Dashboard Overview
The dashboard is the first thing you see when you log in to KidzLog. It gives you a quick snapshot of your center's activity — how many children are enrolled, who's checked in, upcoming events, and any items that need your attention.
As your center grows, the dashboard shows more data — attendance stats, pending incidents, and real events:
Dashboard Sections
Complete Your Setup
For a newly created center, a Complete Your Setup checklist sits at the top of the dashboard. A progress bar shows how far along you are (for example, "2 of 6 steps complete"), and each step has a Start button that takes you straight to the right screen and a Skip option. Steps tick off on their own as you set things up, and the checklist disappears once everything is done.
If you dismiss it or want to return to it later, open the account menu in the top-right corner and choose Setup guide. Full details are in Creating Your Center.
Summary Cards
At the top of the dashboard, you'll see quick-glance cards showing:
- Registered Children — total number of children in your center
- Team Members — staff count
- Current Programs — active programs
Click any card to jump directly to that section.
Pending Incidents
If there are incident reports waiting for review, they appear here with a count and summary. Click an incident to review it, or click the arrow to see all incidents.
Attendance Widget
The attendance section shows today's numbers at a glance:
- Total Enrolled Children — children expected today
- Currently Here — children currently checked in
- Attended Today — children who have been checked in at some point today
- Absent — children who haven't checked in
Click the widget to go to the full Attendance page.
Staff-to-Child Ratios
Below attendance, the Staff-to-child ratios panel lists each of your classrooms with the number of staff assigned to it and the number of children currently checked in. Rooms that need attention move to the top of the list, and a red number next to the title tells you how many rooms are over ratio or have no staff assigned.
Each room shows a colored status:
- Within ratio (green) — there is enough assigned staff for the children currently present.
- Over ratio (red) — more children are present than the assigned staff can cover. This room is flagged at the top of the list.
- No staff assigned (red) — children are checked in but no staff member is assigned to the room.
- Ratio not set (gray) — you haven't set a children-per-staff limit for this room yet.
To make a room show a ratio status, set its limit and assign staff:
Set the children-per-staff limit
Open Classrooms, select the room, and edit it. In the Max children per staff field, enter the most children one staff member can supervise in that room. Rooms without this set stay on "Ratio not set".
Assign staff to the room
On the same classroom page, use Teachers → Assign Teacher to add the staff members who work in that room.
For more on setting up rooms, see Classrooms.
Calendar
The calendar on the right side highlights days with scheduled events. Click a date to see what's planned.
Upcoming Events
Below the calendar, you'll see a list of upcoming events. Click any event to view its details, or click View All to see the full Events list.
Sidebar Navigation
The sidebar on the left provides access to all sections of KidzLog. It shows as icons by default — hover over it to see the full labels.
Header
The header bar at the top includes:
- Welcome message with your name
- Messages icon — quick access to Messages
- Profile menu — click your avatar to access your profile, settings, and logout