Brightwheel Help Center

Using brightwheel

Take a deeper dive into each of the many features available in our all-in-one platform.

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Manage all locations from a single dashboard (for multi-sites)

Student attendance

Everything you need to know about student check-in

Log student attendance as staff

Mark students as absent

Set up check-in_{3 articles}

Customize check-in settings _{2 articles}

Troubleshooting & FAQs_{1 article}

Manage student attendance records_{2 articles}

Instructions for teachers & staff

Sign up for brightwheel as staff

Check in and out as staff

View schedules as staff

View time off as staff

Staff attendance, timecards & payroll

Understanding staff check-in

Get started with brightwheel payroll

Add & manage staff timecards

View staff overtime

Manage your Gusto account connection in brightwheel

Troubleshoot staff attendance errors

Time off_{3 articles}

Log activities

Send a log of student daily activities to families

Add events to your program calendar

Set reminders for staff to log activities

Log staff Health Checks

Edit & delete activities

Student feed activity types_{4 articles}

Message families & staff

Start messaging in brightwheel

View your messages

Types of messages to send

Send message attachments

Message families_{5 articles}

Message teachers & staff_{2 articles}

Manage messages_{5 articles}

Paperwork, enrollment forms & Sign-ups

Create digital forms

Share digital forms

Review form submissions

Share files & documents with families

Create other form types_{3 articles}

Form templates_{5 articles}

Manage forms & paperwork _{8 articles}

Admissions packets _{4 articles}

Sign-up sheets for program events & activities _{6 articles}

Admissions

Overview of brightwheel Admissions features

Gain a holistic overview of your admissions pipeline

Manage program waitlists

Create Programs & assign students

Meals & menus

Introducing an improved Menu experience

Tips for staying CACFP compliant in brightwheel

Create menu templates

Assign menus to rooms

Assign a student's meal type

Tracking student meals and food

Report on student meals and food

Sharing Menus with families and staff

Manage menus, meals and settings_{4 articles}