# After-school programs: After-school programs, every school and every pickup on one screen

Source: https://backpr.com/solutions/after-school. Last updated: 2026-10-11.

URL: https://backpr.com/solutions/after-school

Run before- and after-school programs at one site or dozens. Families choose days, pay tuition on autopay, and staff check every child out against the authorized pickup list.

Common problems:
- **Tuition is a monthly chase:** Every month someone sends invoices, follows up on late payments and figures out what a family owes after switching from three days to two.
- **Pickup is where things go wrong:** A new babysitter, a different parent, a late bus. Staff need to know who is allowed to take each child, right there at the door.
- **Every school runs a little differently:** Different days, different start dates, different coordinators. Spreadsheets multiply with every site you add.

How BackPR handles it:
- **Days of the week and recurring tuition:** Families choose the days they need. BackPR bills weekly, monthly or by term, prorates mid-term starts and holidays, and charges the saved card automatically.
- **Check-out against the authorized list:** Staff open the day's roster on their phone, check children in, and check them out with the family's PIN or QR code. Absences can notify parents automatically.
- **One account, many schools:** Each school site has its own programs, roster and coordinator access, while your office sees enrollment and balances across every site.

Most-used features:
- Day-of-week selection
- Weekly, monthly and term tuition
- Proration and holiday calendars
- Sibling discounts
- Authorized pickup lists
- PIN and QR code check-out
- Absence alerts
- Late pickup fees
- Dismissal methods
- Site-level staff access
- Attendance hours reports for grants
- Year-end dependent care statements

Nonprofit after-school programs use BackPR free: every feature, no subscription and no BackPR fees.

**Can families change their days partway through the term?**
Yes. Change the schedule and BackPR adjusts the tuition going forward, with proration if you use it.

**Can we report attendance hours for grants?**
Yes. Attendance hours reports show time attended by child, program and date range.

**Can parents get tax statements?**
Yes. Parents can download year-end statements of what they paid for dependent care claims.