The Updates feature allows site staff to include important general, health or other miscellaneous information about the children attending the program that day. Updates can include information about various health and temperature checks, whether a snack was provided and much more. Updates are broken down into categories set by the program.
Before using the Update feature in the app, staff will need to set up Update Categories from the Administration site. Once a program is using the Child Care Attendance app, an Update Categories field will appear in the Administrative portal where staff can add update categories for the app using the steps below:
- Point to Child Care
- Select Programs
- Select the desired program
- Select Modify Program
- On the left, in the field for On-Site Update Categories, enter the name you wish staff to see for the first Update Category followed by a comma. The system will reflect that first category in a blue box with an X at the end. For example, Health Check could be one of the categories, Snack, etc.
- Continue to enter any additional update categories making sure to enter the comma at the end so it displays in the blue box.
- Once all have been entered, scroll down and select Save at the bottom.
Select here for information on creating Updates for students within the Child Care Attendance app