Preferred Way to Take Attendance

[LK5kids]

State regs. requires the state sign-in/out sheet. So I have to copy those. Before I was licensed and also when I did FCC in another state I just had a spiral that had the date and the parents signed in there each day. Worked great!

[MotherNature]

I use a sign-in/sign-out sheet that is on a clipboard by my front door. The parents have to sign it at drop-off and pick-up. Saves a lot of headaches for me.

This is exactly what I do too.

[Familycare71]

Thanks girls!!! It is so great having you all as a resource so I don't have to keep making things up as I go .
I am going to a weekly sign in sheet- and have parents initial- sounds easy enough!

[renodeb]

I use a signin/out sheet that the parents sign in and out each day. Once its full I just file it in my file box and at the end of the year I file the whole years sheets with my tax stuff. I think a time **** is a good idea as well. Do you have to buy the time punch cards?

[Maria2013]

I used to have parents sign their kids in and out, but there was always someone forgetting to, or signing next to the wrong kid (yup) so I started doing it myself

[Sunchimes]

I also use one sheet a week. At first, I made everyone sign in and out with initials. Then I realized that they were signing in the time they got to the house instead of the time they left the house. My group always stays and talks, sometimes 20 minutes or more (which is fine and something I encourage for several reasons.) So, for time/space, I was losing 1 1/2 to 2 hours a week of time when the child was in my house. Now, I do it myself for my regulars and have drop ins initial their own.

[MrsSteinel'sHouse]

Ohio requires a sign in sign out sheet and because of "privacy" they have to be separate for each family (because you know with 6 kids they would never know who is here and who isn't)
I print a monthly sheet for each family. So it is predated for each day M-F and spaces for time, signature, time, signature. It is easy to see if someone forgot and my parents are good about signing in and out. They are on clipboards, on my desk inside the door below a clock. Each families clipboard has all of their information in a file folder. They are colored so my families glance for theirs. On the back of the sign in out sheet I have a little chart to record their payments. So all I have all that information in one spot At the end of the month they get stapled into their folder and the total is added so it is done at the end of the year.

[Familycare71]

Ohio requires a sign in sign out sheet and because of "privacy" they have to be separate for each family (because you know with 6 kids they would never know who is here and who isn't)
I print a monthly sheet for each family. So it is predated for each day M-F and spaces for time, signature, time, signature. It is easy to see if someone forgot and my parents are good about signing in and out. They are on clipboards, on my desk inside the door below a clock. Each families clipboard has all of their information in a file folder. They are colored so my families glance for theirs. On the back of the sign in out sheet I have a little chart to record their payments. So all I have all that information in one spot At the end of the month they get stapled into their folder and the total is added so it is done at the end of the year.

If I had the room this is a great idea- I have a very small entry way so I don't know where I would put it for each family... I am thinking of doing a binder with a payment section and place to put the sign in/out sheets when they are full.
I also just started an "inspection binder" like one of the other members (I can't remember who ) for each families info, forms I need to keep on record, etc...
And I am planning on starting a MMK account - but I need to catch up with all my past expenses... So that should be fun!