Set up kiosk mode on a tablet

Kiosk mode turns a tablet into a shared PIN pad. Staff enter their PIN to clock in and out. Families enter theirs to check their children in and out.

1. Make sure everyone has a PIN

   Each person has a 4-digit PIN for each location. Staff and parents can see or create their own in Cubby under Settings → Update my account.

   To set one for someone else:

   • Staff: open them on the Staff tab, tap the ••• menu and choose Edit employee. Their PIN is under PINs.
   • Parents: open their child from the Students tab. On the Family card, tap the parent, then Update info.

   Tap Generate a new PIN if they don't have one yet.

2. Sign in on the tablet

   Install Cubby on the tablet and sign in with your own account.

3. Open kiosk mode

   Open the Manager Console (the grid icon at the top of the Today tab) and tap Kiosk mode. The tablet shows Enter your PIN, ready for the first person.

4. Keep the tablet on Cubby

   Kiosk mode has no exit button, so nobody leaves it by accident. To keep the tablet on Cubby, turn on Guided Access on an iPad, or app pinning on an Android tablet, in the tablet's settings.

How check-in works

After a PIN, the kiosk lists that person: themselves if they're staff, or their children if they're a parent. They tap Check in or Check out for each person, then Save, and the kiosk goes back to the PIN pad.

If someone sees "PIN not recognized", check they're using the PIN for this location, or set a new one for them.