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For Shared Service Alliances

Empower Your
Child Care Network

A financial solution built exclusively for Childcare Providers.

Take Your Network to New Heights

With 30 years in the industry, we have built a reputation for delivering features that childcare providers love. We equip Shared Service Alliances (SSAs) and Child Care Networks with a powerful financial tool built for their network of childcare providers.

Secure Payments
Enable your network to create simple, one-off invoices and recurring invoices, with easy and secure online parent payments.
Time/Space Calculations
Parachute includes a built-in tool that handles all the calculations, so your providers and their tax professionals don't have to!
Accounting
Allow your network to keep track of all their income and expenses in one place.
Reporting
Provide your network with easy access to their Schedule C, 8829, and 1099-K forms directly from us for effortless tax season management.
Faster Payments with Parachute
Gone are the days of providers waiting days or a week for their payments to process after a parent has paid. With ParaPay, funds are processed within just 1 business day of the transaction.

What Providers Dreamed Up

But why stop there? After all, the sky is the limit. We asked thousands of childcare providers what their dreams are for the ultimate financial tool. Their insights inspired us to build Parachute, tailored to their unique industry needs and aspirations.

Business Dashboard

Provide your network with a high-level view of their income and expenses, allowing them to maintain a health check on their business.
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Recurring Other Income & Expenses
Enable your network to easily set up recurring expenses and other income, including manual income entries.
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3rd Party Billing
Providers can seamlessly add agencies to their billing process, making it easier for them to manage.
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Payment Notifications
Ensure your network stays on top of their finances by receiving notifications when invoices are paid. Notifications are sent via text and email for both providers and parents.
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User Experience + Feedback
Providers get an updated software experience featuring a dedicated feedback button, allowing them to share thoughts and ideas for continuous improvement.

Parachute Benefits for Providers

Business Growth

Empower your network to generate comprehensive reports and make informed decisions to drive their business's financial well-being.

Automated Dashboard
Performance Reports
Tax Reports
Child Enrollment
Check-in/Check-out
Accounting
Expenses Management
Business Reports
Templates

Accept Payments

Help your providers and their parents say goodbye to paper checks and bank trips. With ParaPay, they can experience secure and fast transactions, and easily collect tuition, deposits, and fees.

Recurring Invoices
ParaPay
Schedule Invoices
Payments Calendar
Issue Refunds
Accept Credit Cards
Accept ACH Payments
AutoPay
Payment Notifications

Empower Parents

Offer parents the convenience of secure payments for childcare services, allowing them to pay directly from an invoice.

Assign Guardians
Add Agencies
Automated email templates
Parent Payment Initiation
Customize Emails
SMS Alerts
Parent Portal
Children Profiles

Parachute Pricing

Custom

Our Parachute software is priced at $150 per year for individual family childcare providers and $300 for each center. However, we offer customized pricing for SSAs depending on the size of the network.

SSA Experience

The Parachute team provides our SSA Partners with unique training packages, webinars, and reporting to fully support your network.

Group Training
Q&A Sessions for Providers
Webinars & Continued Learning
Training Site + How to Videos
Monthly Usage Reporting
Technical Support

for your customized pricing

Let’s Connect!

We are confident that Parachute can meet your network's needs, and we look forward to discussing how we can elevate your providers' success.

Milk

Substitute Milk & Child Milk Allergies

Milk Audit

Purchases and Write Offs

Milk Audit Reports

Tools

Messages

School Calendar

Tools Menu

Get Your Site Setup

Access site admin login

Add site level permissions and users

Claims

Activate Children

Track Received Claims

Process Claims/Reprocess Claims

Submit Claims to State

Upload to CNP

Advance Claim Month

List Claims

What if my site doesn’t send me their claim?

What if my site needs to make changes after they send their claim?

What if I need to make changes but I’ve already marked my claim as submitted?

Milk

Milk Audit

Expenses

Manage and Verify Receipts

Manage Vendors

Menus & Attendance

Menu Templates

Create Master Menus

Copy and Paste Menus

Assign Menus to Sites

Center Daily Menu

Center Menu Calendar

Center Daily Attendance

Enroll & Edit Participants

Manually Enroll Participants

Import Rosters via Spreadsheet

Edit Participant Details

eForms

Add a Digital Signature for eForms

eForms Settings

Customize eForms Email Templates

Send Renewal Invitations via eForms

Send New Enrollments via eForms

Guardians View of an eForms Enrollment

View Status for Sponsors

View eForms Invitation Status Action Items

Approve & Renew Forms

Print Completed eForms

Set Up Your Account

Manage Client Information

Enroll Sites

Center Admin Permissions

Send Welcome Letter to Sites

Advance Claim Month

Add Additional Admin Users

Claim

Submit Claim Data to Sponsor

Expenses

Adding Vendors

Quick Entry Receipt

Itemized Receipts

Reports

Review OER for Sponsors

Reports in CX

Reports Training

Record Attendance & Meal Counts

Daily Menu

Menu Production Records

Menu Templates

Grain Ounce Equivalents

Menu Calendar

Creating Infant Menus

Mark Infants as Fed

Record Attendance & Meal Counts

Meals & Attendance

Mark Infants as Fed

Detailed Meals & Attendance

Estimating Attendance

Enroll & Manage Children

Enroll a New Participant

Edit Child Information

Set Up Accounts

Site Details and Settings for Sponsored Centers

Creating Roles and Permissions

Creating Center Staff Logins

Staff Login

Reports

Infant Feeding Report

Milk Audit Report

Claim Manual Report

Claims

Claims Feature

Calculate Claims Button

Claims Errors

EOM Best Practices

State Upload File and Submitting to CNP

Mark Claim as Submitted

Milk

Substitute Milk and Child Milk Allergies

Milk Audit

Purchase & Write Offs

Expenses

Adding Vendors

Quick Entry Receipt

Itemized Receipts

Plan & Record Menus​

Daily Menu

Menu Production Records

Menu Templates

Menu Calendar

Grain Ounce Equivalents

Creating Infant Menus

Record Attendance & Meal Counts

Basics Meal & Attendance

Detailed Meal & Attendance

Estimating Attendance

Enroll & Manage Children​

Enroll Participant

Edit Child Information

Expenses

Vendors & Receipts

Claims

List Claims & Track Received Claims

Submitting or Retrieving Claims from Sites

Submit Claims to State

Claims Training

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Built exclusively for single-location childcare centers submitting claims directly to their state.

Online Reviews

Setting Up Monitor Access

1st Week Review

4 Week Review

Validating Online Reviews

Training Webinar

3/21/2024 SFSP Webinar Recording

Roster

Roster Upload Explanation

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Reports

Admin Reports (Non-menu)

SFSP Sponsor Menu Reports

Disbursement Journal & Status Report

Site Training Videos

Marking Meals & Attendance

How to Complete a Satellite Form

Submit Claims to Sponsor

How Sites view Menu Production Records

Claims

Track Received Claims

Mark Centers Claim for Processing

Review Claims before Submitting to State

Submit Claim to State

Advance Claim Month

State Claims List

Sponsor Monthly Tasks

Sponsor Attendance / Bulk Entry

Enter Receipts (Required)

Advance Claim Month

Create Menus

Create Master Menus (Required)

Copy & Paste Menus

Assign Menus to Locations

Setup Vendor with Menu Access

Set Up Your Account

Manage Sponsor Information

Enroll Sites

Create Additional Admin Logins

Get Help

Set Up Your Site

Import Your Roster

Creating Roles and Permissions

Creating Center Staff Logins

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