Procare: Childcare App Hack 5.3.1 + Redeem Codes
Daily Sheet, Sign-In & Billing
Developer: Procare Software, LLC
Category: Education
Price: Free
Version: 5.3.1
ID: com.kinderlime.dev
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Description
Why Procare?
For more than 30 years, Procare Solutions has been helping early childhood educators simplify operations and create meaningful connections with families, so they can focus on what matters most – the children in their care.
Leverage professional communications with the easy-to-use child care mobile app and the opportunity for real-time updates from the classroom to enhance the parent and staff experience.
· Share child care activities and daily reports
· Streamline two-way family communications
· Share photos and videos
· Record and share student milestones
· Send and view news and events via easy-to-create newsletters
Procare includes:
CONTACTLESS SIGN IN/OUT : Parents can sign in-out students contactless using QR code or Curbside GeoLocation.
STUDENT ATTENDANCE: Replace paper sheets with digital SIGN IN-OUT. Record student attendance, absences (add notes) and transfer to different rooms. Generate BEST industry standard reporting from our website to satisfy childcare LICENSING needs. (Also has OFFLINE MODE to run without network)
PARENT KIOSK: Parents can drop off and pick up children easily (optional use of a 4-digit pin). Record SIGNATURES and capture answers with DROP-OFF form. Charge payments based on their HOURLY attendance and collect LATE FEE.
STAFF TIMECARD: Staff can CHECK-IN from the app using 4-digit pin. Build REPORTS of their timecard from website for PAYROLL.
TRACK RATIOS: Always be licensing-compliant. Track ratios in real time from the app for all your rooms.
PHOTOS and VIDEOS: Send any number of photos and videos, and tag students with one click on our child care app. Unlimited storage and sent to parents with one tap.
LEARNING: Record custom student activities and attach development skills like fine motor, social behavior, language and more.
DAILY SHEETS: Send daily activities for infants/toddlers and record Diapers, Bottles, Naps, Meals and Bathroom visits. Reports are sent to parents automatically.
BILLING: Create and send invoice to parents easily. Manage all billing transactions, payments, refunds and credits from the app.
INCIDENTS: Record all information related to any student incidents, send the report to parents and get their signature.
CALENDAR: Share upcoming events with parents easily for any day and month.
FAMILY COMMUNICATION: You can send a message, text or email to parents or guardians instantly. Have their phone number and call if needed.
MANAGE CENTER: Keep your entire student roster and family database in your fingertips.
REPORTS: Detailed reports for everything you do is available from website for student attendance, staff timecard, billing and entire roster.
INTEGRATIONS: Procare integrates seamlessly with all major SIS (student database) systems, QuickBooks (accounting systems), payroll systems and much more.
Complete child care management and daycare software features, e.g., student / family information, immunizations, reporting and more.
For more than 30 years, Procare Solutions has been helping early childhood educators simplify operations and create meaningful connections with families, so they can focus on what matters most – the children in their care.
Leverage professional communications with the easy-to-use child care mobile app and the opportunity for real-time updates from the classroom to enhance the parent and staff experience.
· Share child care activities and daily reports
· Streamline two-way family communications
· Share photos and videos
· Record and share student milestones
· Send and view news and events via easy-to-create newsletters
Procare includes:
CONTACTLESS SIGN IN/OUT : Parents can sign in-out students contactless using QR code or Curbside GeoLocation.
STUDENT ATTENDANCE: Replace paper sheets with digital SIGN IN-OUT. Record student attendance, absences (add notes) and transfer to different rooms. Generate BEST industry standard reporting from our website to satisfy childcare LICENSING needs. (Also has OFFLINE MODE to run without network)
PARENT KIOSK: Parents can drop off and pick up children easily (optional use of a 4-digit pin). Record SIGNATURES and capture answers with DROP-OFF form. Charge payments based on their HOURLY attendance and collect LATE FEE.
