families. Our top-rated software includes essential features like billing, family engagement, digital paperwork, attendance, food program management, reporting, staffing, and more. Enjoy a 1:1 dedicated account manager and live human support with response times below 60 seconds. Join 100,000+ satisfied child care providers, teachers, and families using Playground. ## Playground Reviews ### 1. Everything I Need to Run My Preschool in One Place **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jen G. | School Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 27, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** The fact that I will have everthing I need to successfully run my preschool in one place! It will benefit my clients (families), my staff, and reduce my administrative work drastically! **What do you dislike about Playground?** My onboarding manager was excellent and taught me a lot in our 3 calls. However, there is a steep learning curve for my level of tech knowledge and so I wish there was an option to speak with a Playground support person on the phone versus only via AI chat or email with a person. That is helpful to a degree, but when I am "in the weeds" with an issue and have exhausted looking for answers in their articles, chats, etc, it feels like it would be more efficient to have a phone call to answer questions. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** Streamlining processes and hence, freeing up my time as a director. Enrollment and submission of paperwork, etc, is very convenient for our families, so we are offering a better customer experience. **Official Response from Sasha Reiss:** > Thank you for such an honest and thoughtful review. We’re so glad to hear Playground is helping simplify the administrative side of running your preschool and creating a smoother experience for your families through easier enrollment and paperwork submission. We also really appreciate the feedback around support, we’re always looking for ways to better support every level of technical comfort. ### 2. Playground Makes Paperwork, Daily Sign-In, and Parent Messaging Effortless **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Heather F. | Administrative Coordinator, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 18, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** The ease our families have with using Playground is a huge plus. From submitting paperwork to signing their child in and out each day, and receiving messages in the app, our parents have a much more elevated experience than with the previous company we used. I also love how easy it is to get help from customer service and how knowledgeable the agents are. On top of that, switching from the previous system to Playground was straightforward and easy. **What do you dislike about Playground?** As a cooperative preschool, we’ve run into a few challenges because our business model is different from most preschools. Our parents work one teaching shift each week and need a way to sign up for it. We were able to find a workaround, but it isn’t the cleanest solution. We also have challenges with students signing up for summer camp on a week-by-week basis. It works fine at first, but if anything changes, we have to manage it on our end, and families don’t have an easy way to add weeks or request changes themselves. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** It’s easy to create, manage, and transition between our different applications. **Official Response from Case Davis:** > We really appreciate you walking through your experience in such detail, thank you for sharing this. It’s wonderful to hear how much smoother things feel for your families, especially with sign-in, paperwork, and communication all in one place. We’re also glad the switch from your previous system was straightforward and that our support team has been there when needed. Your feedback around cooperative scheduling and flexible summer enrollment is incredibly helpful. Those are unique workflows, and insights like this help us continue to better support programs like yours. We’re grateful you chose Playground for your program! ### 3. Flexible Billing, Powerful CRM, and Incredible Customer Service **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Danielle C. | Vice President/CFO, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 12, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** We switched all four of our centers from ProCare to Playground, and we’ve really appreciated the change. We love the flexibility to charge families with different schedules, along with the “set it and forget it” approach, so we don’t have to manually push charges through each week. The CRM portion of Playground has also been amazing—it’s helping us track leads, move leads to tours, and then tours to enrollment, all in one place. **What do you dislike about Playground?** There’s nothing I dislike. We’ve had a few small issues with the CRM, but the moment we bring them to their attention, they’re addressed. Their customer service is incredible, especially compared to anyone we’ve worked with in the past. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** Playground is giving us time back in our day. We really like being able to run projections and view all four of our centers together on one dashboard, as a complete picture. That’s something we haven’t had with any other software before. **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Thank you so much for sharing this Danielle, it really means a lot. We’re so glad the switch from ProCare has been a smooth one across all your centers. Hearing that billing feels easier and more “set it and forget it” is exactly what we hope for, and it’s great to know the CRM is helping you move families from leads to enrollment all in one place. We also really appreciate the kind words about our support team. And giving you time back while helping you see everything across your centers in one view, that’s exactly why we built Playground. Thanks again for trusting us 💛 ### 4. Playground is great for both staff and parents **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Karen M. | Assistant Program Administrator, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 26, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I like that we can use the chat feature to send parents messages, and the Feed option to do mass notices to parents, staff or both. It makes my work simpler. Our parents love it, and most pay directly through Playground. The help staff are phenomenal and I get a response in minutes. They also have a lot of good documentation for the most common issues. The reports are for the most part sufficient for my needs and the ability to enter the food menu and have it let me know if it is reimburseable for CACFP is great! **What do you dislike about Playground?** It is not really set up for staff, so there are things it can't do. For example, I can assign a staff member to a classroom, but there is now way to run a report that shows the staff names and what classrooms they are assigned to, and what classroom they worked in on a particular day (if it was different than the assigned class). The classroom ratios are always incorrect; I think it uses the assigned classroom not the current classroom to determine the ratio. We cannot stop parents of children from seeing how much money we have received from state childcare support, so we cannot bill those children in Playground, making for a rather lop-sided system where most children are tracked in Playground, but children recieving state scholarships have to be tracked in QuickBooks. