# Sandbox Parent App — Childcare Management App

> Childcare management app for parents to connect with providers and track child activities. (iPhone/iPad app by Ladder Software Inc.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sandbox-parent-app/id1266681206 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ladder Software Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1219311787)
- Category: Productivity, Education
- Price: Free
- Rating: 1.38/5 from 109 App Store ratings · 45 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 43 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2019-06-28
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sandbox-parent-app/id1266681206/reviews.md

## What is Sandbox Parent App?

*Please note that this App will only work for parents with children enrolled at childcare centers who use Sandbox Software, and who have the Sandbox Parent Portal enabled.  
 
The Sandbox Parent App is the easiest way to stay connected with your child care provider. Use the Parent App to communicate directly with teachers in the classrooms as well as centre administrators, and to keep track of your child's daily activities and their milestone moments as they happen. Push notifications ensure that you’ll never miss a moment. You can also pay invoices online and update your child’s information as necessary. 
 
Sandbox Parent App enables parents to:
- View pictures and updates of their children through the Newsfeed and Daily Logs section
- Communicate directly to the center administrator as well as teachers in their children's classes
- View invoices & tax receipts
- Pay invoices and outstanding balances
- Generate statements
- Manage payment cards
- Manage their child’s information, photos, medical information and upload attachments
- View their child’s class and schedule enrollments
- View daily activity logs and attendance history

## Key features

- Direct communication with teachers and administrators
- View child's daily activities and milestones
- Receive push notifications
- Pay invoices and manage payments
- Update child's information
- View class schedules and attendance

## Recent user reviews (10 of 45)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sandbox-parent-app/id1266681206/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Dookie

*2023-08-09*

Should be allowed to leave zero stars. This piece of crap app does not work. At all.  Cannot log in. Others parents that have to use the app constantly uninstall it, then reinstall it in order to log in. Even that step doesn’t work now. To the developers: take a long walk off a short pier.

### 1/5 — So frustrating

*2023-06-22*

This app has too many issues. I have to log in every single time I want to use it, an error occurs regularly when trying to access the daily log, and sometimes the pictures uploaded by the teacher don’t download.

### 1/5 — Crap

*2023-06-14*

The app is crap, as you can see from the ratings.

I’ll add that the “support” we’re getting with login, display, and other functionality issues is poor. Workarounds and rote responses leave families at our daycare frustrated, and the daycare needs to rely on emails which take more time.

Nothing good to say about this app

### 1/5 — Terrible. Buggy and can rarely access app

*2023-06-09*

This app is so buggy. Images always load up superimposed with text and other images. Logging in fails about half the time for no reason. I can’t believe this company charges daycares money for this app.

### 1/5 — Unable to Login

*2023-06-02*

After 6+ months of having to repeatedly re-enter my login information and a lot of weird re-directs within the app, I’m not completely unable to log in. I deleted the app and re-installed, but still no luck. Unfortunately, this is the only method of making an electronic payment with my child’s daycare center, so I’ll now have to throw it back to 2003 and write an actual check. Do I even still have a checkbook?

### 1/5 — Even worse

*2023-05-26*

I wrote a review a year ago and here’s my update: 

Some how this app has gotten even worse. It’ll boot you while your scrolling through information or pictures. It will barely load anything but blank pages on the phone. Now I’m lucky if I can log in at all 10% of the time. 

If your child’s school uses this system beg them to change or go somewhere else cause this app is useless.

### 1/5 — App doesn’t work

*2023-05-24*

Now the app stopped working completely and doesn’t even load. Are y’all trying to make people never want to use this? Clearly you have zero customer support or software team since the last update was 5 months ago.

### 1/5 — App may or may not work

*2023-05-11*

This app has a good concept when it works, but sometimes it doesn’t. In app notifications don’t always send when it’s supposed to. So you never know when there’s a message or when a child is checked until you open the app to check. It doesn’t always load daily logs when needed. Now you have to log in every time you open the app. Wish the developers would update it & work out the kinks because us parents depend on this app to check on our kids.

### 1/5 — App may or may not work

*2022-11-30, version 1.0.23*

This app has a good concept when it works, but sometimes it doesn’t. In app notifications don’t always send when it’s supposed to. So you never know when there’s a message or when a child is checked until you open the app to check. It doesn’t always load daily logs when needed. Last update was over a year ago. Wish the developers would update it & work out the kinks because us parents depend on this app to check on our kids.

### 2/5 — Frequent log outs

*2022-11-03, version 1.0.23*

We end up missing messages from school due to frequent log-outs. Image display would feel nicer in a modal with navigation versus a direct S3 embed.

## Frequently asked questions about Sandbox Parent App

### What does the Sandbox Parent App do?

The Sandbox Parent App allows parents to stay connected with their child's childcare provider. You can communicate directly with teachers and administrators, view your child's daily activities and milestones, receive important updates via push notifications, and manage payments and child information.

### What are the key features of the Sandbox Parent App?

Key features include direct messaging with staff, viewing photos and updates in a newsfeed and daily logs, managing invoices and payments, updating child profiles with medical information, and tracking attendance and schedules.

### Is the Sandbox Parent App free to use?

Yes, the Sandbox Parent App is free to download and use. The app is designed to work with childcare centers that use Sandbox Software, and there are no in-app purchases or ads mentioned.

### Who can use the Sandbox Parent App?

This app is exclusively for parents whose children are enrolled at childcare centers that use Sandbox Software and have the Sandbox Parent Portal enabled. It is not a standalone childcare service.

### How does the app help me manage my child's childcare experience?

It simplifies communication with your provider, gives you real-time insights into your child's day through logs and photos, and streamlines administrative tasks like payments and updating information, ensuring you're always informed.

## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0.24 — 2022-12-05

- Account maintenance tutorial added.
- Nickname support added.

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