ELV Kiosk vs SmartTeach

Child care providers that have an affiliate agreement with Early Learning Ventures (ELV) and actively use the ELV CORE Website for child care management can use the Kiosk on a daily basis to track attendance for both children and staff. Starting a Kiosk requires an active child care provider staff user account that is enabled to start a Kiosk, or an active child care provider Kiosk user account. Kiosks are started after the child care provider user account is successfully authenticated. Once started, the Kiosk can be used by parents to check children in and out of child care. The Kiosk is also used to display communications between child care provider and parent, to allow parents to approve child care provider entered attendance records, to view and request attendance reports, and to update their contact e-mail address and mobile phone number (optional). A unique security code is required for each parent to gain access to the Kiosk. Child care provider staff members can also check-in/out of the kiosk to keep records of work time. For staff members, the Kiosk is also used to display communications between child care provider and staff members, view and request attendance reports, and update their contact e-mail address and mobile phone number (optional). A unique security code is required for each parent to gain access to the Kiosk.

The SmartTeach® app by Teaching Strategies offers early childhood educators an easy and efficient way to quickly complete essential daily tasks on the fly, online, or offline. The SmartTeach app simplifies teaching, documentation, classroom management, and family engagement throughout the day, enabling teachers to make the most of every moment with easy-to-use tools right at their fingertips. The SmartTeach app is accessible to Teachers and Administrators using Teaching Strategies products such as GOLD®, The Creative Curriculum® Cloud, Kickstart LiteracyTM, and Tadpoles®. Download SmartTeach by Teaching Strategies to access our new and improved features & functionality. SmartTeach offers early childhood educators a single app to support all essential classroom tasks, including: Create documentation and share insights with families View and teach directly from your daily schedule, curriculum, activities, and care routines Communicate with families Save & share photos, videos, and other media across devices View & assess from resources like Intentional Teaching Experiences, Skill Development Cards, and Mighty Minutes®* Identify Infant and Toddler children’s developmental level with the Entry Screener to dynamically populate individualized support for each child* Take attendance, move children or staff, and complete name-to-face checks* Track care routines and share Daily Reports with families* Conduct health screenings for children and/or staff* *Feature availability is dependent on which Teaching Strategies products your classroom licenses.