You don't need the kiosk to take attendance — staff can check children in and out directly. It's the simplest way to run morning drop-off and afternoon pickup.
Two ways to do it
- From the roster (the Families area): select one or more children, then choose Check In or Check Out. Perfect for checking in a whole group at once first thing in the morning.
- In Classroom Mode: open a classroom and tap Check In / Check Out on each child as they arrive and leave — right next to the live ratio and present count.
The check-in window
Either way opens a quick Check In · Check Out · Absent picker:
- Pick the action.
- Who is signing? defaults to Staff Member (Me) and records your name automatically. Switch to Parent / Guardian to record who actually dropped off or picked up.
- Adjust the date and time if you're logging it after the fact. Absent lets you add a reason.
- Optionally capture a signature on screen (e.g. when a parent is signing) — it's saved with the record. Staff check-ins here are never blocked on this, even if your center requires signatures at the kiosk (see below).
Every entry is time-stamped and attributed, so you get the same clean audit trail as the kiosk — just recorded as a staff check-in.
It all lands in one place
Staff check-ins and kiosk check-ins update the same attendance record, so your live ratios, classroom counts, reports, and the family daily summary stay correct no matter how a child was checked in.
Set your default approach in Settings → Check-in & Pickup — staff-only or the family PIN kiosk (you can use both). That screen also has a Require Signature at Kiosk Check-in toggle: turn it on and the kiosk (and QR self check-in) require a signature before a check-in or pickup goes through. Staff check-ins here are never blocked.