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** Playground makes it so easy for staff and child check-in and check-out. We can track attendance for staff and children in one place. Parents really seem to like Playground with the ability for them to pay electronically, and get messages from the same app. **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Thank you for such a thoughtful and detailed review, we really appreciate you taking the time to share this. It’s great to hear how much the messaging tools, billing, and CACFP features are helping your team and families day to day. We love that parents are engaged and that things like payments and communication are all happening in one place. And it means a lot to hear our support team has been quick and helpful when you need it. We also really appreciate the detailed feedback around staff workflows, ratios, and subsidy billing. That kind of insight is incredibly valuable and helps us continue improving the platform. Thanks again for sharing your experience with Playground 💛 ### 5. Best customer service, tools, reports and CCMS ! Providers WIN! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sarah H. | Owner/Operator, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 25, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I really love that families check their children in and out with the Playground App. All billing is funneled through Playground and it makes tax time so much smoother. I can track my expenses, pull reports with extensive search filters, allow families to enroll into my wait list online, which includes an enrollment fee they pay online. I can also utilize observations to integrate milestones reached or ones we are continuing to work on for each child. Any pictures posted are only viewable by the families I choose to have as recipients (you do not need to include all children in every post if you have, say, a drop-in child, you can select their name for the day they are there and have those pictures posted, but then the drop-in child does not see the day-to-day photos). The customer service is top notch and they ALWAYS reach out to make sure I was able to figure out what I was needing help with. The FAQ tool and search bar are impecable. Playground listens to the ones utilizing their system to better the programming to make our lives easier. It is super convenient to have all immunizations listed so I know which ones the child is coming due for, all paperwork is online in the event something with my paper copies doesn't work (which are printed once families fill out online). **What do you dislike about Playground?** If I had to pick something I disliked about Playground, I would say the lack of an option for having reminder messages popping up to families when they sign their child in or out for the day. I am still using sticky notes and chat to remind them, but I think it'd be a better way to communicate in case I forget to mention something like a physical I am missing, needing new signatures, etc. I do also wish they could store my IQ4K (Iowa's Quality Rating System) paperwork there. It really is an all-in-one system and it would be so convenient to have that integration since I do utilize Playground as "proof" of activities we are doing, how I reach out to families, etc. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** Playground connected with CACFP which is a HUGE WIN for child care providers everywhere! They are adding support FAQs as providers are asking questions and it is just certainly their dedication to making the lives of providers better that makes me never want to try and find anything else. **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Thank you so much for this incredibly thoughtful review, it truly means a lot. It’s amazing to hear how you’re using Playground across so many parts of your program, from billing and reporting to enrollment, CACFP, and daily communication with families. We especially love how you’re using observations and photos so intentionally for each child. And hearing that tax time feels smoother is a big win. Your feedback around sign-in reminders and IQ4K documentation is super helpful as well. Those are great ideas, and exactly the kind of insight that helps us continue improving. ### 6. Playground: An Affordable One-Stop Shop That Saves Time **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sandibel S. | Owner Operator, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 25, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I love that playground is a one stop shop. I recommend it to all my peers. As an owner I love that I can upload forms and paperwork for both staff and children. I like that I can chat for help quickly. I love that my staff can play around and add post types, we have had a blast adding "birthday today", "special event", etc for fun posts. I love that the billing is easy, it's cost effective and much more affordable for me than other competing programs. I love the CRM and that has saved me so much time automating which was my 2025 goal. **What do you dislike about Playground?** I am ALWAYS submitting ticket requests for a staff PTO bank. I like the PTO bank from my previous payroll processor GUSTO. It is difficult to manually keep up with time off requests for paid time off when the staff don't have a bank, they have to take manual notes in their profile of time used. I also would love an integration form the playground calendar to my website, right now I am using my google calendar integrated in the website. It would be awesome if in paperwork there was a style of form like google forms that we could use to generate data from surveys and parent fill out forms. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** Playground is solving a big paperwork problem with making it easier for families to submit documents on time. The staff find it easy to navigate between ratios which is amazing now that we can switch kids quickly from one room to the next. The messaging feature is amazing for both families and staff! **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Sandibel, this was such a fun review to read, thank you for sharing it. We love hearing how you’re using Playground as a true all-in-one system, especially the creative ways your team is using posts and the impact the CRM has had on your 2025 goals. It’s awesome to hear it’s saving you time and making things easier across the board. And great timing on your feedback around PTO, staff PTO banks are now live in Playground, so you should be able to track that much more easily. We also appreciate your ideas around calendar integrations and more flexible forms, that kind of input is incredibly helpful as we keep improving. Thanks again for recommending Playground and being such a great partner! ### 7. Constant Innovation and Continued Support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Greyson C. | Technology and Data Coordinator, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 24, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** The best thing about playground is the constant innovation and continued help from the support chat. The site is easy to navigate (Especially with regular and frequent use). Additionally, because other systems have similar features, the integration of the site/ app is an easy one. With regular use, anyone is sure to pick it up in no time. **What do you dislike about Playground?** Because this is a larger company, on occasion it can be difficult to get your specific requests taken care of (In terms of implementation) and so you are best off putting in a feature request and waiting for the next update (Usually at the end/ beginning of the month). **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** Playground was groundbreaking for my daycare. We used to do everything on paper which takes a lot of time and energy, but with the connectedness that Playground bring to the table, we are able to all be on the same page with everything that is going on. There are no more misplaced documents or waiting on Mom/ Dad to return a needed document because everything is available to be seen both through the app and the site. Additionally, their plethora of reports makes it so we no longer need to manually keep up with our dozen or so spreadsheets. And anyone can access the same report from anywhere so no more looking through my email to find that time someone shared an excel sheet with me. **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Hi Greyson! Thank you for sharing this, it means a lot. We’re so glad Playground has helped move everything from paper into one connected system, that’s a huge shift. It’s great to hear the platform feels easy to pick up and that our support team has been there along the way. We also appreciate your feedback on feature requests. That’s helpful context as we continue to improve. ### 8. Unmatched Support and Seamless Billing for Childcare **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Stefani P. