DaycareLogix vs Playground
Not in a sponsored state, and asked to request a quote?
Playground has the most modern stack of the childcare suites: a public API, payroll with tax filing, a marketing site builder, and free access for providers in Arizona, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, New York and Texas where the state pays. Everywhere else pricing is by quote, and card payments carry 3.09% plus 30 cents. Food-program management is offered; DaycareLogix builds the CACFP claim in-product, checks it against the meal pattern before filing, and publishes every price.
| What you get | Playground | DaycareLogix |
|---|---|---|
| CACFP meal counts & monthly claim | marketed | |
| Claim checked against the meal pattern before filing | — | |
| Attendance, ratios & check-in kiosk | ||
| Family billing, statements & online payments | ||
| Incident reports, medication log (eMAR) & licensing records | basics; no eMAR | |
| Family app — messages, photos, daily reports | ||
| Adult day programs on the same record | — | |
| Prices published on the website | free in 6 states; quote elsewhere | |
| Monthly price | quote · free where a state sponsors it | $29–$49 |
| Setup fee | — | None |
Card payments 3.09% + $0.30 per transaction; the program chooses who pays.
Payroll, the Camber AI assistant and Savings Club are separate products.
Playground publishes no price list; the payment fee is from the vendor's help center and the sponsored states from its website in 2026. Playground is a trademark of its owner; no affiliation or endorsement. A dash means the feature is not in the vendor’s published materials; a short note means it is there with a condition. Our prices: Compliance $29/mo (claims & compliance), Starter $49/mo (the whole program) — every price is published.
Who Playground is the better fit for
Providers in a state that sponsors Playground, and centers that want full-service payroll with tax filing or a public API in the same suite.
Who DaycareLogix is the better fit for
Centers outside the sponsored states that want a price they can read before they talk to anyone, the claim built and checked in-product, and medication and incident records at a clinical grade.
Moving from Playground
The roster imports from a spreadsheet, so an export from Playground is enough to start: each child, their room, a guardian and any allergies come across in one pass, with every row checked before it is committed. Staff are invited by email. Attendance and meal counts begin on the day you switch. If you would rather we load it, reply to any email from us with the file attached and we do it the same day. Nothing is deleted on our side if you decide not to stay: a lapsed trial goes read-only.
See it yourself
Bring your own roster.
Your data, no slideshow, no call required. The first 14 days are free — no card.