We're excited to introduce KinderConnect Integration, enabling subsidy-funded childcare providers to seamlessly manage attendance reporting and reimbursement workflows directly from illumine. Schools can now synchronize attendance with KinderConnect while reducing manual work and improving compliance with state subsidy requirements. (Texas Workforce Commission)

A new KinderConnect tab has been added to Attendance, allowing providers to review, validate, and synchronize attendance records for subsidized children.

Currently supported states include:

Connect your KinderConnect account in just a few steps by configuring your state, provider credentials (Provider ID and password), and agency selection.

For Texas, providers can select from multiple agencies where applicable.

Before attendance can be synchronized, students need to be linked with their KinderConnect records. You can map students individually, bulk download and upload mappings, or automatically fetch KinderConnect IDs using the student's name and date of birth.

Filtering for students with active subsidies makes onboarding faster, and Texas providers with multiple Provider IDs can specify which one to use when fetching student records.

Attendance records move through clear stages before submission:

This provides complete visibility into every attendance record before reimbursement is processed.

To support the latest Texas attendance requirements, illumine now supports mandatory attendance evidence, including student photos, parent or guardian signatures, and geolocation capture. These requirements will be enforced for Texas providers from September 1, in line with state attendance reporting requirements. When KinderConnect integration is enabled, attendance will be managed through the KinderConnect workflow to support compliant subsidy reporting.