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 21, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I use Playground for our childcare, and I love its easy, mostly hands-off billing, which allows me to set up billing plans for our families easily. I also love how easy it is to get help when I'm stuck with something I don't understand. The chat feature is great, and the Playground team is fantastic at setting up Zoom meetings and walking me through things whenever needed. They even send me a recording of our meeting, which is a great help. The team is always friendly, and I feel like I couldn't have done my job without them! Additionally, I love that I can post live updates and share pictures with families through the feed, keeping them involved with what we are doing. **What do you dislike about Playground?** I was very confused and struggling with the initial set up that was only partially done. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** Playground makes billing easy and mostly hands-off, allowing customized family plans. It's simple to get support when stuck, with chat and Zoom for help. I can share live updates and photos with families easily. **Official Response from Sasha Reiss:** > Thank you for such a thoughtful review! We’re thrilled to hear that Playground has helped make billing easier and more hands-off for your childcare program, while also helping you stay connected with families through live updates and photos. It means a lot to hear such kind words about our support team. We work hard to make sure help is always accessible—whether through chat, Zoom walkthroughs, or follow-up recordings you can reference later. We know learning a new system can feel overwhelming at first, especially during setup, so we appreciate the honest feedback there as well. We’re continuing to improve the onboarding experience to make those first steps even smoother. Thanks again for being part of the Playground community—we’re grateful to support your program! ### 9. Effortless Childcare Management with Superb Support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Christine H. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 20, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I like that Playground is easy to use, and the parents have adapted quickly with no complaints. The customer service is amazing. I really appreciate the availability to talk with someone when immediate help is needed. It is also helpful to have an assigned person to schedule calls with when I need guidance for a new feature. It makes the support process so efficient! Playground takes my suggestions to the development team and constantly updates the software to meet needs and make it more efficient. Setting up Playground was VERY easy because we had someone to walk us through the whole process. **What do you dislike about Playground?** My teachers had a learning curve when it came to submitting their lesson plans on Playground; but, once they figured it out, they loved it. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Playground for scheduling, lesson planning, tracking attendance, online payments, sharing photos safely, and parent-teacher communication. It's easy to use, and parents adapted quickly for check-ins and tuition payments. Customer support is efficient with immediate answers and help. **Official Response from Sasha Reiss:** > Thank you for such a thoughtful review! We’re thrilled to hear that Playground has made childcare management easier for your team and that both families and staff adapted quickly. It’s especially great to know that the onboarding experience felt smooth and supported from the start. We really appreciate the feedback about lesson planning as well. There can definitely be a short learning period with new workflows, so it’s great to hear your teachers ended up loving it once they got comfortable. We’re always looking for ways to make those first experiences even more intuitive. It means a lot that you highlighted our support team and product responsiveness. Being available when you need help—and continuing to improve the platform based on customer feedback—is a huge priority for us. Thanks again for being part of the Playground community! ### 10. Comprehensive Solution with Fantastic Support **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Whitney L. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 20, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I have two childcare centers and use Playground for payroll, CRM, and the teachers' side of things. I love that it keeps everything in one place, solving the issue of using several different apps. The CRM is great and has all the features we need for teachers. I also really love the customer support—it's so quick to get back to me, usually within 5 to 10 minutes, and they're always super helpful in getting my problems solved. The initial setup was very easy too. **What do you dislike about Playground?** I think that there are several little things that could be better. I've submitted feature requests around them. I would love to see the progress on them to see if they are even being considered or a way for other users to vote on the most important ones. I could get my team to vote on them as well. They are mostly around payroll and deductions. Also, the ability to enter monthly post-tax deductions like you can with benefits. We use Bamboo HR but it doesn't integrate. I'd also like to see more integrations with curriculums. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** Playground keeps everything in one place, solving the issue of using several different apps. It has all the features we need for teachers and CRM, and the customer support is great with quick responses. **Official Response from Sasha Reiss:** > Thank you for such a detailed and thoughtful review! We’re thrilled to hear Playground has helped simplify operations across both of your centers by bringing payroll, CRM, and teacher tools into one platform. Eliminating the need to juggle multiple apps is exactly the kind of operational clarity we aim to provide. We also really appreciate the thoughtful feedback around feature requests and visibility into the product roadmap. And thank you for the kind words about our support team—we work hard to make sure help is fast, personal, and effective. We’re grateful to support your centers and excited to keep improving alongside you! ### 11. Playground Streamlined Our Center (Paperwork, Photos, Billing in One Place!) **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Courtney H. | Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 08, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I really like that Playground is a one-stop shop for staff, families, and billing. The new updates that allow us to send and assign paperwork to families have been a game changer for meeting our annual paperwork requirements. I also appreciate that we can post multiple photos to families, along with updates and reminders, from both teachers and admin. Since moving to Playground, we’ve eliminated email and two other software systems, which has significantly increased our efficiency as a center and led to more positive feedback from families (plus budget friendly!) **What do you dislike about Playground?