STAFF TIMECARD: Staff can CHECK-IN from the app using 4-digit pin. Build REPORTS of their timecard from website for PAYROLL.
TRACK RATIOS: Always be licensing-compliant. Track ratios in real time from the app for all your rooms.
PHOTOS and VIDEOS: Send any number of photos and videos, and tag students with one click on our child care app. Unlimited storage and sent to parents with one tap.
LEARNING: Record custom student activities and attach development skills like fine motor, social behavior, language and more.
DAILY SHEETS: Send daily activities for infants/toddlers and record Diapers, Bottles, Naps, Meals and Bathroom visits. Reports are sent to parents automatically.
BILLING: Create and send invoice to parents easily. Manage all billing transactions, payments, refunds and credits from the app.
INCIDENTS: Record all information related to any student incidents, send the report to parents and get their signature.
CALENDAR: Share upcoming events with parents easily for any day and month.
FAMILY COMMUNICATION: You can send a message, text or email to parents or guardians instantly. Have their phone number and call if needed.
MANAGE CENTER: Keep your entire student roster and family database in your fingertips.
REPORTS: Detailed reports for everything you do is available from website for student attendance, staff timecard, billing and entire roster.
INTEGRATIONS: Procare integrates seamlessly with all major SIS (student database) systems, QuickBooks (accounting systems), payroll systems and much more.
Complete child care management and daycare software features, e.g., student / family information, immunizations, reporting and more.
Version history
5.3.1
2023-10-17
Bug Fix support for iOS 12.5
5.3.0
2023-10-12
Foundations for future feature and enhancements
5.2.0
2023-08-30
Bug fixes
Foundation for future features and enhancements
Foundation for future features and enhancements
5.1.1
2023-08-02
Bug Fixes
- logout issue resolved
- switching support
- logout issue resolved
- switching support
5.1.0
2023-07-02
Bug Fixes
Foundations for upcoming features and improvements
Foundations for upcoming features and improvements
5.0.0
2023-06-06
Added additional log in options.
Incident report parent preview and sign
Fixes for
- Displaying activities
- Profile Pictures
- Lesson plan attachments on iPad
- Text clarifications
- Signed Contactless SiSo parent notification
Incident report parent preview and sign
Fixes for
- Displaying activities
- Profile Pictures
- Lesson plan attachments on iPad
- Text clarifications
- Signed Contactless SiSo parent notification
4.18.0
2023-03-29
Bug Fixes
- Good news - we sorted out the tutorial so it highlights the correct features for your device!
- We also made some improvements to the school settings so they're consistently applied for all users.
- We tightened up staff restrictions so staff can't edit classrooms and student info when they shouldn't be able to.
- We addressed the issue where the staff present field was being left out of the report for some users.
- We also fixed the emergency toggle for parents and pickups so it's not disabled when their profile is edited.
- We improved the spacing around the Sign-In/Out header on the parent contactless sign-in/out flow.
- Last but not least, we fixed the issue where the selection highlighting on a student's avatar wasn't covering the whole thing.
- Good news - we sorted out the tutorial so it highlights the correct features for your device!
- We also made some improvements to the school settings so they're consistently applied for all users.
- We tightened up staff restrictions so staff can't edit classrooms and student info when they shouldn't be able to.
- We addressed the issue where the staff present field was being left out of the report for some users.
- We also fixed the emergency toggle for parents and pickups so it's not disabled when their profile is edited.
- We improved the spacing around the Sign-In/Out header on the parent contactless sign-in/out flow.
- Last but not least, we fixed the issue where the selection highlighting on a student's avatar wasn't covering the whole thing.
4.17.0
2023-02-08
-Updated Activity icons
4.16.3
2023-01-17
Fix for staff access
4.16.2
2022-12-22
Bug fixes
- Kiosk screen no longer hangs after sign in
- Push notifications complete with daily activity reminders
- Daily Activity Dashboard list is no longer duplicating children when the filter includes children not assigned to the room.
