UpBup's Messaging Dashboard provides powerful tools for managing and automating the communication between the Provider, Families, and Staff. 


  • In under a minute, you can send personalized emails to every parent of an entire class or center including individual child names in messages addressed to each child’s registered parent or guardian. Let UpBup fill in your messages with accurate form names and due-dates for each child so you can spend your valuable time focusing on the children. (Learn more about UpBup's "Place Holders" on this article: Messaging #PlaceHolders#)
  • Emails are sent using your center or provider’s email address. Email addresses are verified and approved during your initial UpBup implementation. 
  • You can customize the text within the standard form request or reminder templates.
  • Create new templates to quickly and effectively communicate with parents in the events of inclement weather, school spirit events, school closings, etc. (This article goes over creating new message templates)
  • Add the option to send Messages as SMS Text to mobile devices.




Message Types: 


UpBup facilitates the distribution and archiving of 4 types of email messaging for the childcare Provider:  


Form Requests:

Form request messages refer to the email that parents receive when you REQUEST a form. UpBup will default to the "Standard Form Request for Not Registered Guardian" if no message template has been created for a REQUEST. 


You can learn more about sending FORM REQUEST Messages on this article: Send Request Messages



Form Reminders:


Form reminders are message templates that can be sent from your FORMS dashboard. They don't reset the "Request Status" of your forms, and are related to a specific form within your center's packet. 


For more information on sending FORM REMINDERS, check out this article: Send Reminder Messages


UpBup offers automation for your reminders, this way the system will review expiration dates for forms and physical exams and send email reminders with a frequency of your choosing. To learn more about automated reminders, view this article: Set Up Auto Reminders. If you are interested into adding this feature to your center, please reach out to us or open a support ticket


Info:


Info messages can be sent to parents and staff (administrators and teachers that have an UpBup account). These messages could be use to communicate in instances such as changes in school hours, inclement weather closures or updates, field trips, school announcements (welcoming new teachers, informing families of an organization change, open enrollment notices, etc.). 
Our core solution allows you to send these messages as an email. UpBup also offers the added feature of sending these messages as an SMS. You can learn more about our SMS texting feature here: SMS Text Message.
If you are interested in adding this messaging option to your center please reach out to us or open a support ticket. 


More information on how to send info messages can be found here: Send Info and Emergency Messages


Emergency:


Emergency messages can be sent to parents and staff as well. These messages can be used to communicate urgent events like Fire/Gas/Electric Service events, school closures, fire drills, site lockdowns, medical events. 

Our core solution allows you to send these messages as an email. UpBup also offers the added feature of sending these messages as an SMS. You can learn more about our SMS texting feature here: SMS Text Message.
If you are interested in adding this messaging option to your center please reach out to us or open a support ticket. 


More information on how to send emergency messages can be found here: Send Info and Emergency Messages