Can parents check in without the phone app?
Yes. On a tablet check-in station they can type their 4-digit pickup code instead of scanning, so a dead phone never blocks a pickup.
Yes. The app is the smooth path, not the only path:
- QR poster at the door: parents scan it with the NestliCare app to check children in and out. This one does need the app.
- Tablet check-in station: parents can scan, or simply type their 4-digit pickup code on the tablet. No phone, no app, no account needed, which is also how limited-access family members (a grandparent, a babysitter) check in and out.
So if a parent's phone is dead or they never installed the app, a tablet at the door covers them, and every family member's code works there. Set both up under Organization → Kiosk Mode: print the poster, run a tablet, or both at once.
Staff scan the same door code to clock in.
Related: Set up check-in at your door, What if a parent forgot their pickup code?, Configure check-in methods.
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