- Kiosk screen no longer hangs after sign in
- Push notifications complete with daily activity reminders
- Daily Activity Dashboard list is no longer duplicating children when the filter includes children not assigned to the room.
4.16.1
2022-12-18
Bug Fixes
- fixes sleep position not showing on activity cards
- fixes avatar sizes in iOS 12
- fixes sleep position not showing on activity cards
- fixes avatar sizes in iOS 12
4.16.0
2022-12-14
- Recurring Nap Checks Feature
Allows teachers to set recurring reminders for nap checks, adds sleeping position to the nap check activity (mandatory field), updates the nap check report, and adds the recurring nap check configuration to the activity dashboard setting menu in the web app.
- Minor bug fixes
Allows teachers to set recurring reminders for nap checks, adds sleeping position to the nap check activity (mandatory field), updates the nap check report, and adds the recurring nap check configuration to the activity dashboard setting menu in the web app.
- Minor bug fixes
4.15.1
2022-12-11
Bug fixes:
- Fixes delayed response on the back arrow in parent in-app sign-in flow
- Fixes issue where the SISO landing screen would load multiple times if the QR Scan button is tapped multiple times
- Fixes delayed response on the back arrow in parent in-app sign-in flow
- Fixes issue where the SISO landing screen would load multiple times if the QR Scan button is tapped multiple times
4.15.0
2022-12-07
The Procare Team has been hard at work making the app even better:
- Room Transfer Enhancements
-When the Room Transfers setting is enabled, parents will receive a single notification when their child is transferred. Previously, parents would receive two notifications: when the child was signed in, and then another when signed out.
- If enabled by the center, parents have the ability to enable or disable push notifications for room transfer events.
- If room transfer notifications to parents are disabled by the center, room transfer activities are hidden from parents.
- Enhanced the Sign-In/Out screen for parents to only display options enabled by the school (i.e., if location-based sign-in/out is disabled, the option will be removed).
- Users are now able to use their default password manager to log in to the mobile app.
- Updated the mobile app to iOS version 12, this allows Procare to improve performance, security, and future development. Any users with iOS 11 and below must update their iOS to continue receiving the latest Procare app updates. If users are unable to update their iOS version to 12 or higher, they can continue using the Procare app, but will not receive the newest updates.
- Fixed an issue where the camera on the mobile device was crashing for some users.
- Room Transfer Enhancements
-When the Room Transfers setting is enabled, parents will receive a single notification when their child is transferred. Previously, parents would receive two notifications: when the child was signed in, and then another when signed out.
- If enabled by the center, parents have the ability to enable or disable push notifications for room transfer events.
- If room transfer notifications to parents are disabled by the center, room transfer activities are hidden from parents.
- Enhanced the Sign-In/Out screen for parents to only display options enabled by the school (i.e., if location-based sign-in/out is disabled, the option will be removed).
- Users are now able to use their default password manager to log in to the mobile app.
- Updated the mobile app to iOS version 12, this allows Procare to improve performance, security, and future development. Any users with iOS 11 and below must update their iOS to continue receiving the latest Procare app updates. If users are unable to update their iOS version to 12 or higher, they can continue using the Procare app, but will not receive the newest updates.
- Fixed an issue where the camera on the mobile device was crashing for some users.
4.14.1
2022-11-21
Bugs Fixed
- We have resolved an issue that prevented updating parent and pickup details when allowed by the school.
- We have increased the view for some devices which prevented showing tags when selecting rooms.
- We have resolved an issue that prevented updating parent and pickup details when allowed by the school.
- We have increased the view for some devices which prevented showing tags when selecting rooms.
4.14.0
2022-10-26
Feature Enhancements
- Options have been removed so users cannot attempt actions they do not have permission for, eliminating error message frequency.
Bugs Squashed
- Resolved notification issues with medication reminders.
- Updated the color and formatting of message conversations to be consistent with iOS messaging.
