Taking attendance in HiMama can be done in so many ways!
Classroom Homescreen
The most common way is from the Classroom Homescreen. When a teacher logs onto HiMama using their Classroom Username, this is where they'll arrive. To come back here from another screen, use the house icon in the top left corner.
From here, they'll simply check the children in as they arrive by selecting the green "Check In" button beside each child's name. This will automatically clock the child in at the time the button was selected, so no more writing in the time the child arrived!
At the end of the day, select the red "Check Out" button to time-stamp when the child is leaving the center, and finish attendance for the day.
Enrollment Screen
If a teacher is having trouble checking in a child from the Classroom Homescreen, it might be because the child was checked in late in the day yesterday (more about that here), or because they weren't scheduled for that day. Either way, select the "Enrollment" button, at the bottom of the Classroom Homescreen.
From here, find the child in question, and select "Actions". The option to check the child in here will be available. Again, this is meant to be used only if you can't check a child in from the Homescreen!
Update Screen
Teachers can also do attendance from the Update Screen. Use the plus icon in the top right corner to navigate to the update screen.
From here, select "Check in" to take attendance. Teachers can select one child at a time, or multiple children, in case a number of children arrive at once. Finally, select the green "Update Entry" button to log the child's attendance.
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Hi,
We have two tablets and theynsync very slowly to eachother, maybe an hour before they sync up. Is there anyway to speed this up?
Hi Brauser Maimonides Academy!
You can do this from your director side. On your home screen, click on the grey box near the top called "Enrollment" and select the specific class the child(ren) are in. Click on "Weekly Reports" which is also in a grey box near the top and select "Attendance". Next, click on the specific time you need to edit and click "Update Entry".
I feel the attendance is difficult for children with rotating schedules. Having a full month calendar to fill out for each child I think would be easier. Just a suggestion :)
Our children all leave at the same time each day. Is there an option to have an automatic checkout time without having to do it each day?
Hi Little Scholars Daycare,
Great question! Unfortunately if the day has already passed, you cannot add in data (ie. a check in/ check out time) after the fact.
Hi Alpharetta Christian Academy!
Unfortunately HiMama does not have this capability yet, but I'll pass along your feedback to our product team!
In the mean time, you can turn on your auto send feature for that time so the children will be checked out and reports sent as soon as they leave.
You can also do a batch check out of the children at once from the Add Updates page (+ icon).
Hi Brockville,
Thank you for the feedback! I have passed along your suggestion to our product team.
How do I go back and mark children present after the day has pasted and forgot to check in?
How do I edit attendance time for a child? Can I do it as a group?
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