Kids check-in
Easy drop-off. Safe pickup.
Volunteers check families in at a lobby station. Each child gets a name label with a pickup code, and only the matching code checks them out.
Labels and allergies
A name on every child. A code in every parent’s hand.
Checking a child in prints a label with their name and pickup code. The parent keeps a tag with the same code. Volunteers see every child who’s checked in, and any allergy, before the child walks through the door.
- A fresh pickup code every Sunday
- Allergies in red on the label and the check-in list
- A live count of who’s checked in
Secure pickup
No matching code, no checkout.
At pickup, the volunteer types the code from the parent’s tag. Joined checks the child out only when it matches the child’s label. If it doesn’t, Joined says so and the child stays checked in.
- Checkout needs the code from the parent’s tag
- Pickup is its own permission, given by role
- The pickup time shows on the check-in list
Before the doors open
Ready before the first family arrives.
The readiness list shows every label printer, check-in station and nursery volunteer for Sunday. If a printer has dropped off, a volunteer can reconnect it and print a test label from the list.
- Printers, stations and volunteers on one list
- Reconnect and test print in one place
- What still needs attention sits at the top
Questions
Questions about check-in
No. Children from the same household who are checked in on the same day share one pickup code, so a family keeps one tag for all of them.
You decide by role. Checking in and checking out are separate permissions, so volunteers at the station can check children in while pickup stays with the people you choose.
From each child’s record in People. Add an allergy once and it shows in red beside the child’s name every time they’re checked in, so no one has to remember to ask.
Check-in runs online, and Joined doesn’t have an offline mode yet. The readiness list shows every label printer and station, so a printer that has dropped off shows up before families arrive, with Reconnect and Test print right beside it.
A calmer Sunday morning for every family.
Joined is in early access. Join the list and we’ll reach out when your church can start.