** My only ask, and I know the team is working on it (another awesome feature of playground is that you can suggest improvements and the team actually works on them and tells you what is under review, in progress, etc.), is staff scheduling. In KS and for our NAEYC accreditation, we have to show which staff are in the room at all times and prove who is first aid/CPR certified, plus make sure we have enough for ratios, meetings, staff out sick, etc. I do still use an excel spreadsheet that has our day broken into 30-minute intervals to note who is in each room when and adjust as life happens. I would love a Playground solution to/for this! **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** We've eliminated emailing families for updates and notices, only sending things on Playground, which has been GREAT! Families are more responsive, especially with the "pin" to the top feature for enrollment or administrative notices that I send out. We've also eliminated a separate communication software, paperwork, and billing software and only use Playground, helping streamline things for staff and families. New hires also use Playground for new hire paperwork, which is very, very helpful for record keeping and quickly meeting our licensing regulations. **Official Response from Sasha Reiss:** > Thank you for such a detailed and thoughtful review! We’re thrilled to hear Playground has helped consolidate so many parts of your center into one system—from communication and billing to paperwork and onboarding. Hearing that you were able to eliminate email and multiple other software systems while improving family engagement is exactly the kind of impact we strive for. We also really appreciate the thoughtful feedback around staff scheduling and accreditation tracking. Your use case around ratios, CPR/First Aid visibility, and room-by-room staffing is incredibly valuable, especially for programs managing NAEYC requirements. We’re actively thinking about ways to make staffing and compliance workflows more dynamic and integrated, and feedback like yours helps shape what comes next. It also means a lot that you called out our product feedback process. We truly believe the best ideas come from the providers using Playground every day, and we’re committed to continuing to build alongside you. Thanks again for being part of the Playground community! ### 12. Indispensable School Management Tool with Intuitive Design **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Fernando V. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 20, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I think Playground is a wonderful tool because it's indispensable for our school's daily activities. It's really versatile and complete, which is why we transitioned from Gusto. The tech support team is knowledgeable and friendly, but we rarely need help as the platform is very intuitive. I love its tools and the simplicity of its design; it has a complete, well-organized toolkit that's easy to find. The initial setup was easy, even though there weren't as many tools when we first joined. Overall, Playground solves the problem of keeping track of attendance and facilitates communication effectively. **What do you dislike about Playground?** I don't like that the layout keeps changing, I understand it is because of additions and improvements made to the software, but it becomes temporarily confusing. I'd like to see a final version with no further changes to the layout, so I do not have to re-learn where to find tools. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Playground to track attendance, handle payroll, registration, and communication, streamlining our school's daily operations. Its intuitive design and complete tool-kit make it indispensable. **Official Response from Sasha Reiss:** > Thank you for such a thoughtful review! We’re honored to hear that Playground has become an indispensable part of your school’s daily operations. It’s especially meaningful to know that the platform feels intuitive and organized enough that your team rarely needs support—though we’re always happy to help when needed. We’re constantly innovating and rolling out new features and improvements across the platform, which can occasionally come with a new “coat of paint” in certain areas. Duly noted on keeping things as consistent and intuitive as possible to minimize disruption while continuing to evolve the product. It’s wonderful to hear that Playground has helped streamline attendance, payroll, registration, and communication all in one place. Thank you again for trusting us with your school’s operations and for growing alongside us over the years! ### 13. Efficient Billing Tool with Room for Improvement **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lynn G. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 30, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** Playground has been very useful for my childcare business because it helps me keep track of all students' hours and calculates their bill at the end of the week. I really enjoy how it allows me to send my CCA hours to the State with very little issues, and it's super easy to use! I appreciate having a contact person at Playground who can walk me through any problems I encounter and fix them right away. The initial setup was very easy, especially because Janey walked me through it personally. **What do you dislike about Playground?** I wish they could add the dollars up weekly instead of me having to calculate it manually. Playground tells me how much each student owes per day, but does not add up their costs per week. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** Playground tracks student hours, calculates their daily bill, and simplifies sending CCA hours to the State. It's super easy to use, but I wish it could add costs up weekly automatically. **Official Response from Sasha Reiss:** > Thank you for the thoughtful review! We’re so glad Playground has helped simplify billing, hour tracking, and CCA reporting for your childcare business. Making state submissions easier and reducing manual work is exactly the kind of operational support we aim to provide. We also appreciate the feedback around weekly billing totals. That’s a really helpful suggestion, and we can absolutely see how automatically rolling daily charges into a weekly total would save time and reduce extra calculations. We’ll make sure that gets shared with the product team. We’re so glad you had such a smooth and easy onboarding. Thanks again for being part of the Playground community! ### 14. Streamlined Preschool Management with One Glitch **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Joy W. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 22, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I like that Playground streamlines our daily operations by centralizing billing, contracts, communication, and account management for families in one place. It keeps everything in one place, which really simplifies my day. I appreciate being able to manage billing, contracts, and family communications without jumping between systems. Additionally, it was easy to set up. **What do you dislike about Playground?** The issue I'm currently having is when parents view their contract. If they don't complete in one setting it creates another form with blank information. If they can fix the glitch that would be great. We didn't have this issue before the last two updates. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** Playground streamlines our daily operations by centralizing billing, contracts, communication, and account management for families, simplifying my day and allowing me to manage these aspects without jumping between systems. **Official Response from Sasha Reiss:** > Thank you for the thoughtful review! We’re so glad to hear Playground has helped simplify your day by bringing billing, contracts, communication, and family management into one place. Making setup easy and reducing the need to jump between systems is exactly what we aim for. And great news—the contract duplication issue you mentioned has since been fixed. We really appreciate you bringing it to our attention and helping us improve the experience. Thanks again for the feedback and for being part of the Playground community! ### 15. Outstanding Customer Service, Needs Better Reporting **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Maggi D. