Contacts and Access

Note that each Contact Type has a different level of access to a child's profile and brightwheel features.  

Parents

• Can see all updates in the Daily Feed
• Can access all Billing and Payment information
• Can add or remove other adults from the child's profile
• Can edit child's profile information
• Can message the school, and receive messages in an inbox/sent box that is shared between only Schools and Parents

Family

• Can see all updates in the Daily Feed
• Cannot access all Billing and Payment information
• Cannot add or remove other adults from the child's profile
• Cannot edit child's profile information
• Can send messages to the school, but cannot receive messages or see sent/received messages.

Approved Pick-ups

• Can check child in/out
• Cannot see updates in the Daily Feed
• Cannot access all Billing and Payment information
• Cannot add or remove other adults from the child's profile
• Cannot edit child's profile information
• Cannot send/receive messages.

Emergency Contact

• Has no access to the child's profile within brightwheel.  This is simply a reference for contact information.
• Is the only Contact Type that does not get an invitation to join brightwheel upon being added.

For more information, visit Brightwheel's help center here!