Get More from ChildPlus with the 6.6 Update!
Want your agency to be included in the first group to be updated?
We’ve heard your feature requests!
Like our previous releases, this update empowers leadership and staff with:
The Preview Database
Preview how upcoming new features and improvements will look and function in the next version of ChildPlus!
All-in-One Attendance
Attendance is now all in one platform: ChildPlus Online! “All-In-One Attendance” eliminates the hassle of managing Attendance data across multiple platforms.
Multiple Sign-In/Sign-Out
Track daily attendance more accurately by recording when a participant leaves and returns to a classroom on the same day!
Set Attendance for Multiple Days
Record multiple days of Attendance for one child (or several) all at once!
Traditional Menu View Now Available in ChildPlus Online
Customize your menu experience in ChildPlus Online to fit your preference! Choose the traditional menu view to see all menu options at once, or the drop-down menu to save space when using a smaller screen.
New “Signed-In By” Dropdown Field
Require the adult signing for a participant to select their printed name from a dropdown menu. Now, staff can clearly read the name of the adult who signed for the participant! This is especially helpful if the adult’s signature is hard to read.
Set Virtual Classroom Status & Create Schedules
Set statuses for Virtual Days and create schedules for Closures!
Quick and Easy Attendance Entry
Enter Attendance data at lightning-fast speed with all-new Quick Entry tools!
Quick Access to Critical Attendance Info
Quickly access even more critical participant info in the pop-up screen when you click a child’s name!
Three New Ways to Customize the Family Pre-application
In ChildPlus 6.5, there are three new innovative ways to customize the Family Pre-application! They allow staff to capture the exact information they need from families and help them complete the Pre-application even more efficiently!
Restrict Staff Login Access to ChildPlus Online
Administrators can restrict staff’s login access to ChildPlus Online during specific time periods. This will help increase the security of agency data, prevent staff from working outside of normal work hours in ChildPlus Online, and deter them from logging on from a personal device!
Miscellaneous (Grid) Reports now available in ChildPlus Online
Miscellaneous (Grid) Reports that exist in ChildPlus Desktop are available in ChildPlus Online. This allows users to access all these reports in ChildPlus Online!
Use ChildPlus Online for all PIR Monitoring and Tracking
In ChildPlus 6.5, all PIR-related reports found in ChildPlus Desktop are also available in ChildPlus Online. This means you can monitor all PIR compliance in ChildPlus Online year-round!
Easily Monitor “Report 4130 – Family Service Actions” with Totals and Subtotals
Now, you can easily monitor actions individually or overall, ensuring that staff are properly serving and communicating with families!
2023-2024 PIR Changes Now Available in ChildPlus
2023-2024 PIR updates from the Office of Head Start are now available in ChildPlus Online (and Desktop). This means your agency can start monitoring PIR compliance now instead of having to wait until August!
Ability to Type in All Dropdown Menus to Choose an Option
Data entry specialists can now enter participant data into ChildPlus Online more quickly and in less time!
Track Compliance Percentages with “Report 8025 – Monitoring Results Detail”
In ChildPlus Online, compliance percentages are available for the overall checklist and sections within the checklist. This allows users to determine big-picture concerns for locations and the agency!
Easily Monitor Health and Education Events with Color-Coded Icons
In ChildPlus Online, instantly see which participants and families need attention with the help of color-coded icons. These icons are identical to ChildPlus Desktop, so in ChildPlus 6.5, this capability is available on either platform!
Additional BMI Percentiles Available in “Report 3410 – Growth Charts”
The CDC has updated their growth charts to include exceptionally high BMIs. ChildPlus has adjusted our growth charts to reflect this change. This means Content Area Managers can identify children with these high BMIs to provide them additional support and care.
Agency Action Needed for To-Do List Changes Coming this Summer 2023
This means there are time-sensitive actions your agency must take for those who are using To-Do Lists, including making sure your migrated lists are set up properly in ChildPlus Online.
Important notes about To-Do List Changes coming this summer in version 6.4:
- To-Do Lists will no longer be viewable in ChildPlus Desktop
- Your To-Do Lists will be available only in ChildPlus Online
- Your To-Do List emails will be generated only from ChildPlus Online
Videos to help you with these changes:
- Watch the Video on To-Do List Administrator Configuration
- Watch the Video of To-Do List Setup for Users – this is a great resource to help you check the initial Online setup of your current To-Do Lists
Internal Monitoring
- This module has been enhanced. Customers are now able to:
- Easily set up new checklists or make changes to existing checklists.
- Monitor by participant and staff members.
- Enter results, create a plan of action and add follow-ups all on one screen.
- Internal Monitoring will no longer be viewable in ChildPlus Desktop
- Internal Monitoring will be available only in ChildPlus Online
Internal Monitoring Added to the To-Do List
- We’ve added Internal Monitoring tasks to the To-Do List, so you can now create a To-Do List based on Internal Monitoring.
Run Reports from Services
Run individual reports for Growth Charts and Immunization records directly from the Health and Immunization modules in ChildPlus Online.
- The following reports are included:
- 10621 Growth Charts 3410 – 2 Years and Older
- 10622 Growth Charts 3411 – Birth to 24 Months
- 10623 Growth Assessments 3420
- 11186 Immunizations 3320 – Immunization Record
- 10624 Immunizations
- 10625 CA Immunization Record 3390 – California Immunization Record
Request Documents in ChildPlus Online.
