Every seat filled.Every pickup accounted for.
Weekly tuition, check-in and out, authorized pickup, and school-out days in one place. Plus AI agents that fill seats and chase every balance.
- $99/month flat
- Month-to-month
- Live in days
- EnrollmentAnswered “Do you pick up from Oak Elementary?” Waitlist spot offered.
- MarketingTeacher workday camp Friday has 11 spots. Sent to 230 enrolled families.
- OperationsEarly dismissal Wednesday. 148 families texted with the new pickup time.
Trusted by youth sports clubs, leagues, academies, gyms, and studios
What changed
Families are waiting. Funding is wobbling.
Demand for after-school is enormous, and private-pay tuition now carries more of the load.
77%
Of kids whose parents want after-school aren't in a program: 22.6 million kids.
Afterschool Alliance, America After 3PM 2025$7,500
New Dependent Care FSA limit for 2026, up from $5,000. Parents will want receipts.
IRS Publication 15-B$1.33B
In federal 21st CCLC after-school funds withheld in mid-2025. The FY27 budget proposes eliminating the program.
Afterschool Alliance, May 2026Why Hurdle
Your staff watches kids. Hurdle's agents watch the office.
AI agents fill seats, answer parents, and keep tuition current. You approve what goes out.
- Found 5 classes below minimum across 3 school sites
- Matched 410 families at those schools by grade
- Drafted class-specific invites for each school
Tuition
Weekly or monthly tuition on autopay
Recurring billing with sibling discounts and add-on days.
Autopay
Weekly or monthly drafts. Failed cards retried.
Add a day
Drop-in days and late pickup charged to the same account.
Scholarships
Aid applied at checkout, tracked by fund.
Check-in & pickup
Every arrival and every pickup, recorded
Kiosk check-in and check-out with authorized pickup on every child.
Authorized pickup
Each child's approved adults, visible at the desk.
Medical and allergy info
On the child's profile for staff.
Attendance
Every day logged, ready for reports.
School partners
Enrichment at every school site
Run classes at many schools from one account.
A page per school
Families see only their school's classes.
Minimums
See which classes will run before the deadline.
PTA-friendly flyers
Branded posters with a link to sign up.
Compare
Hurdle vs. childcare and enrichment software
Childcare software is priced per child. Enrichment marketplaces take a cut. Hurdle does neither.
Hurdle
The all-in-one platform for childcare and enrichment
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Hurdle
- Yes: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- Yes: Built for childcare and enrichment
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- $99/month flat. Month-to-month.
- Only on Hurdle
- AI agents that fill seats and chase tuition and forms
Brightwheel
Childcare app: check-in, billing, messaging
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Brightwheel
- No: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- No: Built for childcare and enrichment
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- Quote only; per child
- Where it stops
- Price grows with enrollment. Built for licensed centers.
Procare + Playground
Childcare incumbent, now with Playground
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Procare + Playground
- No: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- No: Built for childcare and enrichment
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- Quote only
- Where it stops
- Consolidating after the Sept 2026 acquisition. Card and ACH fees on top.
Lillio (HiMama)
Daily reports and billing
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Lillio (HiMama)
- No: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- No: Built for childcare and enrichment
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- Quote only
- Where it stops
- Built for early learning, not enrichment or camps.
Jackrabbit Care
Before and after care
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Jackrabbit Care
- No: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- Yes: Built for childcare and enrichment
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- Quote only
- Where it stops
- No AI layer for filling seats.
ActivityHero
Camp and class marketplace
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ActivityHero
- Yes: Price on the website
- No: No fees on top of the plan
- No: Built for childcare and enrichment
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- ~15% on marketplace sales
- Where it stops
- A commission on every marketplace booking.
KidCheck
Secure child check-in
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KidCheck
- Yes: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- Yes: Built for childcare and enrichment
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- From $25/mo
- Where it stops
- Check-in only. Billing and enrollment elsewhere.
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Grades count the checks on the back of each card. Pricing from vendor websites and public reviews as of October 2026. Vendors change terms; check with them for a current quote. Full comparison
Switch before the school year
Most programs are live in a week.
- 1
We bring your families over
Children, guardians, pickup lists, and saved cards.
- 2
Schedules and tuition set up
Days, sites, add-ons, and discounts.
- 3
Tuition keeps drafting
Same day, same card. No re-enrollment.
Customers
Programs already running on Hurdle
Camps, classes, and after-school, all on one engine.
24
programs running through Hurdle
SC Parkour
Parkour gym and camps · Santa Cruz, CA
Camp enrollment keeps moving while Shorme coaches.
Common questions
Yes. Kiosk check-in and check-out record every arrival and pickup, and each child's authorized pickup adults are on their profile.