Programs are the top-level categories used to organize your childcare center. All classes are assigned to a Program when they are created. Here are a few examples of Programs you might have at your childcare center:
- Infants
- Preschool
- Before and After School Care
- Summer Session
Both an Owner and Administrator automatically have the permissions to create Programs; however, an Admin is limited to creating Programs for the site(s) assigned to them when they are added as a Team Member.
Create a Program
Follow these steps to create a program:
- Go to the Left Menu > Programs & Classes.
Note: Be sure you have the right site selected at the top of the page.
- Click the View All Programs link located on the Programs & Schedules card to open the Programs page.
- Use the Options icon
> Details to open the Program with the Details tab selected. The Classes tab shows you which classes are assigned to the program. - The color circle indicates the number of classes each program is assigned to. Note: these color indicators are site-specific. If you change the site where the class is, the number may change depending if the class is offered at the site.
- Use the Options icon
- Click the New button
to open the Program Name window. - Enter the Name of the Program.
- Click Save, and the program will be added to the Programs page alphabetically. Repeat these steps to add as many programs as needed for your childcare center.
> Details to open the Program with the Details tab selected. The Classes tab shows you which classes are assigned to the program.
to open the Program Name window.Add classes right from the Programs page. Click the Actions Menu
> New Class. After completing the steps to add the class, use the links on the new class page (Details tab) to add the Space, Schedules, Ratio, and Assign Teachers. See Create & Manage Classes for more information about classes.
View Program Details
After a program is created, as shown above, click the Program card on the Programs page. There are two tabs; Details and Classes.
- Details - under this tab, you will see the program Status, the Program name, how many Classes are assigned to the program, and a Program Description. The Program Description is the information that will be displayed on your Online Registration form. This description can be updated as often as needed.
- Classes - classes that are assigned to the program are listed here.
On the Details tab for a program, click the Actions Menu> Set Up Online Registration to step through the workflow to Create an Online Registration Form for the program. Each Program will need its own registration form.
Delete a Program
Follow these steps to delete a Program:
- Go to the Left Menu > Programs & Classes.
- Click the View All Programs link located on the Programs & Schedules card to open the Programs page.
- Click the Program card for the one you want to remove.
- A Program can only be deleted when no classes are assigned. To remove classes, locate the class assigned to the Program on the Details tab, click the Program link and change which Program the class is related to. This will allow you to delete the Program from the list.
- Go to the Actions Menu
> Delete. - Click Delete in the Delete window to remove the Program from the system, and it will no longer be visible on the Programs page.
> Delete. Help is just a few clicks away! Go to Jackrabbit Care Support - Resource Center to select the help option that works best for you.
