• Room Staff Training: Attendance

  This article provides training videos designed to help centers train their room staff on how to complete and manage attendance using ChildFriendly. Whether you're new to the platform or need a quick refresher, these resources will walk you through each step of the process, ensuring your team feels confident and accurate when recording daily attendance.Popular

• How to Create Journals

  This article includes training videos with step-by-step guidance to help room staff learn how to create and share Child Journals in ChildFriendly. These journals allow staff to easily communicate with parents by sharing photos, meal updates, naps, activities, and other daily highlights — all directly through the app. It’s a simple and effective way to keep families informed and engaged in their child’s day.Some readers

• How to Navigate the Room Staff Dashboard

  This article includes a training video with step-by-step guidance to help room staff navigate the parts of the ChildFriendly Dashboard that are relevant to their role. While most dashboard features are reserved for admin use, there are a few important tools that room staff can access — such as school RSVP tracking, administering and documenting medication, and viewing relevant alerts.Some readers

• How to Send Direct Messages to Parents

  How to send instant messages to parents or portal members. Learn how to send instant messages with ChildFriendly, how to send a message to multiple parents at once, and how to send a message to a specific group or room.Some readers

• How to View and Print Children's Emergency Information

  TABLE OF CONTENTS View Emergency Information Filter by Room or Group Download and Print Emergency Information View Emergency Information This training guide will demonstrate how to view, download and print emergency information for a child. You can view by room or group, by an individual child, or by all children at the center. To begin, click the Reports module. FromSome readers

• How to Sign Staff In and Out (Including Breaks and Moves)

  ✅Signing Staff In and Out (Including Breaks and Moves) In this training video, you will learn how to sign yourself, as a staff member, in and out of the center. You will learn how to sign out and back in during breaks, how to move around the center, and how to properly manage and ensure ratios are kept compliant at all times.Some readers

• How to Sign Children In and Out

  ✅How to Sign Children In and Out In this training video, you will learn how to sign children in and out of the center, at drop-off and pick-up times. You will get a brief overview of how to view the child's profile, any necessary information, and how to sign children in and out. You will also learn how to move children and groups around the center.Few readers

• How to Use Instant Messaging - Room Staff Guide

  How to Use Instant Messaging - Room Staff Guide Learn how to use ChildFriendly’s instant messaging feature to stay connected with parents, portal members, and your team—without adding extra work to your day. In this quick training, you’ll learn how to: • View and respond to parent messages • Send updates about a child’s day • Message admin or other staff members • Use filters and search to find conversations quickly • Send group messages and announcements This feature helps you streamlineFew readers

• How to Report a Child's Absence

  How to report an absence for a child in ChildFriendly. You can this for a single day such as illness, or for a period of time, such as a vacation. The RSVP tab is used to report an absence from the center or to report an absence for school pick-up.Some readers