Kinder Connect Integration

The KinderConnect integration matches children between Kangarootime and KinderConnect by comparing names and birth dates. When matches have been found, Kangarootime will then, on a weekly basis, automatically send check-in and check-out times to Kinder Connect, making the process easy and seamless for you!

To get ready for this integration, you will need to send the KinderConnect group code(s) (including provider codes per group code), and the transfer day and time you'd like the integration to run to your Kangarootime representative. We recommend these codes are sent to us via secure email. 

Also, please take a moment to review the data in both KinderConnect and Kangarootime, ensuring everything is accurate and up to date. Here’s what to check:

• All child names (first and last) must match between Kinder Connect and Kangarootime 
• All birthdates must match between Kinder Connect and Kangarootime

Once the integration is configured:

• All check in and out times will be sent to Kinder Connect from the previous week. It is imperative that all corrections are made by the end of the day on the day before the the integration has been configured to run
• All absences must be recorded in Kangarootime if you wish for the absence record to be represented in Kinder Connect. If child is not marked absent but does not attend, the integration will not send any times but the record will not be recorded as an absence

You can monitor the integration via the KinderConnect dashboard within KT School:

1. Log into Kangarootime
2. Click on the KT School icon
3. Within KT School, click the name of the business in the bottom corner
4. Click Settings

Upon clicking Settings you'll be presented with 4 views:

• History
  • The History tab displays a school level view of each upload from Kangarootime to KinderConnect, allowing you to review uploaded student attendance information
  • The History tab also allows you to re-send check in/out times for enabled schools between two dates
• Schools
  • Each school in a business must be mapped to KinderConnect provider(s) to enable the data transfer. The Schools tab shows existing mappings and highlights schools that do not have a provider set.
• Students
  • The students tab displays all matched children, by school, between KinderConnect and Kangarootime, including their unique KinderConnect ID's.
• Unmatched
  • The Unmatched tab shows any students who weren't automatically matched between systems.
    Use this to:
    • Identify students missing from either system
    • Resolve any data inconsistencies
    • Ensure all students are properly tracked

Once unmatched children have been fixed in either system, the child will appear under the Students tab as matched with their KinderConnect ID included. 

Please note that this integration will only send check in or check out times and has no interaction with Kinder Connect/subsidy payments. Also, this integration currently works with the following states who use KinderConnect: Louisiana, Missouri, New York, & Texas (Not available in Arizona at this time).

Please contact helpdesk@kangarootime.com or your Kangarootime representative if you have any questions!