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 25, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I find the customer service and chat feature to be outstanding. The chat is fast and easy, and the reps are incredibly responsive and helpful with any issues or questions. Billing for families is simple and straightforward, making it easy for them to pay their bills on time or even in advance. The registration process is very family-friendly and easy for families. Playground was a huge improvement over our previous system, and the initial setup was a breeze! **What do you dislike about Playground?** Reporting has been a struggle. We find the reporting features to be a bit limited, constrained, and difficult to navigate. I would like to have more control over what information we sort by and how the reports are laid out. It would help if it operated similar to Access or Excel. I also cannot find reports that generate nice print versions of rosters. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** Playground solves family communication, scheduling, and CRM challenges. It offers outstanding customer service, a simple billing process, and family-friendly registration. It's a big improvement over our previous systems. **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Maggi, thank you for such a thoughtful review. We’re so glad to hear that the chat and support experience has stood out to you. Making it easy to get quick, helpful answers is something we care deeply about. It’s also great to hear that billing and registration have been smooth for your families and that setup felt easy from the start. We really appreciate your candid feedback on reporting as well. That’s incredibly valuable, especially around flexibility and layout, and it’s an area we’re continuing to invest in. ### 16. Playground: Efficient for Payments, Needs Grade Level Support **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Christopher R. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 25, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** While I'm new to Playground, I really like the payment and pickup systems. The payment system is straightforward, with all payments clearly outlined, making it easy for parents to follow along. It's very seamless and family friendly. We can effortlessly add or remove a credit card. The pickup system is intuitive too, with a family using one PIN to manage pickups, and it's great that they can designate who picks up the child using a dropdown menu or a QR code. The 'on the way' feature is also really helpful. **What do you dislike about Playground?** I hate the fact that Playground does not have "grade level" supports ( i.e. 3rd grade). Everything is age-based, which doesn't allow for sorting by grades. It's not after school friendly at all, despite being promoted as a feature used by a lot of after school programs. This lack of functionality, like tying to a grade or setting a grade group instead of an age group, seems like an easy fix but it's not available. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** Playground lets me consolidate all registration in one place, avoiding the hassle of multiple documents or payment systems. The payment system is seamless and easy for parents, while the intuitive pickup system uses a PIN or QR code for family convenience. **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Christopher, we really appreciate you sharing this perspective, especially as you’re getting started with Playground. It’s great to hear that payments and pickup have felt intuitive and family-friendly right away. Those are core parts of the experience, so it’s encouraging to know they’re working well for you and your families. You also raise a really important point around grade-level support. Playground today is primarily built around age-based childcare centers, where classrooms and reporting are structured that way, but we know programs like yours often operate by grade instead. That context is incredibly helpful, and it’s an area we’re continuing to think about and improve. ### 17. Streamlined Daycare Management with Excellent Support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Samantha Z. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I really like that Playground reduces paperwork since everything is electronic, which makes it easier for everyone involved. The instant messaging with staff and parents is great, and it helps parents feel more involved in their child's day by getting updates and photos throughout the day. I also find it helpful that I can easily track paperwork expiration dates and updates. The easy billing and bill payments for parents are convenient. I appreciate the quick response time from customer service when solving an issue. Plus, setting it up was very easy. **What do you dislike about Playground?** I would like to have the ability to assign individual ratios to each child and have it calculated by classroom. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** Playground reduces paperwork with electronic systems, enables instant messaging with staff and parents, and involves parents more with updates and photos. It tracks paperwork dates easily and simplifies billing and payments. **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Thank you so much Samantha for such a detailed review. We’re so glad Playground is helping cut down on paperwork and making things easier for both your team and families. It’s great to hear that messaging and photo updates are helping parents feel more connected, and that features like paperwork tracking and billing are making your day-to-day smoother. We’re also happy setup felt easy and that our team has been there when you need support. Really appreciate the feedback on ratios as well, that’s a helpful callout and we’ll be sure to share it with the team. ### 18. Enhances Attendance & Staff Management with User-Friendly Setup **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jennifer S. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 25, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I love Playground in general, from both the parent side to the staff side. I appreciate that it doesn't constantly crash and allows staff to request time off. I find the staff clock-in and clock-out feature useful, and I like the ability to send parents picture messages through chat. The initial setup was pretty easy for me and my team. **What do you dislike about Playground?** I definitely think the billing side of Playground could be improved. We've had issues pretty much from the beginning with parents' accounts not accurately showing their balance, and we constantly have to "refresh" their balances to see if that fixes the issue. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Playground for daily tasks like tracking children's attendance and staff clocking in/out. It solves crashing issues from our old system, and staff can easily request time off. Plus, I love the feature to send parents picture messages. **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Thank you so much for sharing this Jennifer. It’s great to hear Playground has been reliable for your team and that features like staff clock-in, time-off requests, and parent messaging are making a difference day to day. We’re also glad setup felt smooth, getting started easily is something we really aim for. We really appreciate you calling out the billing experience as well. That’s important feedback, and we understand how frustrating that can be. It’s something we’re continuing to improve. Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience! ### 19. So Satisfied with our upgrade to playground **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kirstie K. | Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 24, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** Playground is so user friendly and their customer service is top notch. We are a very small center, and they have been so easy to work with in our switch to the digital times. **What do you dislike about Playground?** There is no dislikes or complaints that I have about Playground. