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brightwheel Set-Up Guide

Learn how to start using brightwheel

Easy-to-follow set-up guide sharing how you can become a brightwheel daily user in just a few weeks

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Getting Started

Get to Know brightwheel

Fast, Secure, and Reliable

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Compatible and Recommended Devices

Minimal hardware required! Use brightwheel with iOS and Android devices, and desktop or laptop computers. See our recommended devices.

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Feature Availability for Web and Mobile Access

See which features are available on mobile devices and on the web.

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How to Contact Support

Need help? Our exceptional support staff is here to assist! Check out this article to determine the best and fastest way to find answers.

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Room Management

Room Management Overview

Rooms are a fundamental part of how brightwheel works! Check out this collection of articles to learn how to take full advantage.

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Managing Rooms

Learn how to add, edit and delete rooms on the web or in the app! Keep organized by assigning students and teachers/staff to specific rooms.

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Room Ratios and Capacity

Set your room capacity and desired ratio for each room at your program to avoid going over and keep staffing levels where they need to be.

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Staff & Student Schedules

Enter schedules and absences for students & staff to determine staffing needs and ensure ratio compliance throughout the day.

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Room Feed and Approval

Edit and delete activities that have been logged as well as approve staff only posts in bulk, all from the web through the Room Feed!

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Room Settings

Room Device Mode

Empower multiple staff members to use the same device to record activities & send messages while selecting the person performing the action.

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Enrollment Status Filters

Filter for certain students according to status in the app

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Room Settings

Use Room Settings to choose how students are shown and sorted within a particular room.

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Student Management

Student Management Overview

A guide to creating and managing student profiles!

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Creating Student Profiles

Create student profiles to start logging activities, attendance, schedules, and more!

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Student and Staff Profile Attachments

Administrators can attach documents to specific students and staff members from within their profile and report on expiring documents.

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Assign Students to Rooms

Assign students to rooms created within your school to keep track of their whereabouts. Set a Homeroom to simplify the check-in process.

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School Details Panel

View and edit School Details in a Student's profile for internal use by the School. Set student status, schedule, and meal type for tracking

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Tracking Medications and Allergies

Add allergy badges and keep record of student's medications directly within the student's profile.

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Immunization Tracking and Reporting

Keep student's immunization records up to date and report on overdue and upcoming doses in accordance with the CDC recommendations.

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Managing Profile Pictures

Manage the profile picture for any student as a parent, staff, or administrator or for your personal account

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Manage Students via Enrollment Status

Use student enrollment statuses to filter out archived students while retaining access to data.

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Student Contact Management

Contact Types: Parents, Family, Approved Pickups, and Emergency Contacts

The differences and privileges for contacts listed for students. Learn how to best set up contact lists for your students.

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Add and Manage Student Contacts

Admins, Managers, and Lead Staff can add Parents, Family, Approved Pickups, & Emergency Contacts to student profiles on the web/mobile app.

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Invite Student Contacts to brightwheel

Learn how to invite Parents, Family, and Approved Pickups to create their own brightwheel account via email, SMS, or 10-digit code handout.

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Staff Management

Staff Management Overview

Learn about how to add, manage, and remove Staff/Teachers within brightwheel

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Add Teacher/Staff Profiles

Manage your staff on the web or from the app anytime! Assign rooms and even grant staff members administrative access.

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Invite Teachers and Staff to brightwheel

Invite staff to sign up for and log in to their brightwheel account

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Assigning Staff to Rooms

Assign staff members to specific rooms to track hours, ratios, and limit visibility into other classrooms.

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Staff Certifications & Professional Development Hours

Keep track of your staff's certifications, continuing education, and training right from the Staff Profile.

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Staff or Teacher Sign-up

How to create a Staff/Teacher Account

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Remove Staff Members

How to delete/remove staff members at your program as an Admin or Manager

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Staff Health Checks

Administrators can monitor staff health by logging temperatures via Staff Health Checks to ensure the health and safety of their center.

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