Record Attendance using In/Out Times [Feature]

This feature allows users to record participant arrival and departure times.

To use this feature:

• Click on the “Attendance” button on the main dashboard.

• Select the Date
• The date cannot be in the future
• You may or may not be able to enter attendance for dates in the past depending on your sponsor settings and the claim status for the month
• Enter the arrival or departure time using one of the methods below
• Method 1: Click the button for "Use Typical Times"
• No "Use Typical Times" box? You might be using an entry screen that doesn't allow for this feature, the participant is missing a schedule or your sponsor does not have this feature enabled.

• Method 2: Use the Hour and Minute dropdown menus to select the time
• No dropdowns? That means that your sponsor has restricted the time entries to the current time.

• Method 3: Type the time into the box using hh:mm am/pm format
• Can't type in the box? That means that your sponsor has restricted the time entries to the current time.

• Method 4: Click the "Now" button

• Scroll to the bottom and click the green Save button

The system will keep track of the number of children or adult day care clients that are currently in the facility in the box at the top of the screen that says "Participants currently checked in:"

• This feature is only accurate for the current date
• It displays the number of children with a Time In and no Time Out (in other words, children that have arrived but have not departed yet).

At the bottom of the screen, they system will display how many participants were checked in for attendance that day.

• Meal Count Method
• Meal Count Entry
• Restrict Users to Current Time for In/Out Times