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Knuut docs

These are the user guides for Knuut, the childcare management system. The guides are split by topic, and the pages of each guide are in the order the work is done. Search looks through every page.

Getting started with Knuut

A checklist for setting up Knuut: users for the browser version, the app on the unit's device, linking devices to units and PIN codes for staff.

  1. Users for the browser version
  2. Installing the app on a device
  3. Linking devices to units
  4. PIN codes for staff

Staffing ratio in Knuut

A guide to the staffing ratio: how Knuut computes it from check-ins, where to follow it and how to run the staffing ratio report.

  1. How the ratio is calculated
  2. Setup checklist
  3. Checking in to the ratio
  4. Live view
  5. Staffing in the app
  6. Staffing ratio report
  7. Ratio in roster planning
  8. Glossary
  9. Frequently asked questions
  10. Help

Roster planning in Knuut

A guide to starting roster planning and running one period from wishes to the payroll export.

  1. Setup checklist
  2. Unit settings
  3. Workers and contracts
  4. Wishes
  5. Planning shifts
  6. After publishing
  7. Actuals & hours
  8. Closing the period
  9. Payroll export
  10. The Worker's app
  11. Every period, step by step
  12. Glossary
  13. Frequently asked questions
  14. Help

Invoicing in Knuut

A guide to setting up invoicing and to one month of invoices, from the service voucher report to the guardian's app.

  1. Setup checklist
  2. Unit settings
  3. Invoice recipients
  4. Importing and checking the report
  5. Computing invoices
  6. Finalizing invoices
  7. Downloading and sending
  8. The guardian's app
  9. Every month, step by step
  10. Glossary
  11. Frequently asked questions
  12. Help

Care time bookings in Knuut

A guide to care time bookings: guardians book their children's care times and absences in the app, and the unit sees them in advance.

  1. Setup checklist
  2. Unit settings
  3. Child's service times
  4. Care time bookings view
  5. PDF print
  6. Guardian's app
  7. Unit device and staffing
  8. Glossary
  9. Frequently asked questions
  10. Help

Temporary placements in Knuut

A guide to temporary placements: a child attends another unit for a set period, for example a Christmas or summer holiday unit, and then returns to their own unit.

  1. Checklist: merging units
  2. Many children at once
  3. One child's placement
  4. Communication during the placement
  5. What a placement changes
  6. FAQ
  7. Glossary

Questions and feedback go to support@knuut.fi.