Daily Report Sheets Feedback

[ColorfulSunburst]

I don't do daily report.

[daycaredaddy]

I would definitely be interested in trying a prototype! The one flaw I can see about the nap times would be...human error. I would forget, so I would need a place to go in and manually change the times later.

Yes, you would be able to manually change the times later, or add in a time you initially forgot to add.

But yes, anything that speeds up and enhances communication with parents, I'm totally on board!

As a parent, this was key to my idea. The feedback from my daycare is invaluable, but paper is a terrible medium. For example, if I go to the pediatrician on a Thursday and am asked something like, "Has he been eating well?" I have no idea. By that point I've thrown away my sheets and forgotten the info because all was well at the time I read them.

By capturing the data electronically, parents will be able to access that type of info quickly. Moreover, the app will eventually be able to provide statistics and identify trends, e.g. how long was the average nap the last 4 weeks, what's my child's favorite foods, etc...

I think an app like this can help daycares becomes more efficient, and parents can be more informed.

[daycaredaddy]

Here are other threads about this.

https://www.daycare.com/forum/tags.php?tag=daycare+software

Many members gave feedback.

Maybe there is useful info for you in the threads....

There are more but I dont have time to search deeper at the moment.

Thank you!

[daycaredaddy]

I believe me entering it would be faster. My concern would be, do all parents have to have iPhones, smart phones? If it isn't super convenient for parents with a variety of gadgets they won't like it.

The first version would work with any device with a web browser, and would optimize for the specific device, laptop, tablet, iPhone, Android. (I just mentioned the latter two because they are the most common.)

[daycaredaddy]

Considering the fact that my state will soon be enforcing a daily health check that must be documented I would be interested in something like this. I also dream up that we could click links to the issue that may be occurring and have it emailed to the parent directly.

So example the kid is vomiting and had fever. We can log this state when child can return supply links to virus that may cause these issues along with when the child can return.
Like you child had the following symptoms

Fever then a list of what to do to help reduce this fever
Vomiting how to help vomiting and ECT

When to call the doctor
When your child is safe to come back
This is what in vision making one day.

We could also link immunization records to it to prevent missing them and etc

I guess it would be more of an overall daily health check app.

Manually I do this, it's a pain but helpful to resolving many health issues with the kids. It's been amazing that I've been able to tell parents because of keeping these logs. And it's nothing but facts.

Sorry I'm just dreaming out loud

What state do you operate in? Feel free to direct message me. I would be interested to learn about what information you'd need to capture.

And you're not dreaming at all.

[daycaredaddy]

I would love all of this in an app! I currently use Minute Menu Kids through my food program and I copy/paste their daily report in an email to parents. It takes a lot of time to write individual notes about each child, but I do because they all read them. An app would be easier.

Awesome, would you mind direct messaging me your email address so I can get in touch with you once I have a prototype developed.

[daycaredaddy]

as much as i don't want to have to do it, it is soon going to be come required as part of our QRIS. We are in the pilot phase right now and I was handed this spread sheet check off list that we will have to fill out daily. I hate keeping piles of paper and hate having to fill things out. I have 4 ipads in my house, so mounting one by the diaper changing area would be easy to do and that would be the easiest time for us to do it.

Does the QRIS provide you existing software, or did you buy something specific for your iPad? Would you be able to share a copy of the spreadsheet?

[Blackcat31]

Does the QRIS provide you existing software, or did you buy something specific for your iPad? Would you be able to share a copy of the spreadsheet?

Every state has different requirements for QRIS.

Also here is a collection of other daycare software. You can take the highlights of these programs and maybe come up with something user friendly and not as expensive as a majority of these:

http://www.icaresoftware.com/feature...cking-software

http://www.procaresoftware.com/Products-Services/v10-Product-Overview-(1)/Time-Attendance-Tracking.aspx

http://www.ezcare2.com/childcare-software/childcare-scheduling-attendance.asp

http://remarkable-systems.com/

http://www.childcaremanager.com/timemanager/index.html

http://www.childcaresage.com/

http://www.staytrak.com/

http://paysimple.com/public/google_industry_verticals_child_care.html?keyword=capterra

http://www.childcaresoftware.org/child-care-software-attendance-scheduling.asp

http://daycareworks.com/

http://www.kidcheck.com/

http://www.maggey.com/

http://www.capterra.com/child-care-s...box%20Software

[daycare]

Does the QRIS provide you existing software, or did you buy something specific for your iPad? Would you be able to share a copy of the spreadsheet?

NO right now it is only paper.... they don't have any software at this time to my knowledge. I was just saying that if there was software available, that I would totally opt in for it as I don't like having a ton of paper..

I am all for saving trees and making sure that I have a simple paper trail that I can recall easily.

[daycare]

Every state has different requirements for QRIS.

Also here is a collection of other daycare software. You can take the highlights of these programs and maybe come up with something user friendly and not as expensive as a majority of these:

thanks BC.... I was not sure where to get that information.....seriously you are the google of daycare docs....

[Blackcat31]

thanks BC.... I was not sure where to get that information.....seriously you are the google of daycare docs....

Here is the QRIS website. It gives a run down of where each state is at in the process and what the state requirements are.

http://www.qrisnetwork.org/qris-state-contacts-map

[daycare]

Here is the QRIS website. It gives a run down of where each state is at in the process and what the state requirements are.

http://www.qrisnetwork.org/qris-state-contacts-map

here is CA from what i am gathering, our counties are very large and vary so much in diversity that they are all conducting their requirements differently. They have really yet to decide exactly what will or won't happen...

It's quite frustrating just sitting around waiting......

thanks for this information. I am going to go check it out now.

[CraftyMom]

I do not do daily reports for all kids. Even with infants, my mind is in 1000 places at once, so as the baby is going down for nap the first thing on my mind wouldn't be to grab my phone and document.

Honestly, with a full load of kids I could be documenting all day. xx ate this. xx went poop. xx had a wet diaper. xx had --ounces of formula....times however many kids we have. Some providers have 12 kids, that's a whole lot of documenting.

I have used daily reports in the past. I ended up trying to play catch up and remember who did what and when at the end of the day. Only to find a week's worth of my reports crumpled at the bottom of the diaper bag, apparently not even looked at since the parents still asked me for the info verbally.

So, that is how I do daily reports, verbally if asked.

[Movingforward]

Baby Connect

We use Baby Connect in our program. We can customize what we need to log for for each child for instance what we log for an infant would be different for what we log for a toddler. This app saved us a lot of work and keeps the communication going. It lets us message the parents and upload photos to them. The parents love it and have expressed multiple times how nice it is to be able to access it whenever they want. It was not expensive either, $5.

[Unregistered]

I do not use them. I don't want to unless I have to. The only thing I write down is why they go to time out or why they lost privileges. I do that only because I forget and parents ask.
If I did have to I would prefer something I could email or text.