Managing daily attendance efficiently is crucial for preschools, ensuring smooth operations and student safety while keeping parents informed. KidsOnline’s mobile app has revolutionized the process of tracking attendance with its innovative features, specifically designed to save time and reduce manual efforts for teachers. With automatic updates, real-time data, and integrated student information, KidsOnline enables teachers to focus on teaching rather than administrative tasks.

Simplified Attendance for Teachers

KidsOnline understands that taking daily attendance can be a time-consuming task, especially when juggling multiple classroom duties. To address this, the app automatically defaults students as present, minimizing the manual effort required. Teachers can quickly check the attendance list and only need to adjust it if there are updates, such as late arrivals or absences.

If a parent submits a leave request through the app, the system instantly updates the student’s status. This feature eliminates the need for teachers to manually track emails or notes, providing a seamless experience and ensuring that all student records are accurate and up-to-date.

The handy “Quick Attendance” feature allows teachers to quickly assign statuses like “unexcused absence” or “late arrival,” giving them more time to focus on teaching. This functionality has been specifically designed to enhance speed and accuracy, empowering teachers to manage their classrooms more efficiently.

Integrated Comments for Student Activity Tracking

One of the standout features of the KidsOnline app is how attendance is integrated with other important student data. The list of students who are present each day is automatically linked to the sections where teachers can leave comments on various aspects of the child’s daily routine, including:

• Learning progress
• Meal times
• Nap schedules
• Hygiene habits
• Photo and video sharing of the child’s activities
• Observations on the child’s behavior throughout the day

Real-Time Communication with Parents

Effective communication between parents and teachers is essential for a well-functioning preschool environment. The KidsOnline app comes in handy to maintain this by providing teachers with real-time access to parental messages. Whether a parent is requesting leave or updating contact information, the app ensures that teachers receive and act on these messages promptly.

This real-time system reduces the likelihood of miscommunication, providing a clear and consistent channel for all updates. Teachers no longer have to check multiple communication platforms, as everything is consolidated within the KidsOnline app. This allows for more efficient communication and helps to build stronger relationships between teachers, parents, and administrators.

Teacher Jack Soloman from Hanoi, Vietnam shares: “The Quick Attendance Check feature on the KidsOnline for teacher’s app is very easy to use. Once you press on “Quick Attendance”, it will show you a list of all of the students in the class. All students are set by default that they are present, and the teacher only needs to double-check one quick time for those that arrive late or have sent absence requests, then press done. 

Another point to note is that when parents notify us of their student being absent or sick, the parents will do so on their version of the KidsOnline app. When they do it automatically comes into the teacher’s app and then from there, the student will be marked as absent.” 

Teacher Jack also highlights the convenience of the real-time updates for parents, explaining how the app has streamlined communication between teachers and parents at his preschool. The simplicity of the attendance feature, combined with the ability to manage other key areas of student records, has made KidsOnline an essential tool for the school.

In our next post, we will show you one more way preschools can streamline attendance with the KidsOnline app. Stay tuned!