Sign children in, log meals and naps, sign them out and publish the day to parents.
Childminders and assistants recording each child's day. Needs the Standard plan or a free trial. It takes under a minute per child once you're used to it.
The Daily Diary is your register and each child's record of the day. What you log here goes on the attendance register, on invoices, and to parents.
Open the Tools tab and tap Daily Diary. Every child you're expecting today is listed.
Tap the child, then tap the arrival time to sign them in. The time goes on your register, and invoices are worked out from it.
Tap Meals, then + Log Meal. Choose the meal, what was on the menu, and how much the child ate. Save.
Tap Naps, then + Log Nap. Record when they slept and where, like the cot. Safe-sleep records are something inspectors ask about.
At home time, tap the departure time. The day's hours are now recorded, with nothing to add up at the end of the month.
Tap Publish at the top. The whole day goes to the child's parents in their app, and the button changes to Sent ✓.
Tap an entry to change or delete it.
Logging things as they happen means nothing is forgotten by pick-up. One record does three jobs: your register, the invoice, and the parent's update.
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