Sandbox Software
Sandbox Software is a cloud-based software package designed to assist owners and operators in automating their child care and preschool businesses.
- Administrative features track and share information customized to user’s needs
- Timeclock tracks staff attendance and hours
- Online registration so parents can complete applications and registrations online
- Teacher’s app allows staff to upload information and communicate with parents
- Parent portal allows access to updates and photos of their children throughout the day
- Automated billing that tracks schedules and pricing and creates invoices
- Tracks a variety of information and automates many backoffice tasks
- Offers several communication options to stay in touch with parents throughout the day
- Reports portal keeps vital information at teachers’ and adminstrators’ fingertips
- Customer support is included in the monthly subscription cost
- Free 30-day trial offered that includes support
- Since the software is cloud-based, it may require additional costs to customize due to business needs and/or to comply with unique regulations
- It is only offered as a monthly subscription; no licensing available
- Online documentation isn’t very extensive, although phone/email support is free
Sandbox offers a full suite of components that track and update all facets of a child care operation. The administrative portal contains a day-at-a-glance dashboard, with separate panels containing family, billing, staffing, and report information. The timeclock portal allows for employees to securely log their time and for parents to check in/out their children each day. The online registration feature collects detailed information about each child, their approved guardians, parent contact information, payments, and more. Teachers have their own tools, including child attendance, schedules, parent information, and messaging tools. Parents have a full portal where they can receive updates and update their children's information. Parents can also track their payments and billing history. The automated billing feature tracks payments and allows for parents to set up automated payments using several options. Overall, this software offers a solid business management tool for small- to medium-sized child care businesses. Since it is cloud-based, this saves on networking, hardware, software, and support costs and allows more time for businesses to manage more critical daily operations. Free support is offered with the monthly description, but it is not clear when a customer would be charged for customizations due to unique data/interface needs.
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