Getting Started Guide

Whether you're new to the world of Parachute for Centers or looking to dive deeper into its features, we will help you to smooth sailing towards financial wellbeing.

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Customize Your Settings

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1. User Settings & Notifications

Update your display settings and user notifications

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2. Site Management

You can view your provider details here such as your contact name & company name.

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3. Provider Details & Subscription

You can view your provider details here such as your contact name or company name.

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4. Templates

View and modify your invoice settings, communication templates, and add logo.

View Children

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1. Add Children

Add personal information, school & CACFP, doctors & Insurance, allergies & immunizations, and lastly payments.

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2. Child Profile

Here you can add or modify a child's profile information.

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3. Add Contacts

Complete profile details and invoice information.

Create Invoice

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1. Search Your Invoices

Use the search bar to quickly find the right invoice.

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2. Create an Invoice

Create and send a new invoice.

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3. Edit an Invoice

You can edit an invoice field even after it has been sent.

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4. Refund an Invoice

After you record a payment you will see the option to mark the invoice refunded.

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5. Mark Recurring

You can make any invoice a recurring invoice.

Accounting

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1. Add New Income

Add new income anytime you need.

Home Screen

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1. Home Screen

View real time insights on the financial health of your business.

ParaPay

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1. ParaPay

ParaPay allows payers to pay their invoices electronically with a credit card, or with ACH. Once ParaPay is set up, payers can also set up auto-pay so invoices are paid automatically.

Milk

Substitute Milk & Child Milk Allergies

Milk Audit

Purchases and Write Offs

Milk Audit Reports

Tools

Messages

School Calendar

Tools Menu

Get Your Site Setup

Access site admin login

Add site level permissions and users

Claims

Activate Children

Track Received Claims

Process Claims/Reprocess Claims

Submit Claims to State

Upload to CNP

Advance Claim Month

List Claims

What if my site doesn’t send me their claim?

What if my site needs to make changes after they send their claim?

What if I need to make changes but I’ve already marked my claim as submitted?

Milk

Milk Audit

Expenses

Manage and Verify Receipts

Manage Vendors

Menus & Attendance

Menu Templates

Create Master Menus

Copy and Paste Menus

Assign Menus to Sites

Center Daily Menu

Center Menu Calendar

Center Daily Attendance

Enroll & Edit Participants

Manually Enroll Participants

Import Rosters via Spreadsheet

Edit Participant Details

eForms

Add a Digital Signature for eForms

eForms Settings

Customize eForms Email Templates

Send Renewal Invitations via eForms

Send New Enrollments via eForms

Guardians View of an eForms Enrollment

View Status for Sponsors

View eForms Invitation Status Action Items

Approve & Renew Forms

Print Completed eForms

Set Up Your Account

Manage Client Information

Enroll Sites

Center Admin Permissions

Send Welcome Letter to Sites

Advance Claim Month

Add Additional Admin Users

Claim

Submit Claim Data to Sponsor

Expenses

Adding Vendors

Quick Entry Receipt

Itemized Receipts

Reports

Review OER for Sponsors

Reports in CX

Reports Training

Record Attendance & Meal Counts

Daily Menu

Menu Production Records

Menu Templates

Grain Ounce Equivalents

Menu Calendar

Creating Infant Menus

Mark Infants as Fed

Record Attendance & Meal Counts

Meals & Attendance

Mark Infants as Fed

Detailed Meals & Attendance

Estimating Attendance

Enroll & Manage Children

Enroll a New Participant

Edit Child Information

Set Up Accounts

Site Details and Settings for Sponsored Centers

Creating Roles and Permissions

Creating Center Staff Logins

Staff Login

Reports

Infant Feeding Report

Milk Audit Report

Claim Manual Report

Claims

Claims Feature

Calculate Claims Button

Claims Errors

EOM Best Practices

State Upload File and Submitting to CNP

Mark Claim as Submitted

Milk

Substitute Milk and Child Milk Allergies

Milk Audit

Purchase & Write Offs

Expenses

Adding Vendors

Quick Entry Receipt

Itemized Receipts

Plan & Record Menus​

Daily Menu

Menu Production Records

Menu Templates

Menu Calendar

Grain Ounce Equivalents

Creating Infant Menus

Record Attendance & Meal Counts

Basics Meal & Attendance

Detailed Meal & Attendance

Estimating Attendance

Enroll & Manage Children​

Enroll Participant

Edit Child Information

Expenses

Vendors & Receipts

Claims

List Claims & Track Received Claims

Submitting or Retrieving Claims from Sites

Submit Claims to State

Claims Training

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Built exclusively for single-location childcare centers submitting claims directly to their state.

Online Reviews

Setting Up Monitor Access

1st Week Review

4 Week Review

Validating Online Reviews

Training Webinar

3/21/2024 SFSP Webinar Recording

Roster

Roster Upload Explanation

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We understand that navigating the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) can be confusing and stressful. That's why we created our KidKare Newsletter.

We want to know you!

We understand that navigating the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) can be confusing and stressful. That's why we created our KidKare Newsletter.

Reports

Admin Reports (Non-menu)

SFSP Sponsor Menu Reports

Disbursement Journal & Status Report

Site Training Videos

Marking Meals & Attendance

How to Complete a Satellite Form

Submit Claims to Sponsor

How Sites view Menu Production Records

Claims

Track Received Claims

Mark Centers Claim for Processing

Review Claims before Submitting to State

Submit Claim to State

Advance Claim Month

State Claims List

Sponsor Monthly Tasks

Sponsor Attendance / Bulk Entry

Enter Receipts (Required)

Advance Claim Month

Create Menus

Create Master Menus (Required)

Copy & Paste Menus

Assign Menus to Locations

Setup Vendor with Menu Access

Set Up Your Account

Manage Sponsor Information

Enroll Sites

Create Additional Admin Logins

Get Help

Set Up Your Site

Import Your Roster

Creating Roles and Permissions

Creating Center Staff Logins

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