You can change what Text Messaging options you would like to enable/disable, under Settings/Text Messaging (SMS).

For these commands, a child’s name must be used.     

 

Registration and Update Request

To request a link to update the information on file for your child, use these words and the child’s name

  • Update

 

  • Update for John.

 

Schedule Request

To ask for a Schedule Request use these words and the child’s name

  • Schedule Request

 

  • Schedule request for John.

 

Sickness

To let the centre know your child is sick and set a his/her attendance, use these words and the child’s name

  • Sick
  • Doctor

 

  • John is sick today.
  • John is going to the doctor.

 

Absence
 To let the centre know your child will be absent and set his/her attendance, use these words and the child’s name

  • Absent
  • Staying home
  • Stay home
  • Not coming
  • Won’t be in
  • Won’t be there
  • Won’t be coming
  • Won’t be attending
  • Won’t be at daycare
  • Will not be there
  • Will not be in
  • Will not be coming
  • Will not be attending
  • Will not be at daycare
  • Will be away
  • John will be absent today.
  • John is staying home on Friday.
  • John is going to stay home.
  • On Monday John is not coming.
  • John won’t be in today.
  • John won’t be there today.
  • John won’t be coming on Monday.
  • John won’t be attending tomorrow.
  • John won’t be at daycare.
  • John will not be there today.
  • John will not be in.
  • John will not be coming.
  • Tomorrow John will not be attending.
  • John will not be at daycare today.
  • John will be away tomorrow.

Late

To let the centre know your child will be late, use these words and the child’s name

  • Late
  • Running behind
  • Delayed
  • John will be late today.
  • I’m running behind with John.
  • John and I are delayed today.

Account Balance

To ask for the account balance, use these words and the child’s name

  • Balance
  • Owe
  • Account
  • What is the balance for John?
  • What do I owe for John?
  • John’s account

For these commands, a child’s name is not needed but today, tomorrow, or days of the week can be added.  

 

Open/Closed

To ask if the centre is open, use these words

  • Open
  • Closed
  • Are you open today?
  • Is the centre closed on Friday?

Menu

To ask what the meals will be for the day, use these words

  • Lunch
  • Morning snack
  • Afternoon snack
  • What’s for lunch today?
  • What’s for morning snack tomorrow?
  • What will Thursday’s afternoon snack be?

These commands must be used  exactly as they are seen here without names, dates, etc. added. 

 

 

Questionnaire

To request the COVID-19 Screening Questionnaire, use this word ONLY

  • Questionnaire

 

  • Questionnaire

 

On My Way

To use the On My Way feature and to alert the centre of your ETA, use these words ONLY and complete the response that follows

  • On my way
  • OMY
  • On our way
  • On the way
  • I’m on my way
  • I am on my way
  • Here
  • I’m here
  • I am here
  • We’re here
  • We are here
  • On my way
  • OMY
  • On our way
  • On the way
  • I’m on my way
  • I am on my way
  • Here
  • I’m here
  • I am here
  • We’re here
  • We are here