Using brightwheel | Brightwheel Help Center

Staff Training

Watch short video tutorials to get acquainted with the brightwheel platform. Follow along in the articles to really hit the ground running!

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Staff Check-In

Use the check-in Kiosk and Quick Scan to track Staff attendance and hours for payroll and room ratios.

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Check-in Kiosk

Student Check-In Overview

Brightwheel’s check-in experience is configurable to best fit the needs of the provider, their staff, and their families.

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Student Check-in via Kiosk Mode

How to setup and use the Check-in Kiosk (QR Codes, Quick Scan, and PIN code method)

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Manage School Check-in Settings

Configure the check-in settings to fit the center’s needs by requiring signatures, enabling Quick Scan, & limit staff clock-in accessibility

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Quick Scan Check-In FAQ

Parents can use quick scan to check-their children in quickly from your Kiosk device or a printed QR code.

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Attendance Mode

Manage the attendance of multiple students at once! Check-in/out, move students between rooms, and mark absent, all from the same screen!

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Manage Attendance Records

Share Attendance with Parents

Control whether records logged through Attendance mode will be visible to Parents by default

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Add and Edit Staff Timecards

Administrators can add missed punches on the web or edit incorrect timecards from mobile and web apps.

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Correcting Check-in/out Records

We've got you covered if a student was checked out by mistake, a parent forgot to check a child in, or if a staff member missed a punch.

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Log Actions and Activities

Sleep Checks

Record checks and observations for students during naps

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Log Activities and Actions

Use brightwheel to record and share photos, activities, learning milestones, and more. Use the app to start logging activities!

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Food Tracking

Add a custom menu, log meals, and run your meal report any time! Brightwheel even gives you the flexibility for CACFP reporting.

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Activity Reminders

Add one-time or recurring activity reminders for diaper checks, bottle, and meal times. These reminders alert staff when a task is due.

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Calendar & Events

Use the built-in calendar to schedule events. Parents can view this calendar anytime from their child's profile.

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Send Daily Reports

Use Daily Reports to view and send a daily summary of logged activities to parents' email addresses.

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Learning and Observations

Learning Overview

Learn about how to add, manage, and report Lesson Plans, Observations, and State Standards.

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Lesson Plans

Lesson plans allow you to organize classroom learning, activities, routines, themes and events for each Room on a weekly basis.

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Lessons

Create individual lessons which allow you to organize classroom learning, activities, routines, and instruction.

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Mobile Learning Tab

Use the Learning tab on the brightwheel mobile app to find & view Lesson Plans, review specific Lessons, and log Observations for students.

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Setup Your Learning Standard or Framework

Enable your state's standards or assessment tools to be used with the Observations tool in the brightwheel app.

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Logging Observations

Log observations to track progress toward milestones.

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Montessori Observations

Set your Montessori learning framework to enable quick and easy observations and progress tracking for each child in your school.

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Available Learning Standards

Brightwheel is actively adding state standards to our Observation tool. Are your state's early learning guidelines ready?

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Messaging in brightwheel

Messaging Overview

Parent communication has never been easier! With the ability to send in-app messages, reminders, and alerts via SMS text messages to parents

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Message Types

Brightwheel allows teachers and admins to send Messages, Reminders, and Alerts (SMS) through the messaging feature online and on mobile.

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Teacher to Parent Messaging

Streamline your parent communication by sending in app messages or alerts via SMS text messages to individual parents or to an entire room.

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Administrator and Staff Messaging

Brightwheel messaging is a great way for administrators to communicate with their staff individually or in groups based on room assignments.

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Administrator to Parent Messaging

Use brightwheel’s Messaging tool to send messages to parents individually or in bulk.

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Administrator Message Attachments

Leverage brightwheel’s online messaging tool to securely share any type of document or attachment with Parent Contacts in the message thread

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Newsletters

Engage families with photos & information about group activities and events through newsletters opened directly in the brightwheel app.

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Talk-to-Text Dictation

On your mobile device, you can talk to write in most places where you can type with a keyboard to quickly log activities or message parents.

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Admissions

Send Messages for Prospective Students

Providers can use brightwheel’s Admissions Dashboard to send messages for students who aren’t yet actively attending.

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Admissions Dashboard

Use student statuses and programs to organize vital student information and achieve a holistic view of your enrollment pipeline.

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Waitlist & Priorities Management

Administrators can use waitlists to manage who to admit to their programs should an opening arise based on a combination of characteristics.

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Programs

Manage your students and rooms through the use of programs to better understand your enrollment, capacity, and project future resourcing.

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Student Enrollment and Financial Details

Administrators can track a student's enrollment history and general family financial and subsidy information from the student's profile.

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Forms for Enrollment

Customizable forms allow providers to collect key information from families using pre-set or custom fields directly through brightwheel.

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Enrollment Contracts

Administrators can create contract forms via uploaded PDFs with the ability to collect electronic signatures and names from a parent.

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Tuition Contract Templates

Download and view two potential templates that you can use as a tuition contract for your center.

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Document Requests

Document Requests allow administrators to request a document from families allowing for the easy exchange and tracking of documents.

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Print Forms and Contracts

Administrators can utilize the Print action from any submitted form or contract to email themselves a downloadable and printable version.

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Documents

Document Hub

The Document Hub allows Administrators to easily manage and share documents with families and staff.

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