Indoor playground software for soft play centers & parties
ProgramChamp™ is indoor playground software (and soft play center software) for timed open play, toddler time, camps, and birthday parties — with capacity limits, memberships and passes, waivers, online booking, and payments in one system.
- Open play & drop-in
- Memberships & passes
- Camps & special events
- Birthday party booking
- Online booking & payments
$69/month · no per-student fees · cancel anytime
See a ProgramChamp™ class registration in action
Watch a parent browse your public catalog, enroll a child, pay at secure checkout, and receive a confirmation email—while the paid order lands in your admin dashboard.
- Parents browse your public class catalog and start online kids class registration
- Families check out and pay tuition or registration fees securely online
- Automatic confirmation emails go out—fewer “did you get my payment?” messages
- Paid orders land in your admin dashboard with roster details—no front-desk re-entry
Sound familiar?
- You run open play blocks, toddler time, weekend surges, and birthday parties, and keeping capacity and payments straight is exhausting
- Generic booking apps were not built for kids capacity rules, waiver capture, or how your staff actually run the floor
- Too many tools for class organizing, party inquiries, Venmo, and parent messages
- Party bookings live in email or a separate app while open play registration is somewhere else
ProgramChamp™ matches how small-to-mid indoor play businesses actually operate.
Indoor play center software for open play, classes, camps, and parties
Who this indoor playground software is for
ProgramChamp™ fits soft play centers, indoor playgrounds, bounce or trampoline parks with kids programs, and family entertainment centers that need online registration without enterprise complexity.
- Owner-operated venues that need kids indoor playground software for payments and rosters without a huge IT project
- Teams juggling open play and parties who want birthday party booking software on the same calendar as sessions
- Studios tired of class organizing in spreadsheets when parents expect to register online
- Venues adding camps or special events next to everyday open play scheduling
Birthday parties & private play are a big revenue line?
Many indoor play centers sell party packages, private play, or add-on characters and pizza. That should not require a second app just for deposits and holds.
ProgramChamp™ handles open play and class registration alongside birthday party booking: parents book online, you collect deposits or full payment, and party blocks sit with your session calendar so staff are not chasing DMs and spreadsheets.
You can also start internal-first: use a shareable party inquiry (embeddable) for leads, set each party package to inquiry-first, instant booking, or both, and convert inquiries to booked parties from the staff inbox, then turn on public online checkout when Stripe Connect and published packages are ready.
Read more: birthday party booking software for kids' activity businesses
Built for session-based kids venues
This is class organizing software and registration in one stack, structured around programs and sessions, not random one-off appointments.
Open play & programs
- Recurring sessions: set schedules once for toddler time, sensory-friendly blocks, or weekend slots
- Camps, no-school days, and special events as their own programs
- Flexible changes when you need to adjust a block or room
Families & waivers
- Parent accounts with multiple children
- Centralized guardian info for waivers and messaging
- Less duplicate paperwork at the front desk
Rosters & check-in
- See who is booked for each session or party
- Attendance visibility for staff at check-in
- Fewer “did they pay?” arguments at the door
Payments & registration
- Online registration and payments for sessions and parties
- Packages, deposits, or pass-style pricing where you set it up
- Credit/debit cards and optional US bank (ACH) via Stripe Connect
- Optional ACH tuition discount at checkout (percent or fixed; bank account only)
- Less manual chasing of cash apps and paper forms
Communication
- Message parents about schedule changes or closures
- Send updates to a session or party group
- Fewer lost threads across personal phones
One place to run the venue
Replace the patchwork of calendars, spreadsheets, and payment apps with one system your team can actually train on.
How it works
Already on Jackrabbit, iClassPro, Jumbula, or another system? Import your families first, or skip straight to setup if you are starting fresh.
Import your existing data
Send a standard export from your current software and we import guardians, participants, current enrollments, and years of history, plus medical and emergency notes. Map each old class name to a ProgramChamp™ session once and your play center is not starting from a blank screen.
Set up programs
Define your open play windows, classes, camps, and parties in ProgramChamp™, then match your export during import. Imported families and enrollments attach to the right sessions.
Families register online
Parents book sessions or parties, add kids, sign waivers, and pay. Your front desk spends less time on data entry.
Run the day from one hub
Rosters, parties, payments, and messages stay in ProgramChamp™ so managers are not switching tools during a busy Saturday.
