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If you are wondering if you should purchase this software.The answer is YES! The invoicing/billing section needs more clarification. It just says "Amount Paid", so it can be difficult to go back and figure out where that payment came from. For example, we can make a partial payment on an invoice using a credit on an account, but on the invoice it doesn't specify where that payment came from. I would love to see a more detailed explanation of payments on invoices. There have been a few glitches to work through, but those have been addressed. It does everything that a daycare centre needs, and they are constantly updating and upgrading.
#The sandbox daycare software#
The price is great! Beats any other similar software prices by a landslide. The customer service has been astounding from the beginning! I can message hem about any tiny issue or question and they have an answer within minutes. Set up was fairly easy, but just like any new program, there's a learning curve. Overall we are very happy with what Sandbox has offered our centre. Much less expensive than other similar software I need to insert the specific wording manually which is tedious and takes too much time to do each month. The only negative issue I have with Sandbox is that I need to have specific wording for payment receipts that parents need to submit to their employer for dependent care reimbursement. I would highly recommend Sandbox for all child care providers. This gives us one location and accurate records that we use for Keystone STARS.
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There is also a section that we use for staffing that helps keep track of profiles, documents, due dates, etc. I use many of the Sandbox installed reports each month from payment summaries to attendance reports.
#The sandbox daycare registration#
Sandbox has many important features that will help any child care center through the registration process, bookkeeping, communication, documentation, reports. The family account section gave the freedom to upload documents, keep track of physicals and due dates, write notes, communicate with the family securely. The accurate attendance also allocated accurate records for subsidy tracking again saving money. We installed electronic sign-in/out for a secure and accurate attendance system.
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This also gave us the ability to send end of the year tax statements electronically no more bulk mailings so it saved money. This gave a real-time payment tracker that allowed us to respond immediately for any late payments. We went from entering monthly payments by hand to 98% of families using the electronic payment system through the parent portal. We received 100% positive feedback from our families with the implementation of Sandbox. The system gave parents/guardians a portal for all of their needs from electronic registration to monthly payments. The system basically gave us the ability to go paperless. First, the customer service representatives at Sandbox are A+ always available to answer questions and help with the set up. I was the point person so I needed to know it from A to Z. I would highly recommend Sandbox for all child care providers.I was responsible for learning and implementing the software so I started from the beginning to learn all that Sandbox could do to improve our department.
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