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** Before playground, we did not have any digital way to schedule children or staff, digital ways for parents to pay tuition, or electronic tracking of hours and time for staff. Now with playground it is all in one place and it has made time keeping, scheduling and payments so much easier! **Official Response from Case Davis:** > This is so great to hear, thank you for sharing. We love working with centers of all sizes, and it means a lot to hear that the transition to digital has felt smooth and supported for your team. Making things simple and approachable is especially important for smaller centers, so we’re really glad that’s been your experience. It’s awesome to hear how much easier scheduling, time tracking, and payments have become with everything in one place. Thanks again for trusting us with your program! ### 20. Extremely User-Friendly, Time-Saving, and Backed by an Amazing Help Desk **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sami H. | Assistant Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 20, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I like that it is extremely user friendly and cuts down the time needed to do day to day tasks. Also the price and help desk is amazing **What do you dislike about Playground?** There are a lot of side bits you need to pay for in order to get the entire app and all its benefits **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** All of the wait lists and registrations have become so much easier now that we are using playground **Official Response from Sasha Reiss:** > Thank you for the great review! We’re so glad to hear Playground has helped save time on day-to-day tasks and made managing registrations and waitlists so much easier for your team. Creating a user-friendly platform backed by fast, helpful support is exactly what we strive for. Thanks again for being part of the Playground community! ### 21. Empowers My Home Daycare with Seamless Integration **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lisa L. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 24, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I like how Playground connects with my website so I don't lose interested families. I appreciate that Playground offers everything I need, and I'm still learning to use it at its full capacity. The initial setup was easy for me, thanks to having used many apps in the past and the helpful support from AI. If communication continues to be good, I'll be very satisfied. **What do you dislike about Playground?** I find the billing process takes longer than I expected for the first time. It would have been helpful if they shared that information during the demo, so planning around it is smoother. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Playground for managing lesson plans, billing, menus, and check-ins. It generates many useful reports and connects with my website to retain interested families. **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Hello Lisa! Thank you for sharing this, and welcome to Playground. It’s great to hear the connection with your website is helping you capture and keep interested families, that’s such an important piece for growing a home daycare. We’re also glad setup felt smooth and that you’re starting to explore everything the platform can do. We really appreciate the feedback on billing as well. That’s helpful context, especially around setting expectations early on, and something we can continue to improve. It’s awesome to hear you’re using Playground across so many areas already. Thanks again for taking the time to share this 💛 ### 22. Very Simple to Navigate and Easy to Implement **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Aisha A. | Executive Director, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 26, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** Its very simple to navigate through ease of implementation **What do you dislike about Playground?** you should be able to add teachers without their emails as we don't want them to have personal. So we created classroom emails however that does not hold up accountability during diaper changes, injuries or chats with families. We should be able to toggle teachers in their classrooms without having to assign their personal emails **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** For Billing proposes the operational and functionality parts have been great **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Thank you for sharing your experience Aisha. We’re really glad to hear Playground has been simple to navigate and easy to get up and running, that’s something we put a lot of focus on. Your feedback around staff accounts and classroom management is incredibly helpful. We understand how important accountability is in those moments, and this is great context for how we can improve that experience. It’s also great to hear that billing and overall functionality have been working well for you. We really appreciate you taking the time to share this ### 23. Easy to Use with a Friendly, Helpful Support Team **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Samantha L. | Assistant Director of ECE, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 16, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** Easy to use, friendly and helpful support team. **What do you dislike about Playground?** The expense, even though it is so valuable to our program! Also, that the emails from playground say : [Playground] Temple Beth Hillel, and I cannot change the sender info or subject I want it to say. Videos are really difficult to post. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** Makes it very easy to send classroom communications through the app. **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Thanks for sharing Samantha! We’re so glad you’ve found Playground easy to use and that our support team has been helpful along the way. It’s great to hear it’s making classroom communication easier for your program. We also really appreciate the feedback around pricing, email customization, and video uploads. That’s all helpful insight as we continue to improve. We’re grateful to have you as part of the Playground community 💛 ### 24. Effortless Attendance and Expense Management **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Susan M. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 06, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I find Playground really easy to use. I particularly appreciate the easy sign-in for parents with multiple children enrolled and the ability to track vaccinations. Everything about Playground makes managing attendance, expenses, and tracking payments straightforward. I rated it a 10 and recommended it on Facebook. **What do you dislike about Playground?** I'm not sure how to use the Playground card, specifically how to add money to it. It would be helpful to have it linked to a specific bank account with a feature to add funds or put a specific amount. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Playground for attendance, expenses, and payment tracking, which reduces overall paperwork and saves me time. **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Thank you so much Susan, we really appreciate you sharing this and for the Facebook recommendation. We’re so glad Playground has been easy to use and that features like multi-child sign-in and vaccination tracking are making things simpler for you. It’s great to hear it’s helping with attendance, expenses, and payments while cutting down on paperwork. And thank you for the feedback on the Playground card, that’s really helpful and we’ll be sure to pass it along to the team. ### 25. Seamless Childcare Management with Responsive Support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Andrew M. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I appreciate the customer service and customization of Playground. Whenever a problem arises or I have a question, customer support is very responsive. The engineering team even made a special report function for our CACFP reporting. I value the responsiveness of the support team. Additionally, I like that the online version and app communicate effectively, creating consistency that was lacking in our previous tool, Procare. **What do you dislike about Playground?