- Resolved long student's name to be shortened and displayed with "..." at the end to indicate the student's name continues.
- Fixed an issue where the camera would remain active after using QR code check-in.
- Resolved an issue where the "LBP Resources" button on the mobile app was not working for Learning Beyond Paper curriculum users.
Performance enhancements.
- Options have been removed so users cannot attempt actions they do not have permission for, eliminating error message frequency.
Bugs Squashed
- Resolved notification issues with medication reminders.
- Updated the color and formatting of message conversations to be consistent with iOS messaging.
- Resolved long student's name to be shortened and displayed with "..." at the end to indicate the student's name continues.
- Fixed an issue where the camera would remain active after using QR code check-in.
- Resolved an issue where the "LBP Resources" button on the mobile app was not working for Learning Beyond Paper curriculum users.
Performance enhancements.
4.13.3
2022-09-30
Performance improvements for daily activities
4.13.2
2022-09-27
Adjustments for additional view layouts.
4.13.0
2022-08-12
Feature Enhancements
- Good news! Our mobile app now supports more options for specifying a parent or guardian's relationship to a child.
- We also added the ability for staff members to filter all messages by unread status. No more scrolling looking for messages with red dots, one tap and we'll filter them for you.
Bugs Squashed
- For Staff: Now the phone icon on the parent/guardian profile will not be enabled to dial out if no phone number is on record for that parent/guardian.
- We addressed an issue with displaying long child names by cropping those names that extend past the viewable area.
- Good news! Our mobile app now supports more options for specifying a parent or guardian's relationship to a child.
- We also added the ability for staff members to filter all messages by unread status. No more scrolling looking for messages with red dots, one tap and we'll filter them for you.
Bugs Squashed
- For Staff: Now the phone icon on the parent/guardian profile will not be enabled to dial out if no phone number is on record for that parent/guardian.
- We addressed an issue with displaying long child names by cropping those names that extend past the viewable area.
4.12.0
2022-07-18
What's New for Center Staff
- Efficiency is key. That's why we added search functionality for faster navigation to messages and students.
- While we were at it, we made it easier to switch between different class roster views and added a new device setting to show each students' room status on the class roster page.
Bugs Squashed
- We fixed bugs preventing unread message indicators and activity reminders from clearing on reading and student sign out, respectively.
- We also tackled a minor issue impacting the calendar header accurately displaying the selected room.
- Efficiency is key. That's why we added search functionality for faster navigation to messages and students.
- While we were at it, we made it easier to switch between different class roster views and added a new device setting to show each students' room status on the class roster page.
Bugs Squashed
- We fixed bugs preventing unread message indicators and activity reminders from clearing on reading and student sign out, respectively.
- We also tackled a minor issue impacting the calendar header accurately displaying the selected room.
4.11.1
2022-06-26
Updates
- Improved presentation of text and buttons on account creation pages
- Improved messaging on daily activities to better indicate whether an activity is restricted to internal use
- Addressed issue where a child's avatar would be blank if the child's image failed to load
- Messages for upcoming birthday's will now be displayed starting 7 days from the birthday instead of 3 days
- Improved presentation of text and buttons on account creation pages
- Improved messaging on daily activities to better indicate whether an activity is restricted to internal use
- Addressed issue where a child's avatar would be blank if the child's image failed to load
- Messages for upcoming birthday's will now be displayed starting 7 days from the birthday instead of 3 days
4.11
2022-06-11
New Features
- For Staff: Added support for Reminders on the Infant Activity Dashboard when enabled in the platform
Updates
- Updates to the Account creation flow
- Addressed low frequency crash cases for some Admin users
- Addressed button display issues on iPads
- For Staff: Added support for Reminders on the Infant Activity Dashboard when enabled in the platform
Updates
- Updates to the Account creation flow
- Addressed low frequency crash cases for some Admin users
- Addressed button display issues on iPads
4.10.2
2022-04-26
Bug Fix
- Correct app crash when staff navigate back from the Activity Dashboard before it completes loading
- Correct app crash when staff navigate back from the Activity Dashboard before it completes loading
4.10.1
2022-04-21
Bug Fix
- Resolved issue that caused the app to crash when a parent adds a note on the kiosk form
- Resolved issue that caused the app to crash when a parent adds a note on the kiosk form
4.10.0
2022-04-21
NEW FEATURES
- Activity Dashboard: Teachers have a new dashboard that can be configured in the web portal and accessed in the mobile app where they can quickly view each infant’s bottle, diaper, and nap activity histories, along with upcoming and overdue activities.
