Indoor playground software for soft play centers & parties
ProgramChamp™ is indoor playground software for soft play centers and play cafes. Run timed open play with capacity limits, collect birthday party deposits, sell play packs and passes, and keep one calendar for the whole venue.
- Open play capacity
- Party deposits
- Play packs & passes
- Toddler & sensory hours
- One calendar
$69/month · no per-student fees · cancel anytime
Prefer a walkthrough first? Read the open play scheduling guide or birthday party booking overview.
Sound familiar?
- You sell 2-hour open play blocks, toddler mornings, and weekend surges, 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
- Play packs, Venmo, party inquiries, and parent messages live in too many places
- Party bookings live in email while open play registration is somewhere else
ProgramChamp™ matches how soft play centers and play cafes actually operate.
Open play scheduling software guide: capacity, reserve vs walk-in, and one calendar
Who this indoor playground software is for
ProgramChamp™ fits soft play centers, indoor playgrounds, and play cafes that need online registration without enterprise complexity. Bounce or trampoline parks with kids programs and parties can use the same stack.
- Owner-operated play cafes that need indoor playground software for payments and rosters without a huge IT project
- Teams juggling open play and parties who want birthday party deposits on the same calendar as sessions
- Venues selling play packs and passes who are tired of tracking visits in a spreadsheet
- Centers adding toddler hours, camps, or field trips next to everyday open play scheduling
Birthday parties & private play are a big revenue line?
Many indoor playgrounds sell party packages, private play, or add-on pizza and characters. That should not require a second app just for deposits and holds.
ProgramChamp™ handles open play 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.
For private buyouts and school field trips, use a shareable party inquiry, then staff book the agreed window and quote with Custom time and quote on Manual party and send a payment request. You can also start internal-first for birthday packages: inquiry-first, instant booking, or both, then turn on public online checkout when Stripe Connect is ready.
Read more: birthday party booking software for kids' activity businesses
Built for session-based play centers
Open play, packs, and parties in one stack, structured around programs and sessions, not random one-off appointments.
Open play & capacity
- Recurring 2-hour (or custom) windows with max kids per block
- Toddler, sensory, or after-school hours as their own sessions
- Camps and no-school days without a second product
Play packs & passes
- Sell visit packs for occasional families and grandparents
- Offer monthly pass-style pricing for regulars
- Redeem credits at registration instead of tracking visits by hand
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
Parties on one calendar
- Birthday packages with deposits next to open play blocks
- Inquiry-first or instant booking, your choice
- Private hire and field trips via custom quote
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, play packs, 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 indoor playground software?
- It is one system for soft play centers and play cafes to run timed open play, play packs and passes, birthday parties, and online payments. ProgramChamp™ focuses on capacity, deposits, and parent accounts without a giant FEC stack.
- How do I run 2-hour open play sessions with capacity limits?
- Set recurring open play windows, cap how many kids can book each block, and let families register and pay online. Staff see a roster at check-in. Our open play scheduling software guide walks through what to look for.
- Should families reserve open play online or walk in?
- Many play cafes mix both: busy weekends and toddler hours favor reserve-ahead so you do not overfill the floor, while quieter weekdays can allow walk-ins against remaining capacity.
- What is the difference between play packs and memberships?
- Play packs are prepaid visits for occasional families. A monthly pass is usually recurring credit or discounted visits for regulars. ProgramChamp™ supports credit packages and pass-style pricing for both.
- How do I take birthday party bookings without a separate party app?
- ProgramChamp™ includes birthday party booking software so deposits and party times live next to open play registration. Extra time add-ons can extend the booked end time families see at checkout.
- How much does indoor playground software cost?
- ProgramChamp™ is $69/month with no per-student fees. See pricing for current plans.
- Does this support toddler time or sensory-friendly hours?
- Yes. Run separate programs and sessions for different age bands or special hours, with their own schedules and pricing, next to general open play and parties.
- Is this family entertainment center software for large trampoline parks?
- ProgramChamp™ is aimed at soft play, indoor playgrounds, and play cafes that want fast setup and flat pricing, not a custom enterprise POS stack for national FEC chains.
- Do you support camps or field trips?
- Yes. Run camps as separate programs alongside everyday open play. For school field trips or private buyouts with a custom window and price, use party inquiry plus staff Custom time and quote booking (see birthday party booking software).
- Can I book private play buyouts with a custom time and price?
- Yes. Collect the request with a party inquiry, book the agreed hours and quoted price in Manual party, then send a payment request for the balance. Families do not type arbitrary prices online.