Creating a carpool informs the center that another family is authorized to pick up your student which helps keep the attendance records updated correctly and efficiently. You will still receive notifications for check-in and check-out of your student so you're always up to date!
🚨 Administrators will need to enable the carpool feature at the center before you can create a carpool. If you do not see the carpool option on your mobile application, please contact your administrator(s).
Creating a carpool
Once a carpool is created and accepted by the other family, both families will be authorized to sign the student(s) in and out.
Log in to the Playground mobile app
Tap on the three horizontal lines on the top-left of your screen
Tap on Carpools
Tap on the + plus sign on the top-right of your screen or on Create carpool in blue at the bottom of the screen to create a new carpool
Select your student(s)
Single students are selected by default
Tap on No students yet to authorize a family
Use the search bar to search for the family you wish to authorize
Tap on the bubble with a check next to their entry to select them
Tap Done on the top-right of your screen to confirm the family or families
You can add another family later by tapping on Add another
Tap on Start date
Select a date from the calendar for the first day of the carpool
Tap Submit to confirm
Tap Repeat
Never - a one-time carpool
Daily - repeats this carpool every day
Weekly - repeats on the day of the week selected on Start date
Tap Create carpool to confirm
The carpool will activate once all families you've selected accept the carpool invitation
Delete a created carpool
When a carpool is deleted, the other family will no longer be authorized to check your student(s) in or out.
Log in to the Playground mobile app
Tap on the three horizontal lines on the top-left of your screen
Tap on Carpools
Tap on the ellipsis(. . .) next to the carpool
Tap on Delete carpool in red