Simple, flat pricing
$69/month
No per-student fees. No hidden costs. No surprises.
Pricing is based on staff logins, not headcount through the door. Cancel anytime.
Thinking about switching? We move your data for you.
The hardest part of changing software isn’t learning a new screen. It’s moving years of families and enrollments without running two systems forever. ProgramChamp™ imports your play center’s data from your existing Jackrabbit, iClassPro, Jumbula, or Class Juggler export, so you start with your people already in place, not a blank screen.
Your families and students come with you
Guardians, participants, and siblings import into the right household accounts, so parents aren’t recreated from scratch and your rosters look familiar on day one.
Years of enrollment history
Bring current enrollments and multiple years of class history across, along with medical and emergency notes, so you and your parents keep the record you’ve built.
Historical attendance from exports
When your old system can export roll-call or attendance reports, we import that history too — matched to the families and classes you bring over. It never affects live billing or capacity.
Autopay schedules without double billing
Import installment and autopay schedules as inert placeholders so staff see who owes what. Families add payment methods fresh in ProgramChamp™ — We cannot move saved cards from Jackrabbit, iClassPro, or similar systems. Cutover tooling helps you avoid charging twice.
We can do it for you
Send us your standard roster, enrollment, attendance, and billing exports and we’ll run the migration and walk you through setup. No logins to your old system required.
Online payments require Stripe
ProgramChamp does not process credit cards or bank debits on your behalf. To accept online credit/debit card payments or US bank payments (ACH), you connect a Stripe account (Stripe Connect). Funds settle to your connected account; Stripe bills processing fees there, not on your ProgramChamp subscription.
Credit/debit cards
- Rate
- 2.9% + $0.30
- Method
- Credit/debit cards
- Per
- Successful charge
ACH Direct Debit
- Rate
- 0.8%
- Method
- ACH Direct Debit
- Cap
- $5.00
Example fees for the same charge amount
If a family pays the same amount, Stripe’s approximate processing fee and what you receive after the fee:
| Charge amount | Credit/debit cards | ACH Direct Debit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family pays | Stripe fee | You receive | Stripe fee | You receive |
| $100.00 | $3.20 | $96.80 | $0.80 | $99.20 |
| $500.00 | $14.80 | $485.20 | $4.00 | $496.00 |
| $1,000.00 | $29.30 | $970.70 | $5.00 ($5.00 cap) | $995.00 |
Approximate fees per successful payment using 2.9% + $0.30 for cards and 0.8% for ACH Direct Debit ($5.00 cap per transaction). Actual Stripe invoices may vary slightly. ProgramChamp does not add processing fees on top of Stripe.
Credit/debit cards are typically 2.9% + $0.30 per successful charge. ACH Direct Debit is 0.8% per successful payment with a $5.00 cap per transaction. Bank payments take a few business days to clear.
Optional ACH tuition incentives let you offer a percent or fixed discount at checkout when families pay by US bank account (configure in Payment settings; card payments keep the standard amount). You can still record cash, check, Zelle, and Venmo in ProgramChamp without Stripe.
Questions indoor play owners ask
- What is the best open play scheduling software for a soft play gym?
- You want session-based scheduling with clear start and end times, optional capacity limits, and online payment, so you are not treating every visit like a random appointment. Our open play scheduling software guide walks through what to look for.
- How do I take birthday party bookings without a separate party app?
- ProgramChamp™ includes birthday party booking software so deposits and party times can live next to open play registration. See our indoor play center software guide.
- Is this family entertainment center software for large trampoline parks?
- ProgramChamp™ is aimed at small-to-mid-sized venues that want fast setup and flat pricing, not a custom enterprise stack for national FEC chains.
- Can parents register more than one child?
- Yes. Parent accounts support multiple children, which matters when siblings visit on different days or parties.
- How much does indoor play center software cost?
- ProgramChamp™ is $69/month with no per-student fees. See pricing for current plans.
- I am tired of spreadsheets. How do I track who paid for open play?
- Online registration ties payments to rosters automatically so your team spends less time reconciling at the door.
- Is ProgramChamp™ a Jackrabbit Class or Sawyer alternative?
- Many owners compare us when they want a simpler stack. Read about indoor play center software for context.
- Do you support camps or field trips?
- Yes, run camps or group bookings as separate programs alongside everyday open play in the same system.