# Procare Solutions

> Procare Solutions supplies child care management software, integrated tuition payments, family communication, enrollment planning, curriculum and professional development. Founded by Jeff Blum in 1992, the Denver company serves more than 40,000 US child care businesses and operates as a business unit of Roper Technologies. It acquired Playground in September 2026.

- **Founded:** 1992
- **Headquarters:** Denver, United States
- **Founders:** Jeff Blum (Founder; former president and developer)
- **Products:** Procare Online, Procare Desktop, Tuition Express, Procare Child Care Mobile App, RoomRunner
- **Notable:** More than 40,000 US child care businesses served, company-reported in 2026., Mobile app surpassed 10 million cumulative downloads across Apple and Google stores in August 2025., Roper acquisition closed February 26, 2024.

## Products & services

- **Procare Online** — Cloud child care operations platform with attendance, billing, payments, classroom records and family communication.
- **Procare Desktop** — Desktop child care management platform with accounting and operational tools; maintained alongside other Procare platforms.
- **Tuition Express** — Integrated tuition collection and payment processing; Procare introduced payment processing in 2004.
- **Procare Child Care Mobile App** — Messaging, photo and video updates, daily activities and tuition payments for staff and families.
- **RoomRunner** — AI enrollment planning inside Procare Online; forecasts room openings and recommends transitions and waitlist matches. Launched May 13, 2026, at no additional cost for Online customers.
- **Procare Early Learning by Learning Beyond Paper** — Embedded digital curriculum for infants through pre-K.
- **ChildPlus** — Head Start and Early Head Start management, compliance reporting, assessments and family records.
- **SchoolCare Works** — A supported Procare platform for school-age care programs.
- **Procare Professional Development / Bertelsen Education** — Continuing education and CDA-related training; Bertelsen acquired in July 2024.
- **Playground** — Acquired September 2026; child care operations, marketing, enrollment, billing, subsidies, payroll and Camber AI assistant.

## Achievements

- More than 40,000 US child care businesses served, company-reported in 2026.
- Mobile app surpassed 10 million cumulative downloads across Apple and Google stores in August 2025.
- Roper acquisition closed February 26, 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Acquired Playground on September 14; customers retain existing products and teams immediately following the deal.
- **2026-05** — Launched RoomRunner for all Procare Online customers at no additional cost.
- **2026-03** — Published fourth annual Child Care Business Trends Report; nearly 5,000 professionals surveyed.
- **2025-08** — Announced 10 million mobile app downloads.
- **2025-02** — Announced Joe Gomes as president and CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://www.procaresoftware.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/procaresolutions/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ProcareSoftware
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/procaresoftware
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChildCareSoftware/

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Last updated: 2026-10-01