- Users can more easily request their account be deleted through a new option under their user profile.
- Users can more quickly logout of their account directly from the main dropdown menu.
Bug Fixes
- Corrected issue with Video Activities not displaying a preview when added on the Add Activity page.
- Activity Dashboard: Teachers have a new dashboard that can be configured in the web portal and accessed in the mobile app where they can quickly view each infant’s bottle, diaper, and nap activity histories, along with upcoming and overdue activities.
- Users can more easily request their account be deleted through a new option under their user profile.
- Users can more quickly logout of their account directly from the main dropdown menu.
Bug Fixes
- Corrected issue with Video Activities not displaying a preview when added on the Add Activity page.
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Ratings
4.9 out of 5
75.3K Ratings
Reviews
poppysseed,
I love this app!
My daughter is in her 2nd year of pre-k at our local private preschool. She loves school so much already! I love that this app allows me to know what she is learning during the time she is at school. From the time the children get to school they sign them in, and when you pick them up (or any pre authorized adult) they sign the children out. So you know when your child got to and from school! Which is great if you’re in my shoes because her father and I split so I love knowing that him and his family do their part in raising her correctly too. Depending on what your school does, they can post pictures, activities, announcements, and even private messages to parents of certain children that they need to talk to the parent about. I love being able to see what book they are reading, what they have learned in the day, fun crafts, snack time, music time, etc. the thing I like the most is one child can have multiple accounts. So my daughters father has his own & I have mine. He cannot read the private messages that her teacher and I discuss which is nice because I love having my privacy. Also, this app has made it so easy to make payments for tuition. 10/10 from me! Sure they may have a few issues but it’s once in a blue moon.
Begowl,
Figure Out Your Troubleshooting by Yourself
Update: Finally after 4 days, I was able to login and got the correct center. I had to figure out myself, and the steps include log out, delete app, re-download app, reset password and re-login. IF ONLY when you update features, you sent a proper notification messaging on how to troubleshoot, imagine the less frustrated parents be. ——————————————————— For the past two days, my procare app didn’t work and I keep seeing my old daycare that I left 2 years ago. This is the message I receive from my daycare admin today: Procare changed one of their features as of June 24th that no longer allows parents to “select” which location their child attends. From what I understand, they are working on the issue, but for now the only solution is to add a different email address to their account and have directors resend an invitation to the new email address. Isn’t this a dumb thing? How could this possible enhancing user experience? Who was the idiot decided on this? Why would I want to give multiple email address to manage my children’s schedule? Like life is not hard enough for parents. Whoever decided to remove the “switch school” for multiple location, did not think this through. The least you can do just automatically update the data with the most recent daycare and remove the older one. I DONT WANT TO REGISTER A NEW EMAIL ADDRESS! Fix this and I’ll re-review my rating.
steven g mom,
Best school ever!
Such a piece of mind for me
As mom, after going through lots of different places around saint lucie and martin this is by far the best fit for my son, who went from 3-5 and now his little sister starting with the same teachers and director and pastor who are all amazing! My son is such a loving boy and does well with structure and fun but mainly kindness and they provide that and much more then I could ask for more. Every holiday they celebrate with amazingly good quality! They make playtime safe, chapel enjoyable , they are truly their for you and whatever you need and have concerns about. I could not say enough great things about how wonderful the teachers all are the and director Ms Agie! Also how they have helped our family more then they know! I would highly recommend this for your child if they are a good kind kid who wants kind teachers they help learn and love while making it all fun! God bless them and there future I wish they could extent to middle school because my son is 5 and it’s his last year here which is hard for me to ever find all they have to offer elsewhere.