** Nothing comes to mind at this time. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Playground for childcare management, solving issues like child tracking, parent communication, staff hours, and billing. It streamlines CACFP reporting and ensures app consistency with support for any problems. **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Hi Andrew, It’s great to hear that the responsiveness of our team has stood out, and we’re especially glad the custom CACFP report has been helpful for you. That kind of collaboration is something we care a lot about. We also love hearing that the experience feels consistent across web and mobile, especially compared to what you were using before. It’s awesome to see Playground supporting so many parts of your operations all in one place. Thanks again for taking the time to share this! ### 26. Streamlined Parent Communication with Ease **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Emily P. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 25, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I use Playground for attendance, chat, and online billing. I like using autopay for weekly tuition, and I love posting photos to provide great parent communication. This helps show what children are working on and the names of lessons. I also find the attendance record feature helpful. Additionally, the initial setup of Playground was easy for me. **What do you dislike about Playground?** some forms are not editable, especially tax forms **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** Playground helps with parent communication by showing what children are working on. I also use autopay for weekly tuition, which simplifies billing. **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Thanks for sharing this Emily, we really appreciate it. It’s great to hear how you’re using Playground across attendance, billing, and communication with families. We love that you’re sharing photos and lessons throughout the day, that kind of visibility makes a big difference for parents. Thanks again for taking the time to leave a review! ### 27. Playground Is Incredibly User-Friendly for Parents **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Courtney B. | Owner/Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 20, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I absolutely love how user friendly it is, and easy for the parents to toggle thorugh. **What do you dislike about Playground?** Haven't found anything I dislike about playground. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is truly helping me solve all of them, but especially payroll. **Official Response from Sasha Reiss:** > Thank you for the kind words! We’re so glad to hear that both you and your parents are finding Playground easy to use and navigate. Creating a simple, intuitive experience for families is a huge priority for us. It’s also great to hear that Playground is helping solve operational challenges—especially around payroll. We truly appreciate your support and are excited to keep helping your program run more smoothly every day! ### 28. Streamlined Childcare Management with Ease **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Taylor W. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 24, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I use Playground for my childcare program, and it has been incredibly helpful for billing, payments, and keeping track of kids and their files. I like how it makes keeping track for yearly taxes a breeze. The ease of setting it up was also great, as it was super easy! **What do you dislike about Playground?** I think everything is pretty well explained, it can get confusing to find my end of year statements but once I ask the help chat it is a breeze. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Playground for billing, payments, and tracking attendance and children's files, which makes managing my childcare program easier. **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Thanks so much for sharing this Taylor. We’re really glad Playground has made things easier for billing, tracking, and especially tax time, that’s a big one. It’s also great to hear setup felt simple from the start. Appreciate the note on year-end statements too, that’s helpful feedback for us. Thanks again for taking the time to leave a review! ### 29. Simplicity at Its Best **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Angie A. | Senior Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 27, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** Its simplicity- I like that its so easy to use **What do you dislike about Playground?** My least favorite is that we have to play with it to tailor it to our organization and that messes with our data entry and eventual statistics/ tracking. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** making enrollment easier and simpler **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Thanks for sharing this Angie! We’re glad Playground feels simple and easy to use. We also hear you on setup and data consistency, that’s helpful feedback as we continue to improve. Thanks again for your input! ### 30. Automated Billing and Reminders Make Payments Effortless **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consulting | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** my favorite feature is the automated billing. It sends out reminders when payment is due or past due. It is one less thing i have to worry about **What do you dislike about Playground?** I havent found anything i do not love about playground. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** If i ever cannot figure out how to do something the customer service is fast to answer any questions **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Thank you so much for sharing this, we love hearing it. Automated billing is one of those features that’s meant to just quietly take work off your plate, so it’s great to hear it’s doing exactly that. And we’re really glad our support team has been quick to help whenever questions come up. ### 31. Transformed Our Childcare Management with Intuitive, Reliable Features **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consulting | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 20, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** This app has completely transformed the way we manage our childcare program. We genuinely love it—it’s intuitive, reliable, and full of useful features that make day-to-day management much easier. **What do you dislike about Playground?** So far, there’s nothing we dislike—at least nothing we’ve found yet. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** What really sets it apart is being able to run payroll directly from the same app, which saves so much time and keeps everything in one place. **Official Response from Sasha Reiss:** > Thank you for the amazing feedback! We’re thrilled to hear that Playground has transformed the way you manage your childcare program and made day-to-day operations easier. Creating an intuitive, reliable all-in-one platform is exactly what we strive for. We’re especially glad the integrated payroll tools are saving you time and helping keep everything centralized in one system. That operational simplicity is a huge focus for us. We truly appreciate your support and are excited to keep growing alongside your program! ### 32. Integrated CRM/CCMS, Easy Admissions, and Top-Tier Support **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 25, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I love that the CRM and CCMS systems are integrated and how simple it is to just drag and drop to move a child into the enrolled slot. I love that the admissions is easy as well. We use playground daily! Also, customer support is top tier. It's super quick and Zach especially answers my issues with such ease and timely. **What do you dislike about Playground?