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brightwheel Admissions Overview

[For Admins + Managers] Gain an overview of brightwheel admission features to make student enrollment a breeze!

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Brightwheel offers a wide suite of admissions features for streamlined program enrollment, including reporting, tracking admissions, registering new families, and collecting required documentation!

  • Programs and Waitlist features help providers organize students and prioritize who to admit to their programs when an opening arises.

  • Digitally collect information and required documents for new, or returning students via brightwheel Forms.

  • Leverage the Admissions Dashboard to get a holistic view of students in your enrollment pipeline and utilize Admission packets to bundle required enrollment paperwork and monitor family progress


Getting Started

If you are new to using brightwheel enrollment features, here are 4 steps to get started.

  1. Create Programs and add your students using the Admissions Dashboard or Waitlists tab

  2. Send our ready-made Student and guardian information form from your account Paperwork tab or create your own Forms, Document Requests, Fillable Documents, or Contracts.

  3. Organize and send enrollment paperwork in an Admission packet

  4. Track student progress from the Admissions Dashboard and Waitlist


Collect Paperwork from Families

Brightwheel provides different form types that allow programs to digitally collect information, paperwork, and documents from guardians:

Digital form with preset, or customizable fields and questions.

Send a PDF contract for families to review, acknowledge, and digitally sign.

Request files and documents from families, or attach a PDF for families complete outside of brightwheel and re-upload to their child’s profile.

Send fillable PDF forms & documents to families that can be filled out digitally without needing to download and complete outside of brightwheel.


Learn About a Specific Feature

Depending on what admissions features you’d like to utilize, here are some resources.

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