Recording absences
Log when a child is going to be out, so your day's numbers stay accurate.
Recording absences keeps your attendance accurate and gives you a clear picture of who's expected each day.
Marking a child absent
- Open the child's profile.
- Choose Mark absent.
- Set the Start date and End date of the absence.
- Choose a Reason — Out sick, On holiday, or Absent.
- Add any Notes (optional).
The absence covers whole days from the start date to the end date. If the absence covers today and the child is currently checked in, Meadow checks them out automatically so the day's figures stay correct.
A few rules that keep things tidy
- Absences can't overlap each other for the same child.
- You can't mark a child absent on a past day that already has attendance recorded.
- Parents can record absences for their own children for today or future dates.
What about staff?
Staff absences work in a similar way and support a wider set of reasons, plus partial-day absences. See Staff attendance.