Attendance Tracking Overview

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Attendance Tracker let’s you record time and attendance of children and/or staff (with Employee Data) and charge attendance based fees like an hourly rate, half / full day, overtime, extra days and late pickups. You can even import staff hours worked directly to paychecks using the Payroll module.

In addition to tracking clock in times the Attendance Tracker may be used to send messages to parents and authorized pickups when they check children in / out and display information like recent accounting history, immunizations due, etc.

Time Cards & Check-In Methods

To understand Attendance Tracker you’ll need to know the basics about how Child Time Cards work and the various methods for checking children in and out.

Time Cards: Manual entries can be made on the Child Time Card whenever needed.
Batch Attendance: Check groups of children in or out using Batch Check In (bus runs, etc.) or Batch Post Time Card (both in and out times).
Authorized Pickups: Assign people allowed to pick up each child (on the Information & Relationships screen) then give them a Registration Number they’ll use to Register at the Check-In Computer.
Family Check In: Learn how to set Check-In Options and Check Children In from a computer terminal.
Receptionist Check In: Front desk personnel may check children in on behalf of an authorized pick up.