As mom, after going through lots of different places around saint lucie and martin this is by far the best fit for my son, who went from 3-5 and now his little sister starting with the same teachers and director and pastor who are all amazing! My son is such a loving boy and does well with structure and fun but mainly kindness and they provide that and much more then I could ask for more. Every holiday they celebrate with amazingly good quality! They make playtime safe, chapel enjoyable , they are truly their for you and whatever you need and have concerns about. I could not say enough great things about how wonderful the teachers all are the and director Ms Agie! Also how they have helped our family more then they know! I would highly recommend this for your child if they are a good kind kid who wants kind teachers they help learn and love while making it all fun! God bless them and there future I wish they could extent to middle school because my son is 5 and it’s his last year here which is hard for me to ever find all they have to offer elsewhere.
Preschool & Parent,
Lifesaving app for preschool!
As a Preschool Director of 65+ students and 10 staff members, this app has improved my job immensely. Tuition collection was the easiest ever, ongoing balances for additional charges, automatically calculated late fees, allows for recurring scheduled payments. Parents have given tons of positive feedback during the 2 weeks of piloting this. Attendance, sign in sheets, incident reports, toddler charts, potty training charts, notes and videos for documentation (can use staff view only feature) are all in one place and paperless! You can print reports of any kind for licensing. Best feature is instant communication with parents and notifications of injuries, needing picked up for illness/injury with alert and text message capability. Great customer service but sometimes takes an hour for them to respond to messages. Would love updated themes and options for newsletters and ability to switch profiles since my child also attends the school so I have a staff and parent profile. So worth the monthly cost! We paid the year subscription to get a discount. Lifesaver of an app!!
amchandler,
Love the peace of mind!
One of my other kids went to daycare 15 years ago and you basically just had to trust your gut. While thankfully that did work out for us, I love not having to worry at all.
My son is extremely clingy. He wants his mom and his mom only, 24/7. That’s part of why we put him in daycare so he could realize that other people are ok too. On the flip side of that, my anxiety was through the roof. Was he going to miss me and cry all day? Was he not going to eat? Are they not taking care of him as well as they should? All those thoughts ran through my mind before his first day. But then with this app, I know everything he eats, when he gets a diaper change and even what kind of diaper change. I get updated pictures and messages from them constantly, letting me know that not only is he ok…but he is happy and well taken care of!
I also love the ease of paying right on the app as soon as I get the notification for it because I tend to forget easily.
My son is extremely clingy. He wants his mom and his mom only, 24/7. That’s part of why we put him in daycare so he could realize that other people are ok too. On the flip side of that, my anxiety was through the roof. Was he going to miss me and cry all day? Was he not going to eat? Are they not taking care of him as well as they should? All those thoughts ran through my mind before his first day. But then with this app, I know everything he eats, when he gets a diaper change and even what kind of diaper change. I get updated pictures and messages from them constantly, letting me know that not only is he ok…but he is happy and well taken care of!
I also love the ease of paying right on the app as soon as I get the notification for it because I tend to forget easily.
