Dear Child Care Providers,
The Division of Child Care (DCC) is excited to share important updates designed to better support you and the families you serve.
Extended brightwheel Access Through 2027DCC has extended brightwheel subscription coverage for all Kentucky providers through September 30, 2027. This continued investment ensures you can keep using brightwheel’s tools to streamline operations, communication, and program management at no cost to your program.If you have not yet signed up, you can get started here.
New: Real-Time Availability on Child Care Search (kynect)Coming in May, the Child Care Search tool on kynect will display real-time availability data directly from your brightwheel account. This enhancement will make it easier for families to find and connect with your program.
To ensure your availability data is accurate and up to date, we strongly encourage you to attend one of our upcoming brightwheel training webinars in April and review our Help Center Article:
- Tuesday, April 14 – 12:00pm EDT / 11:00am CDT
- Thursday, April 16 – 12:00pm EDT / 11:00am CDT
- Tuesday, April 21 – 4:30pm EDT / 3:30pm CDT
- Thursday, April 23 – 11:00am EDT / 10:00am CDT
- Tuesday, April 28 – 12:00pm EDT / 11:00am CDT
These sessions will walk you through how to review and manage your availability settings in brightwheel so your program is represented correctly. If you cannot attend a session, please click one of the links above to register so that you will be sent a recording.
If you have any questions or need support, please reach out to:kentucky@mybrightwheel.com
Thank you for your continued dedication to Kentucky’s children and families.
Sincerely,Division of Child Care