Tweet
I have an ipad and I was hoping to use it to help track a lot of the paperwork for the business. Use less paper, have info at our fingertips, impress clients and all that jazz. Unfortunately, finding the right app has been a NIGHTMARE! I have probably thrown away 24 hours of my life and probably a solid $10 trying to find the right one. I am thinking now that I would have saved time by figuring out how to create my OWN app! I mean seriously, how hard can it be to have THESE features in a simple app:
- Childrens names you can tap on to add them to the sign in sheet,
- The times be automatically added when you tap on their name,
- a signature field next to their name for the parent or employee to sign them in (I run an afterschool program so I'd sign them in).
- Then there would be a place for the sign-out that would add the time,
- and also have a signature field for the parent.
Badaboom.. you have in easy sign in sheet. If it could generate reports or export data that would be even better. I'd be willing to spend money for something like this because every other option either doesn't include a signature field (which come on, how hard would it be with a touchscreen), doesn't include a place to add the time, forces you to type in the child's name every day (Ain't nobody got time for that!), or just doesn't have a "Save" function so as soon as you leave the screen.. it's all gone!
'm angry.. at somebody, I don't know who. I guess app developers in general. We don't need anymore mind numbing, time ****ing games just give us daycare directors something we can USE! I even looked into procare because I was sure that softwar with that high of a pricetag would have an app or something you could use.. but no.. they want you to buy their 1k touchscreens! Ridiculous.
So.. I'll continue using my paper version which by the end of the week is nearly shredded because I have to stuff it into my bag so often (our afterschool program migrates often inside the rec facilities). Parents end up signing in the "time" field half the time or our pens stop working.. you know, it's just a pain to use! Thanks for hearing me vent, and if you have any suggestions of something I overlooked, I love you I love you I love you!!
- Childrens names you can tap on to add them to the sign in sheet,
- The times be automatically added when you tap on their name,
- a signature field next to their name for the parent or employee to sign them in (I run an afterschool program so I'd sign them in).
- Then there would be a place for the sign-out that would add the time,
- and also have a signature field for the parent.
Badaboom.. you have in easy sign in sheet. If it could generate reports or export data that would be even better. I'd be willing to spend money for something like this because every other option either doesn't include a signature field (which come on, how hard would it be with a touchscreen), doesn't include a place to add the time, forces you to type in the child's name every day (Ain't nobody got time for that!), or just doesn't have a "Save" function so as soon as you leave the screen.. it's all gone!
'm angry.. at somebody, I don't know who. I guess app developers in general. We don't need anymore mind numbing, time ****ing games just give us daycare directors something we can USE! I even looked into procare because I was sure that softwar with that high of a pricetag would have an app or something you could use.. but no.. they want you to buy their 1k touchscreens! Ridiculous.
So.. I'll continue using my paper version which by the end of the week is nearly shredded because I have to stuff it into my bag so often (our afterschool program migrates often inside the rec facilities). Parents end up signing in the "time" field half the time or our pens stop working.. you know, it's just a pain to use! Thanks for hearing me vent, and if you have any suggestions of something I overlooked, I love you I love you I love you!!
). It's made my life so much easier. 
. The main screen has headshots of each of the kids. The parent taps the pic and the screen goes to that child's pic with two options: "Sign In" and "Cancel". When they tap "sign in", it automatically goes back to the main screen for the next child. At pick up time, the screen is the same with "Sign Out" instead. Easy Peasy!
We will be using it on an iPad/Laptop each day now.
Comment