Inviting parents
Add a parent or carer to a child, send their invitation, and review the details they send back.
Who this is for
Who this is forChildminders adding a parent or carer to a child who's already in KinderStart. Needs a Solo or Team plan, or a free trial. It takes about two minutes.
Each parent or carer can have their own login to the parent app, where they see the diary, sign forms and pay invoices.
1. Open the Parents tab
Open the Children tab, tap the profile icon on the child's row, and choose the Parents tab.
2. Add their details
Tap + and choose New Parent. Enter their name, relationship to the child, email, phone and address. Switch on Parental Responsibility if they have it.
Parents of more than one child
Parental responsibility is recorded per child. When a parent is linked to several children, you get one Parental Responsibility for … switch for each, so a step-parent can hold it for one child and not another. A child's Parents tab shows a badge on each parent who holds it for that child, and the child's data export uses the same answer.
3. Send the invitation
Switch on Send Invitation Email? and tap save. The parent gets an email with a Create Account link, which lasts 7 days.
4. Review what they send
The parent fills in their details and their child's from their own phone. When they submit, a Review Pending Registration banner appears on the child's profile. Check the details, sort out anything that looks wrong with the parent, and approve them.
⚠️Check the important sections
Before you approve, make sure the emergency contacts and medical details are complete, not just started.
✅Why KinderStart does it this way
Parents enter their own details, so you don't retype a paper form, and everything they give you goes straight into the child's profile.
What to do next
- Creating a childcare contract: set the child's days and fees.
- Getting started as a parent: what the parent sees when they join.
Next: step 5, Set up contracts
Setting up your contract templates
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