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Shalby's Play House.

A dedicated operating system for modern early childhood education: it eliminates fragmented WhatsApp groups, paper sign-in sheets, and manual fee calculations with real-time class booking, multi-branch scheduling, automated lesson progression, and parent portals.

Shalby's Play House: Designed and engineered by Clobbit
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Case study

The challenge.

Preschools and early learning academies spend more time wrestling with scheduling bottlenecks, missed messages, and manual payment tracking than teaching children. Paper attendance sheets get misplaced, double-bookings frustrate parents, and coordinating multi-branch staff takes hours every single week.

Shalby's Play House set out to unify their entire preschool operations into a single cohesive platform. We architected, designed, and engineered the system from ground up: four dedicated role perspectives (Superadmin, Branch Admin, Teacher, Parent) where every booking, payment, and lesson advancement reflects across the system instantaneously.

The hard part is not any single screen — it is that every role interacts with the same real-time data from a completely different operational angle. A booking made by a parent instantly reserves a seat, updates teacher availability, decrements prepaid hours, and queues the child's developmental plan without human intervention.

The platform coordinates daily preschool operations across 10 interconnected workflows, keeping teachers focused on children and parents fully informed.

  1. 01
    Role-Based Unified PortalDistinct custom dashboards for Parents, Teachers, Branch Admins, and Superadmin with tailored permissions and zero clutter.
  2. 02
    Interactive Week PlannerHorizontal weekly calendar view allowing parents to reserve classroom slots, view real-time seat availability, and filter by teacher.
  3. 03
    Smart Prepaid Package EngineHourly and monthly session packages that auto-activate on purchase, track consumed hours in real time, and enforce strict 30-day validity.
  4. 04
    Automated Lesson ProgressionChildren advance through structured developmental levels as sessions complete, giving teachers instant override and progress notes.
  5. 05
    Integrated Daycare ModuleDedicated check-in/out tracking and meal logging visible strictly to enrolled daycare families.
  6. 06
    Multi-Branch Admin OverviewSuperadmins effortlessly switch between branch locations, inspect utilization rates, and coordinate staff transfers in one click.
  7. 07
    Parent Child PortfoliosInteractive per-child progress cards, milestones achieved, photo albums, and teacher feedback threads.
  8. 08
    Community & Guest EventsOpen weekend workshops and seasonal events allowing external guest registrations and direct fee settlement.
  9. 09
    Direct In-App CommunicationsReal-time push notifications, attendance alerts, and direct teacher-to-parent messaging.
  10. 10
    Executive Analytics & Audit LogComprehensive cross-branch audit trails, attendance trends, package revenue insights, and system error diagnostics.
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Branches connected
100%
Digital paperless workflow
0
Scheduling conflicts
<2min
Parent session booking

Behind the build

How it came together.

Engagement
Full product architecture, design system, full-stack engineering, and multi-branch deployment.
Delivered
  • Full product architecture and multi-tenant database schema design
  • High-fidelity UI/UX design system optimized for mobile and tablet
  • Real-time week planner with conflict-free slot booking engine
  • Prepaid package management with automated balance recalculation
  • Curriculum progression engine mapping developmental milestones
  • Secure parent authentication and individual child profile vaults
  • Superadmin multi-branch operations console and audit log
  • Integrated daycare daily log and meal tracking system
  • Guest event ticketing engine with automated confirmation emails
  • Production deployment across multiple branches with zero downtime

Colour palette

  • Deep Ink#0F0C29
  • Playhouse Violet#302B63
  • Royal Indigo#24243E
  • Vibrant Cyan#00D2FF
  • Warm Amber#F59E0B
  • Clean Mist#F8FAFC

Typography

  • OutfitHeadings & Brand Display
  • Geist MonoTimestamps, Metrics & Data Tables
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