Brightwheel Invitation

MCDC Parents,

You will be receiving an email today to sign up for Brightwheel; the new system we will be using next week.  If you do not receive an invitation through email today, please let me know.  If you choose to use another email versus the email the invitation was sent to, please let us know. 

Please sign up as soon as you can and set up your payment information.  If you have ever signed up with Brightwheel with another center, you will need to find our center and select it.

You will be receiving a statement on Friday of what you will owe next week.  The invoice for next week will be correct, however, your account balance may not be correct until Monday.  For those that have a credit or those that have a balance due, I will need to update that information, and should have that complete by Monday so you will be able to see if you have a credit, or see the total amount due.

Your payment options are to do an ACH payment, in which MCDC will cover any fees, or a credit card payment and the processing fees will be passed along to you.  You can still pay with check or cash, but we would really like to have everyone use the online payment option. 

With the Brightwheel app, you will be able to check in/out and sign your child in and out using your phone (QR codes will be posted throughout the center) or you may use the Ipad that will be at the front desk.  For the first couple of weeks, we ask that you also sign your child in and out using the sign in/out sheets on the clipboards at your child’s door.  We want to make sure the system works correctly before we stop using those altogether.

You will be able to see updates posted on your child’s profile in Brightwheel.  This will take place of the paper daily sheets that you typically get if your child is 2 and under.  You can also message your child’s classroom through Brightwheel.  Please keep in mind that the teachers may not be able to respond until nap time, but this will be an additional way to communicate.

You will also be able to update information in your child’s profile such as your email address, physical address, phone numbers, etc….  You will also be able to upload documents such as immunization records and doctor’s notes.

At least the first week or so, don’t expect too much content as the teachers will be learning to use the system as well. 

This is a new system to us, so please be patient as we all learn together!  Our hope is that this will make your MCDC experience even better!!

Please let me know if you have any questions!