- Ability to copy and email a link to a website where parents can upload requested documents.
Updated Responsible Staff Fields
- Easily identify who is responsible for applications on the To-do List.
- Assign a Responsible Staff person in the Pregnancy module (added to ChildPlus Online and ChildPlus Desktop).
- Assign a Responsible Staff person in the Enrollment module (added to ChildPlus Desktop).
Disable Empty To-Do List Emails and Include To-Do List in Emails
- You are now able to turn off your emails if the To-Do List is empty.
- You will now see a list of your To-Do List tasks in your email along with a link to view the list.
Here are some of the changes to the PIR Report for 2022-2023:
- Added question D.8 – “Total number of Part C agencies in the service area”
- Add question D.8.a – Of these, the total number of Part C agencies in which a formal agreement was in effect to coordinate services for children with disabilities
- Renumbered questions in Section C
- Word changes made to Section A
- Changes made to PIR Question A.13.b
- Public Assistance now includes TANF, SSI, and SNAP.
- Changes to ethnicity and race-unspecified questions in:
- PIR Question A.25.h
- PIR Question B.13.h
- Miscellaneous Wording Changes to PIR Section B
- Miscellaneous Wording Changes to PIR Section C
- PIR Questions A.22 and A.23 Changes
- The questions were not collected in 2021-2022, but will be in 2022-2023
- Changes to PIR Questions C.7-C.8
- C.7 Medical Services has been split into two questions, C.7 and C.8.
- Changes to PIR Questions D.6 and D.7
- D.6 and D. 7 Formal Agreements for Collaboration has been changed to count the number of partners or agencies verses the number of agreements.
- Miscellaneous Wording Changes to PIR Section D
Concerning Windows Platforms
In addition to Windows 7 and Windows XP, ChildPlus will also be ending support for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 this summer. For more information about these changes, contact Support.
Here are highlighted features your agency can look forward to:
To-Do List Enhancements
To use and edit the To-Do List in 6.2, you will need to sign in to ChildPlus Online. You will still be able to view your To-Do List in ChildPlus Desktop because we believe it is important for you to still have access.
Don’t Forget: Be sure to enable ChildPlus Online! Click here to learn more.
Administrators:
Free up your day and empower your managers and staff members to create To-Do Lists and share without roadblocks.
ERSEA Managers:
Easily assign an application to the responsible staff member and it will show up in their To-Do List.
Head Start Managers:
To-Do Lists can be easily set up so new or current staff members can identify their items for completion.
Family Support Workers:
Clear out the clutter by quickly removing incomplete items (such as a missed ‘Well Baby Check’) leaving you to focus on items you can complete.
- Easily navigate to your current default To-Do List or personalize it for your specific needs
- Users can still view previously created lists
- View settings to see the configuration
- To-Do List emails will still be available in ChildPlus Desktop until Version 6.4
Performance Panel Indicators
As a user you currently have access to 30 Indicators, ChildPlus has now added 11 new Performance Panel Indicators for 6.2 for a total of 41 different charts to keep agencies like yours compliant.
- 45 Day Education Events Needing Follow-Up
- 45 Day Health Events Needing Follow-Up
- Dental Treatment
- Health Requirements Past Due or Expired
- Dental Home
- Education Requirements Past Due or Expired
- Health Coverage
- Health Events Expiring < 30 days
- Next IEP/IFSP Due
- Immunization Status
- Medical Home
Individual Family Phone Numbers
Family Support Workers:
Be more effective with documenting and accessing individual cell numbers for the families in your caseload, which means faster communication with parents and guardians.
- Most parents and guardians have more than one phone number
- ‘Family’s Phone Numbers’ will migrate/copy over to ‘Primary Adults Phone Numbers’
This change will be universal across the ChildPlus platform.
Update to CP Desktop Help Center
ChildPlus has updated your experience of finding help quickly and efficiently.
Administrators:
- Access the ChildPlus Help Center in your default browser
- Easy to view tabs and search functions with modern browser functionality
- Easily share help documents via links
- All the content you need in a centralized ecosystem
Content Area Manager:
Need PIR help links? You can easily access all pertinent information needed to correctly complete the PIR and stay compliant.
Program Term Selector to Poverty Calculator
Family Support Workers:
Now you can easily view a family’s poverty level for both the current year and next year to accurately determine if they are income eligible, depending on the program year they will be enrolled in.
- This is a new feature that did not exist before ChildPlus 6.2
- Drop-down will allow for choice and easy comparison of current to the previous year
- This feature has also been added to ChildPlus Desktop for convenience
Entry Express Enrollment for ChildPlus Online
Same Great Features as ChildPlus Desktop with an Improved User Experience
More enhancements to follow!
6.2 Release Videos
To-Do List
Performance Panel Indicators
Primary Adult Phone Numbers
Help Center
Poverty Calculator
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this update an additional cost or included in the current license?
The features that are coming to ChildPlus 6.5 are included as part of your current license.
Are reminders still going to be available for Personal To-Do List Calendars?
The ability to set reminders for appointments on your Personal To-Do List Calendar is no longer available in ChildPlus Online. In addition to not being used frequently, it was possible to miss reminders unless you were signed in to ChildPlus Desktop to view them. ChildPlus Online can send emails with a link to access your To-Do Lists. To continue receiving reminders about appointments on your Personal To-Do List Calendar in advance though, we recommend using a third-party application (Microsoft Outlook™, Google Calendar™) to set reminders.