** The billing can kind of be confusing at times. I wish it was a little more simpler. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** They did help me with being able to apply parents payments to certain invoices. **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Really appreciate you taking the time to share this, it means a lot. It’s awesome to hear that the CRM and CCMS working together has made things feel more seamless, especially with how easy it is to move children through the admissions process. That drag-and-drop flow is something we’ve put a lot of thought into, so it’s great to hear it’s part of your daily rhythm. And we’ll definitely pass the shoutout along to Zach, he’ll be glad to hear it. Thanks as well for calling out billing. We know it can feel complex at times and that feedback helps us continue to improve. Glad to hear Playground is helping you stay on top of payments and invoices. We appreciate you being part of it 💛 ### 33. Effortless Setup, Perfect for Work **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Maggie C. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 20, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** I like all the features of Playground. The sign-in and sign-out are easy, which makes using it a breeze. The initial setup was also easy, which was a big plus for me. **What do you dislike about Playground?** Nothing **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** I like that Playground offers easy sign-in and sign-out features, making it convenient for work. **Official Response from Sasha Reiss:** > Thank you for the great review! We’re so glad to hear the setup process was smooth and that the sign-in/sign-out experience has made daily operations easier for your team. Creating tools that are simple, reliable, and easy to use is exactly what we aim for. We truly appreciate your support and are happy to have you as part of the Playground community! ### 34. Easy to Use, Great Support, and Always Improving **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ahuvah H. | Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 24, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** Ease of use, support, and continued improvement. **What do you dislike about Playground?** No program can do everything! There are some workarounds that help us do things better. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** Staff attendance and pay with work reports. Student attendance reports. Feed to staff and parents **Official Response from Case Davis:** > Thank you for sharing this, we really appreciate it. We’re glad Playground feels easy to use and that our support and ongoing improvements are making a difference. It’s great to hear it’s helping with both staff and student tracking, along with communication. Thanks again for taking the time to leave a review 💛 ### 35. Auto Pay and Parent Sign-In/Out Make Things Easy **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tammy D. | Owner, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 25, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** The ability to have the parents sign in and out AND the auto pay! **What do you dislike about Playground?** Its a little pricey, but you can make that charge go to your clients **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** billing, attendance, book work **Official Response from Sasha Reiss:** > Thank you for the review! We’re so glad to hear that parent sign-in/out and autopay have made things easier for your program. Simplifying billing, attendance, and bookkeeping is exactly what Playground is designed to do. Thanks again for being part of the Playground community! ### 36. Wonderful Translation Feature That Saves Us Time **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 20, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** The translation feature is wonderful! Without it, we spent so much extra time copy/pasting into google translate each day. **What do you dislike about Playground?** I wish running reports was a little easier to navigate. I've used procare in the past and that was my favorite feature. I feel like I have to search more with playground. **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have shifted to using playground for our enrollment packets. It's been very helpful! **Official Response from Sasha Reiss:** > Thank you for the thoughtful feedback! We’re so glad the translation feature has been such a time saver for your team. Eliminating the daily copy/paste workflow into external translators is exactly the kind of friction we want to remove for providers and families. It’s also great to hear enrollment packets have become easier through Playground. We appreciate the feedback on reporting as well—making reports more intuitive and easier to navigate is something we’re continuing to improve. Thanks again for being part of the Playground community and helping us make the platform better! ### 37. Everything I Need in One Place **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dymon H. | Owner, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 20, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** It has everything I need in one place!!! **What do you dislike about Playground?** Sometime the app and web versions are different and I don’t particularly like that **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** Paperwork and communication with parents! **Official Response from Sasha Reiss:** > Thank you for the feedback! We’re so glad to hear Playground is helping keep everything you need in one place—especially paperwork and parent communication. Thanks again for being part of the Playground community! ### 38. Super Convenient Program **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 02, 2026 **What do you like best about Playground?** Easy enrollment & fast customer service. **What do you dislike about Playground?** Could use updates to how tax statements are sent **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** Playground is putting our enrollment, parent communication, and tuition management all in one place which is a huge time saver. **Official Response from Sasha Reiss:** > Thank you for the review! We’re so glad to hear that enrollment and customer support have been standout parts of your experience. Bringing enrollment, tuition management, and parent communication into one place is exactly the kind of time-saving simplicity we aim to provide. We also appreciate the feedback around tax statements. Please reach out directly to support@tryplayground.com with any specific notes on how we can improve it. Thanks again for being part of the Playground community! ### 39. Easiest app switch EVER and product is A+ !! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tamar A. | Early Childhood Director, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 01, 2022 **What do you like best about Playground?** parents, teachers and admin love it! so perfect **What do you dislike about Playground?** Nothing...it all is fantastic and meets our needs **What problems is Playground solving and how is that benefiting you?** We love that Playground can allow families to apply, enroll, and pay in one easy-to-use app. We love that teachers can track students, send photos and videos, message families and manage carline in one each to use app. And we love that admin spends most of their time doing what they love because Playground has taken the laborious and tedious tasks out of the equation. **Official Response from Sasha Reiss:** > Thank you for the amazing review! We’re thrilled to hear the switch to Playground was so smooth and that parents, teachers, and admins are all loving it. That’s exactly the experience we hope to create. It’s awesome to hear how much value you’re getting from having applications, enrollment, payments, communication, carline, and classroom updates all in one place. Giving admins more time to focus on the parts of their job they actually enjoy—rather than tedious manual tasks—is a huge part of why we built Playground. 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