Spend your time on the children,
not the spreadsheets.
LearningSense handles enrollment, tuition collection, and family communication in one place — so the busywork runs itself while you do what you're there to do.
✓ Free plan includes real payment collection · ✓ No credit card required · ✓ Built by parents who've sat in your chair
- 🌿Thompson Family joined2 hours ago
- 💳Williams Family paid $240Yesterday
- 📚Emma Garcia enrolled in Biology LabYesterday
- 🔔You posted 'Fall Semester Reminder'2 days ago
Sound familiar?
Enrollment day chaos
Families flood your Google Form at once, spots fill up before you can blink, and you spend the next week sorting through conflicts by hand.
Chasing payments
You sent the Venmo request three times. Two families paid, one sent the wrong amount, and you have no idea who still owes for last semester.
Communication everywhere
Important updates scattered across Facebook group, email, GroupMe, and text message. Families miss things. You repeat yourself constantly.
There is a better way.
Enrollment that actually works.
Directors set up their program, define spots, and open enrollment. Families log in, see what's available for their children, and enroll in minutes. No Google Forms. No spreadsheets. No conflicts.
Stop chasing families for tuition.
Set your tuition and fees once. Families pay by ACH bank transfer right inside LearningSense. Reminders go out automatically before due dates. You always know exactly who's paid and who hasn't — and can nudge the rest with one click.
Everything in one place.
Post announcements to every family at once with automatic email delivery. Send updates to a single class or your whole program. Families get one clean portal for their schedule, payments, and messages — not a buried Facebook thread.
Coordinate your community without the headaches.
Post volunteer opportunities, let families sign up for slots, and track who is committed. Share a public link so community members without accounts can sign up too. No more clipboard at pickup.
Up and running in minutes.
Set up your program
Create your account, name your program, and set up your first term in under 10 minutes. No setup fee. No onboarding call required.
Invite your families
Share your unique invite link or send email invitations directly from your dashboard. Families create their own accounts and connect to your program automatically.
Collect, coordinate, communicate
Families enroll, pay, and stay informed — all through LearningSense. You manage everything from one clean dashboard.
Finally, a platform built for the way your program actually works.
Before LearningSense
- Google Forms that flood on enrollment day
- Venmo requests families ignore for weeks
- Facebook group announcements nobody sees
- Spreadsheets only you understand
- Chasing the same three families every semester
With LearningSense
- Enrollment opens on your schedule, caps enforce themselves
- ACH payments collected automatically, reminders send themselves
- Announcements reach every family by email instantly
- One dashboard that shows you everything
- Payment history per family, always up to date
What co-op directors are saying
From directors across Texas.
We were running enrollment through three Google Forms and a shared spreadsheet. LearningSense cut our setup time in half and our families actually know how to use it. The payment dashboard alone was worth it.
I was skeptical because I'd tried other platforms that were either too complicated or clearly built for schools, not co-ops. This one actually understands how we work. The family portal is clean and my parents figured it out without any instructions from me.
The ACH payment collection is the feature I didn't know I needed until I had it. No more Venmo, no more asking twice, no more wondering who paid. It just works.
Pricing that scales with your program.
Start free. Upgrade when you need more.
Free
For small programs just getting started
Up to 10 families
- ✓Class builder and enrollment
- ✓Family portal
- ✓Payment collection via ACH
- ✓Announcements
- ✓Member directory
- ✓1.0% platform fee on payments
- ✗Volunteer management
- ✗Calendar
- ✗Attendance tracking
- ✗Advanced payment schedules
Sprout
For growing programs ready to organize
Up to 35 families
- ✓Everything in Free
- ✓Volunteer management
- ✓Program calendar with events
- ✓Attendance tracking
- ✓Email family invites
- ✓0.7% platform fee on payments
- ✓Remove 'Powered by LearningSense' badge
Grow
For established programs that mean business
Up to 75 families
- ✓Everything in Sprout
- ✓Automated monthly tuition billing
- ✓Financial reporting
- ✓Multi-semester history
- ✓Priority support
- ✓0.5% platform fee on payments
Thrive
For large programs, academies, and University Model Schools
Unlimited families
- ✓Everything in Grow
- ✓Dedicated support
- ✓0.3% platform fee on payments
Built by a homeschool family, for homeschool families.
LearningSense was founded by Joshua and Rachel Barnett in Lubbock, Texas. As homeschooling parents ourselves, we've seen firsthand how much time and energy co-op directors pour into managing registrations, chasing payments, and keeping families informed — all without the right tools.
We built LearningSense to give directors back their time, so they can focus on what actually matters: building a community where kids thrive.
Every feature in LearningSense exists because a real co-op director needed it.
Today, directors of co-ops, Parents Day Out programs, and enrichment communities all use LearningSense to raise up the next generation — without the busywork.
Meet the team →
Joshua & Rachel Barnett, founders.
Set up your program in under 10 minutes.
Join the directors across Texas who replaced Google Forms and Venmo with LearningSense. Free plan available — no credit card required.
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