BrittneeAD,
Work Usage Bonus
It’s wonderful to use to keep up to date with parents and their little ones. I enjoy the features such as the allergy section so I can verify that what they are eating/drinking is a-ok. This is especially helpful right now. I am a preschool then the after school teacher and this is very useful when it comes to my after school kids. I am able to keep in touch with parents and send messages for them to pass along to my kids. While our school is closed down right now, I very much love the fact I am able to check up on everyone. My only suggestion (unless I’ve missed it) is to always list the child’s name in each selection (such as messaging, sending photos, etc.) due to the fact I may have started one and have to come back to it. Whether that be at home or school. Life/kid troubles happen and I do not want to be messaging the wrong parent about another student accidentally, just due to walking away.
c broussard,
Have not been impressed
My child’s school just switched to this app from another program and I am not impressed. For starters I’ve been asked by the app 3 times to give feedback directly to Procare and when I say yes I will it disappear and I cannot actually give my feedback. So I’ll leave it here. Now I understand some of my issues may be with the school- and I have addressed this with them too. It is possible they need additional training/ communication from the Procare team on how to use the program from a sales person. I have the most updated version of the app and I still do not receive real-time communication re: my daughters day. I will get photos and messages but sometimes HOURS later from when the teacher sent them. The messaging system will not allow for the teachers to communicate back to me when I ask questions or communicate attendance. My daughter was sick one day and the ability for the teacher to update me was significantly delayed. The only notification I get real time is potty breaks. I am happy to discuss my concerns if somebody wants to reach out. Should these issues be with the school, I’m happy to update my review here.
Viva La Fleur,
Peace Of Mind For Parents
It’s always nerve racking when your little one is off with a sitter or at daycare but my wife and I love the updates we get through the app. Being able to see when she eats, naps, plays, and see pictures helps us relax knowing she’s in good hands!
The app is well made and works well. I only have a few critiques which are minor. I wish I could scroll through the photos with a swipe instead of having to exit out and select each one. Also I hope they add the ability to comment or “like” some of the updates and messages sent by daycare so they know we received them. Messages such as “we need more diapers” could be acknowledged with a like or thumbs up, or react to the photos with a like. I want them to know we appreciate all the information without having to send a separate message via chat which can make it seem disjointed.
All in all we are so happy the daycare uses the app so we can keep tabs on our little one while we work!
The app is well made and works well. I only have a few critiques which are minor. I wish I could scroll through the photos with a swipe instead of having to exit out and select each one. Also I hope they add the ability to comment or “like” some of the updates and messages sent by daycare so they know we received them. Messages such as “we need more diapers” could be acknowledged with a like or thumbs up, or react to the photos with a like. I want them to know we appreciate all the information without having to send a separate message via chat which can make it seem disjointed.
All in all we are so happy the daycare uses the app so we can keep tabs on our little one while we work!
Hoosier121,
Solid, but room for refining Messages
This app replaced a different one at our daycare. My family didn’t have any complaints about the old app, but this one does pretty well. There is one area, though, where this app falls short: messages. Our daycare communicates frequently through the messages. It is hard to sort through the single thread. I wish the app were able to manage different treads or chains of messages. At a minimum, I wish we could sort by sender. A messages from the classroom teacher is visible only in the same thread as messages from the administrator or the center director. It would be very helpful to be able to filter by sender or organize conversations by subject. The other daycare app did this fairly well. Instead, this messaging service seems to lack even the basic features of texting (sort by sender) or email (reply chains). Please add this feature to help improve communication between parents and staff.
Anony-mause,
Push notifications
This good is good in theory but not so much in real time. I’m not sure how it works on the caregiver side but the parent side there is very little functionality. The most important thing for a parent is to be able to see and hear what is happening at daycare in real time… or at least close to real time. We need to know if our child has eaten lunch, has napped properly as it determines pick up times etc. the push notifications are not even close to the time stamp. At 6pm i get notified that my child had a diaper change at 11 am. This isn’t helpful and defeats the entire purpose of the app. The user experience is not the issue this is pure development and bug and I would prioritize this in the bug fixes. Teachers and administration gets frustrated as parents are still calling the office and the teachers to get informed. The messaging platform is simple and easy to use. I also don’t understand why the app hasn’t piggybacked off of the existing iOS camera instead of launching its own app. This has contributed to the heaviness of the application. I had to delete and make room for this app on my phone.
