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KidCheck v2.0 Released

KidCheck v2.0 includes numerous enhancements and updates to the system including:New People SectionNew Print EngineNew Billing SystemAjax based check-in systemMAC Address Licensing (no more…Continue

Started Jan 18, 2010

Account Updates ReportThe Account Updates report will show you a list of guardians that have updated their account information (address, phone numbers, etc) so if you need to synchronize your…Continue

Tags: features, reports

Started Nov 9, 2009

Release 1.93

Release 1.93New Features:Volunteer Name Badges - When a volunteer checks themselves in, a name badge with their photo automatically prints out. You can enable or disable this option in the Settings /…Continue

Tags: features, release, New

Started Nov 6, 2009

New Report Features

Birthday ReportsAre you sending post cards to kids with birthdays? Now you can run the birthday list report and have the system create ready-to-go mailing address labels (Avery Format) and append it…Continue

Started Nov 4, 2009

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Alex Smith replied to Matt Embry's discussion 'Packing up Kid Check Station'

Laptops are great. Netbooks a inexpensive, but the small screen can impact the parent experience for sure.

Aug 24, 2011

Alex Smith replied to Matt Embry's discussion 'Packing up Kid Check Station'

I like the idea of a Pelican case. You could easily put in a laptop, printer & scanner with all the cords & it's easy to transport & totally indestructible. Are you planning on using laptops or netbooks?

Aug 24, 2011

Alex Smith commented on Alex Smith's blog post 'Custom Labels in KidCheck v3!'

Check out the .zip file above for a sample of what's possible.

Aug 24, 2011

James Martin commented on Alex Smith's blog post 'Custom Labels in KidCheck v3!'

Does anyone have any screen shots or pics of their custom labels? this looks neat & i want to give it a try sometime this fall

Aug 12, 2011

KidCheck Users Group now has events Apr 24, 2011

Alex Smith replied to Rick DeGirolomo's discussion 'Can I customize my account fields in "My Kids"?'

Nope. They won't show up until you've actually checked them in.

Apr 14, 2011

Alex Smith replied to Rick DeGirolomo's discussion 'Can I customize my account fields in "My Kids"?'

You're not doing anything wrong. People only show up there once they have been checked in at least 1 time. Remember KidCheck is a global system and with 500,000 people in it, the only way we know who belongs in your database…

Apr 14, 2011

Alex Smith replied to Rick DeGirolomo's discussion 'Can I customize my account fields in "My Kids"?'

For specific medical information (like physician info, etc) you probably want to stick with the paper system for now & then upload that information into the notes system (people tab) for each specific child. (you're going to want…

Apr 14, 2011

Alex Smith replied to Bethany Boring's discussion 'Parents checking into wrong class'

The easiest thing to do is use the Admin Console to move the kids to the correct class. Then when they are checked in next time, the correct class will be selected for the parents by default.

Apr 8, 2011

Alex Smith replied to Linda Hiatt's discussion 'End of Year Report'

Give the Attendance Summary report. This should give you complete statistics between the dates you specify.

Apr 8, 2011

Custom Labels in KidCheck v3!

A new feature that we were able to sneak into v3.0 of KidCheck is the ability to create completely custom check-in labels for your organization. Since KidCheck v3.0 relies on using the DYMO software libraries to print out all our labels, this means you can completely customize all the labels that get printed. Curved text,…See More

Blog post by Alex Smith Apr 8, 2011

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Alex Smith replied to Amanda Rehm's discussion 'issues with text messaging'

Hi Amanda. The procedure you are doing to text message a parent is correct. You would scan in either a child's name tag or the barcode from the current check-in roster (or go to detail lookup in the administrators console) to send…

Mar 13, 2011

Alex Smith replied to Carleen Gensel's discussion 'Update Roster Report with 3-field birth date'

Actually, you can do the complete database export report & sort/edit by any field you wish. It's listed in the Database Export section of the reports library.

Dec 17, 2010

Christopher G. Sykes commented on Alex Smith's blog post 'Automatically Switch Templates'

Alex, I ran into a potential bug in the Check-In Programs feature today. I have a Sunday program that is comprised of 3 templates: Sunday Morning, Sunday Morning 2nd Hour, and Sunday Night. Everything switches perfectly. However, one of my workers…

Nov 15, 2010

Alex Smith replied to Tammy Shields's discussion 'Adding Volunteers who are not guardians'

They need to be in the system before you can add them as a volunteer. So just have your volunteers go to the check-in station & click the "I don't have a KidCheck account" link & just enter themselves in. Once the system takes…

Nov 2, 2010

An end to Java and ActiveX?

One of the most difficult things you can to when it comes to writing web software is to tie in with physical hardware like printers and scanners. This is because the web was designed to try to prevent this (so a hacker couldn't take over a hardware device on a computer from the web remotely) but this is something that KidCheck has to be able to do in order to seamlessly print out labels and read barcodes.For the last 2 years, we've relied on 2 different technologies to make this happen, ActiveX…See More

Blog post by Alex Smith Oct 31, 2010

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Custom Labels in KidCheck v3!

A new feature that we were able to sneak into v3.0 of KidCheck is the ability to create completely custom check-in labels for your organization.

Since KidCheck v3.0 relies on using the DYMO software libraries to print out all our labels, this means you can completely customize all the…

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Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:29pm — 2 Comments

An end to Java and ActiveX?

For the last 2 years, we've relied on 2 different technologies to…

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Posted on October 31, 2010 at 11:30am

Automatically Switch Templates

Just wanted to let everyone know about a new feature that we've added to the system. If you're running multiple templates back-to-back for a given event (like Sunday AM check-in), you may find it handy to have KidCheck automatically switch templates for you. We're added a new feature called Check-in Programs to do just that.

A check-in program is simply a list of check-in templates. Within that list, you…

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Posted on October 14, 2010 at 3:53pm — 1 Comment

Editing Authorized Guardian Lists

Well, after much debate (and I mean MUCH) we decided to enable the editing of parent's guardian lists in the people section. This gives you complete control over a parents account can allows you to add/remove and change the authorization of a guardian.

This should come in really handy when addressing things like duplicate kids (because parents aren't linked to each others account) unlinked parents and quickly adding in unauthorized guardians for folks that don't have a…

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Posted on June 23, 2010 at 2:30pm — 5 Comments

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At 7:52am on May 28, 2010, James Martin gave Alex Smith a gift…: Thank You!
Thanks for innovating kidcheck man. you da man!
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At 9:27am on November 5, 2009, Heidi Hennessy said…: Expect nothing from me but amazing comments on this forum on how incredibly easy, affordable, usable and needed Kidcheck is!!! I'll save the sarcasm and insults for when I see you in person.