April 2020 Product Update: What’s New & Improved

The HiMama team has been hard at work building bigger and better features. Find a summary of all the new features currently available below. If you need assistance navigating any of these features then please don’t hesitate to reach out to support@himama.com, we’re here to help.

New: Name to Face Checks 

HiMama now supports name to face entries. This new entry-type makes it easy to spot check children that are present in a particular space. This update will help you more easily fulfill licensing requirements and digitize your records. You can also view a report of name to face checks performed in your center. Learn more

New: Out of Ratio Alerts

Note: only available to Centers with the Staff Management module.

You now have the ability to enter your desired classroom ratios into HiMama. Once you’ve provided these target classroom ratios, HiMama will keep track of when a classroom has inadequate staff present in the room. When a room is out of ratio, administrators and classroom staff will receive a warning message so that you can more quickly rectify the issue. Learn more

New: Add An Address

There is now an address section on the Child Profile page. You currently have the ability to add one single address per child, so we recommend that you use whatever physical address may be of most value to your administration team. Normally this is the child’s primary residential address. Note: the address information is not visible to teachers, only administrators. 

New: Parent Activity of the Day

As a direct response to COVID-19, the HiMama team quickly put together a collection of educational activities so that a child’s learning can continue at home throughout this ordeal. A new educational activity is available to send to parents each and every weekday. Please note that this feature may evolve as the present health crisis unfolds. Learn more

Improved: One-click to Classrooms

Note: only available to Centers with the Staff Management module.

As a center administrator, you can now more easily hop to classroom attendance pages with one click. On the center dashboard page, simply click on the classroom name, which can be found under the staff management section of the center dashboard page.

Improved: Partially Paid Invoices

Note: this update is relevant to centers with Payment Processing enabled.

Sometimes families will partially pay an invoice, resulting in an outstanding balance. Previously, HiMama administrators did not have the option to receive that remaining payment via a families’ credit card or bank account. That’s now been fixed. Partially paid invoices can be paid off using an electronic payment method. Learn more

That’s all for now. Stay tuned for further updates!