Enrolling in Child Care
    • 30 Jul 2024
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    Enrolling in Child Care

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    Once you have added a child to your account you can select to enroll them in the child care provided by your district or organization directly from your dashboard.

    For desktop devices
    1. Navigate to your program's Arux Community Portal site and click Log In.
      The Sign In page is displayed.
    2. Log In to your account.
      Your Account Dashboard is displayed. If your Dashboard is not displayed, click your name in the upper-right corner or click Your Dashboard in the footer of the page.
    3. Under Enroll In, select the desired child care program.

      The registration page for the selected child care program is displayed.
    Note:

    If you have a child that is already registered with the child care program, the registration page will display options to: Manage Account, New Contract, or Update Existing Schedule/Contracts.

    • Click New Contract to enroll another child.
    1. Under Attending Child, select the child you would like to enroll, or click Add New Child.
      Clicking Add New Child will provide a form to enter the child's details. Once completed, click Add New Child.
    2. Once selected, click Looks Good. Start Registering.
      The Emergency Contacts and Authorized Pickups screen is displayed.
    3. Review your displayed Emergency Contacts and confirm they are authorized for drop off/pick up, or click Add Emergency Contact to add new emergency contacts.
      First time registrants must enter at least one emergency contact.
    Note:

    Districts or organizations may set a minimum number of emergency contacts that are required for each child.


    7. Once complete, click Verify Contacts/Pickups and Continue.
    8. Review the displayed program and season information, then select your child care location.
    9. Click Use Location and Continue.

    Note:

    If your district has setup terms and conditions or any required questions for registering in child care, you will be presented with them here.

    The contract schedule page is displayed.

    10. Select your schedule type as either: Consistent Schedule, Pick Your Weeks, Pick Your Days, Drop-In, or Non-School Day.

    Note:

    Schedule Types are set by the district or organization, not all options may be available.

    • Consistent Schedule: Pick the same days of the week for every week.
    • Pick Your Weeks: Choose consistent days but pick the weeks of attendance.
    • Pick Your Days: Pick a varied schedule of specific dates.
    • Drop-In Days: Pick selected days for emergency care without other contracted care.
    • Non-School Days: Allows child care on non-school days without other contracted days.

    Depending on your selection, you will be presented with different scheduling options for selecting days or weeks of care.

    1. Choose your dates and times.
    2. Once your schedule is selected click Complete Schedule Setup and Continue.
    3. Complete the required questions and click Complete Questions and Continue.
      The listed questions are designated by the district or organization that provides the child care and can vary from program to program.
    4. Select an existing payment method or click Add Saved Payment Method.
      Selecting to add a payment method will prompt you to add a bank account or credit/debit card for payment processing.
    5. Click Complete Registration.
      The enrollment confirmation page is displayed.

    Your request for child care is submitted and is pending approval from the district. When the district has approved the request, you will receive an email confirmation of the approval.

    For mobile devices
    1. Navigate to your program's Arux Community Portal site and tap the Hamburger icon.
      The navigation menu is displayed.
    2. Tap Log In.
      The Sign In page is displayed.
    3. Log In to your account.
      Your Account Dashboard is displayed.
    4. Tap Find Programs for Your Family.

    Optional: You can Search, tap Sort, or Filter to refine the results displayed.

    5. Select the desired child care service.
    The registration page for the selected child care service is displayed.
    6. Under Account Management, tap Enroll Now.
    The registration page for the selected child care program is displayed.

    Note:

    If you have a child that is already registered with the child care program, the registration page will display options to: Manage Account, New Contract, or Update Existing Schedule/Contracts.

    • Tap New Contract to enroll another child.
    1. Under Attending Child, select the child you would like to enroll, or click Add New Child.
      Clicking Add New Child will provide a form to enter the child's details. Once completed, click Add New Child.
    2. Once selected, click Looks Good. Register Now.
      The Emergency Contacts and Authorized Pickups screen is displayed.
    3. Review your displayed Emergency Contacts and confirm they are authorized for drop off/pick up, or tap Add Emergency Contact to add new emergency contacts.
      First time registrants must enter at least one emergency contact.
    Note:

    Districts or organizations may set a minimum number of emergency contacts that are required for each child.


    10. Once complete, click Verify Contacts/Pickups.
    11. Tap to choose your program and season information, then select your child care location.
    12. Click Use Location and Continue.

    Note:

    If your district has setup terms and conditions or any required questions for registering in child care, you will be presented with them here.

    The contract schedule page is displayed.

    13. Select your schedule type as either: Consistent Schedule, Pick Your Weeks, Pick Your Days, Drop-In, or Non-School Day.

    Note:

    Schedule Types are set by the district or organization, not all options may be available.

    • Consistent Schedule: Pick the same days of the week for every week.
    • Pick Your Weeks: Choose consistent days but pick the weeks of attendance.
    • Pick Your Days: Pick a varied schedule of specific dates.
    • Drop-In Days: Pick selected days for emergency care without other contracted care.
    • Non-School Days: Allows child care on non-school days without other contracted days.

    Depending on your selection, you will be presented with different scheduling options for selecting days or weeks of care.

    1. Choose your dates and times.
    2. Once your schedule is selected tap Finish Schedule & Continue.
    3. Complete the required questions and tap Complete Questions.
      The listed questions are designated by the district or organization that provides the child care and can vary from program to program.
    4. Select an existing payment method or tap Add Payment Method.
      Selecting to add a payment method will prompt you to add a bank account or credit/debit card for payment processing.
    5. Click Complete Registration.
      The enrollment confirmation page is displayed.

    Your request for child care is submitted and is pending approval from the district. When the district has approved the request, you will receive an email confirmation of the approval.


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