--- title: "Assign staff to a room" description: "Set a teacher's home room so they see the right children. This is the fix when a teacher says they can't see any kids." type: guide updated: 2026-08-01 canonical_url: https://help.nestlicare.com/owners/staff/assign-to-a-room roles: ["super_admin", "center_admin"] platforms: [web] --- A teacher's **home room** decides which children they see in their app. If a teacher says they can't see any children, they almost certainly don't have a room assigned yet. There are two ways to set it. ## Option 1: From the room card 1. Go to **Organization → Rooms**. 2. On the room's card, click **Assign staff**. 3. In the **Assign staff to room** panel, search for the person and click their row to assign them. Each row shows their current home room, so you can see who you're moving. This sets that room as the staff member's home room. ## Option 2: From the staff member 1. Go to **Staff** and open the person (edit pencil). 2. In **Edit Staff Member**, set **Primary Room** (this is the same home-room setting). 3. Click **Save Changes**. You can also set it when you first add someone: the **Add Staff** form has a **Home Room** field. See [Invite your team](/getting-started/invite-your-team). The field is called "Home Room" when you add a staff member and "Primary Room" on the edit form. They're the same thing: the room whose children this person sees by default. ## Covering another room Home room is the default. To schedule someone to cover a different room for a shift, use [Staff & Time → Schedule](/owners/staff/staff-scheduling), which is about shifts rather than the default assignment. ## Troubleshooting **A teacher still can't see children after I assigned them.** Ask them to reopen the app (force-quit and reopen on mobile). The new room shows on their next open. **The Home Room / Primary Room dropdown is empty.** The selected center has no rooms yet. [Add a room](/owners/centers/add-a-room) first, then assign.