How to grow your payments app with baby and toddler classes
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Baby and toddler classes run in church halls, community centres and cafés, covering music, sensory play, signing, baby massage and messy play. Most leaders sell a term of weekly sessions, with drop-in places when there is space, and many run the class alone, collecting money while setting up. Parents usually pay on their phone and want to book a place quickly. A payments app that sells a term by link, takes drop-in payments with a tap and keeps a simple list of who has paid can win these class leaders, and every parent who pays sees your app.
Talk to baby and toddler class leaders
Ask local class leaders:
- How do parents pay for a term of classes today?
- How do they pay for a drop-in place on the day?
- How do you know who has paid when the class starts?
- How do you handle missed sessions and make-up classes?
Sell terms and places by link
A payment link for each term, shared in the class group chat, means places are paid for before the first session.
Take drop-ins with a tap
A tap or a QR code at the door lets a parent pay for a drop-in place in seconds, without the leader handling cash while setting up.
Grow through parents and families
Class leaders know swimming teachers, nurseries, childminders and doulas. One class on your app can introduce the others.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about swimming teachers?
The swimming teachers guide covers selling blocks of lessons, mostly to parents, and stopping the chase for payment by the poolside.
Swimming teachers →What about nurseries and after-school clubs?
The nurseries and after-school clubs guide covers collecting regular fees from parents and chasing late payments.
Nurseries and after-school clubs →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.