Attendance and Meal Counts by Name (Combined Screen Web Version)

This feature is used to meet the required recordkeeping requirement for meal counts. Meal counts by name are used if you will need to run reports that include which participants were at each meal. This is the most common configuration for all site types other than summer food.

To use this feature:

• Click on “Attendance & Meal Count Entry” from the main dashboard.

• Select the date and roster for which you would like to take a meal count.
• If you choose "Select" from the roster dropdown, it will clear the roster selections and show all active participants.

• Click on “Daily Attendance” if the participant was in attendance for the day. Clicking "Daily Attendance" will change the meal count button from grey to white.
• Click the meal count button next to the name of each child or adult day care client that participated in the meal service. Clicking the meal count button will change it from white to green. 

Depending on your site setup, you may see one or more of the following buttons:

• Centers, sites and providers may have the option to mark a Meal Outside of Normal Schedule and provide a reason
• There may be a text box at the top of your page to record Notes to Sponsor

• Meal Count Method will determine if meal counts are by name or by headcount.
• Meal Count Entry will determine what the attendance and meal count screens look like.