Set up your center

Most setup happens in the Manager Console. To open it, tap the grid icon at the top of the Today tab.

1. Check your location details

   In the Manager Console, tap Location to review your center's name and details.

2. Add your classrooms

   Tap Manage classrooms, then +. Enter the room's name, capacity, students per teacher and age range, and choose a lead instructor.

   Under Activity types, choose what staff can record for this room, such as meals, naps, diaper changes and photos. Then tap Create classroom.

3. Invite your staff

   On the Staff tab, tap +. Enter their name and email, choose a role and, for classroom roles, a classroom. Tap Send invite and Cubby emails them an invite.

4. Add your families

   In the Manager Console, tap New family. Add a primary contact, any other adults, and each child. Cubby emails every adult an invite. Invite families and resend invites →

5. Place children in classrooms

   Tap Move students or staff to put children, or staff, in a classroom, or to change rooms later.

Staff roles

• Assistant Instructor, Instructor and Lead Instructor work in a classroom. Instructors and Lead Instructors need a classroom.
• Content Creator posts updates and photos across your rooms rather than working in one.
• Management gets the Manager Console, like you.

To change someone's role later, open them on the Staff tab, tap the ••• menu and choose Update role.

Next steps

• Set up kiosk mode on a tablet →
• Set up Stripe and start autopay →