Using brightwheel

Teacher Training Overview

Resources, FAQs, and tips for teachers on how to connect with families and save time using brightwheel.

Written by Claire Lee Lyall
Updated over a week ago

Teachers: FAQs

Common questions from staff members who do not have administrator permissions on brightwheel. 🍎

Written by Claire Lee Lyall
Updated over a week ago

Teachers: Tips & Tricks

Best practices for teachers. These are optional, of course, and when in doubt please consult your program admin 🍎

Written by Claire Lee Lyall
Updated over a week ago

Staff Check-In

Use Attendance Mode or the Check-in Kiosk to track staff attendance for payroll and room ratios

Written by Sabrina
Updated over a week ago

Student Check-In Overview

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

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

Print QR Code

Learn how to print the QR code your program uses for check-ins/outs

Written by Sabrina
Updated over a week ago

Health Screens at Home

Allow parent-level contacts to complete the health screen outside of the check-in flow

Written by Claire B.
Updated over a week ago

Student Check-in via Kiosk Mode

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

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

Manage School Check-in Settings

Learn how to configure various Check-in Settings from the web or mobile app to meet your program's needs for students and staff

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

Quick Scan Check-In FAQ

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

Written by Vee Avenir
Updated over a week ago

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!

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

Check-In Health Screening Questionnaire

As part of the check-in flow, parents & staff will be presented with a health questionnaire to fill out and track the health of your center.

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

Share Attendance with Parents

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

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

Manage Staff Timecards

How to add a new timecard, modify an existing timecard, or delete a timecard as an admin on the web and mobile app.

Written by Sabrina
Updated over a week ago

Correcting Attendance Records

Learn how to add, edit, or delete attendance records using the Attendance & Check-in features on the web and mobile app.

Written by Sabrina
Updated over a week ago

Sleep Checks

Record checks and observations for students during naps

Written by Claire B.
Updated over a week ago

Log Activities and Actions

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

Written by Sabrina
Updated over a week ago

Food Tracking

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

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

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.

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

Calendar & Events

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

Written by Sabrina
Updated over a week ago

Health & Wellness Tracking

Use a combination of allergy badges, medication tracking, & health checks to keep your center safe & healthy for all your staff & students.

Written by Michael
Updated over a week ago

Send Daily Reports

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

Written by Michael
Updated over a week ago

Learning Overview

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

Written by Claire Lee Lyall
Updated over a week ago

Lesson Plans

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

Written by Vee Avenir
Updated over a week ago

Lessons

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

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

Learning From Home: Share Lesson Plans with Parents

Share Lesson Plans with parents to help families continue learning at home in the event of a temporary closure or self-quarantine.

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

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.

Written by Vee Avenir
Updated over a week ago

Setup Learning Standards or Frameworks

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

Written by Sabrina
Updated over a week ago

Logging Observations

Log observations to track progress toward milestones.

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

Montessori Observations

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

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

Available Learning Standards

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

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

Messaging Overview

Easily communicate with Parents and Staff right in brightwheel using the Messaging feature!

Written by Sabrina
Updated over a week ago

Message Types

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

Written by Sabrina
Updated over a week ago

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.

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

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.

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

Administrator to Parent Messaging

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

Written by Sabrina
Updated over a week ago

Add a Message Attachment

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

Written by Sabrina
Updated over a week ago

Newsletters

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

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

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.

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

brightwheel Admissions Overview

Learn how to leverage our admissions feature as an admin whether you’re just getting started or already familiar and want to learn more

Written by Audrey
Updated over a week ago

Sharing Enrollment Forms

Sharing Enrollment forms through invitation or a direct link allows providers to collect key information from families through brightwheel.

Written by Sabrina
Updated over a week ago

Editing Enrollment Forms

Editing forms allows providers to adjust existing forms to continue to collect key information from families through brightwheel.

Written by Claire B.
Updated over a week ago

Send Messages for Prospective Students

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

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

Admissions Dashboard

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

Written by Hadleigh
Updated yesterday

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.

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

Programs

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

Written by Hadleigh
Updated yesterday

Admissions Process and Tracker

The Admissions Process and Tracker allows programs to organize forms in a process and track family progress.

Written by Claire B.
Updated over a week ago

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.

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

Creating Enrollment Forms

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

Written by Sabrina
Updated over a week ago

Enrollment Contracts

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

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

Tuition Contract Templates

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

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

Document Requests

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

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

Print Forms and Contracts

Administrators can utilize the Export or Download action from any submitted form or contract to receive a downloadable and printable version

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

Document Hub

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

Written by Claire B.
Updated over a week ago

COVID & your Program: Leveraging brightwheel

Helpful guidance and resources on how to leverage brightwheel effectively to keep your community healthy and informed

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago

COVID & your Program: Tips & Resources

Helpful tips and resources on how to communicate with other admins, staff, parents, and students and share guidance for learning at home

Written by Sabrina
Updated over a week ago

Managing Student Billing during COVID-19 Closures

With brightwheel Billing, administrators are equipped with efficient options to pause or stop billing during an unexpected program closure.

Written by Hadleigh
Updated over a week ago