How to add a second child to the waitlist

Summary

Each child needs their own waitlist application at your center. When a family already has one child on your waitlist, you can add a sibling from Waitlist or send them your public link so they complete the form themselves.

Before you start

You need staff access to Waitlist.
Know the parent’s email (or name) so you can find the right family when adding from staff tools.
If you charge a waitlist fee, confirm Stripe is connected — Connect Stripe for waitlist fees and payouts.

Option A — Parent adds the sibling (recommended)

Most centers reshare the same waitlist link so families enter their own information.

Copy your link from Waitlist → Copy waitlist link — see Share your parent waitlist link.

Copy waitlist link on the Waitlist toolbar

Send it to the family and ask them to sign in with the same email they used for their first child.
Kiddo opens the form directly when they already have an application at your center — they may not see Begin Application again.
They select Add Another Child on the form, or return from Home → Add Child on the family Home page, then complete the new child’s details and enrollment preferences, pay if required, and submit.

What your parents see: How to add another child to the waitlist.

Option B — Staff adds the sibling

Use this when you are entering the application for the family or helping them over the phone.

Open Waitlist and stay on the Wait List tab.
Select Add Child (the primary button — not Import Children).

On Add New Child, search for the parent by name or email under Parent Information.

Select the matching guardian. Kiddo loads their existing family and any children already on file.
Open Child Information. Existing children appear for reference. Enter details for the new sibling (or select Add Another Child if you need an extra row).
Open Enrollment Information. Set start date, schedule, location preferences, and priorities for the new child only.

Add New Child — Enrollment Information for the sibling

Select Add Child to Wait List.

The new application appears on Wait List with its own status. Kiddo links siblings on the same family so you can see related children from the waitlist table.

What happens next

The sibling gets a separate waitlist application and queue position — offers are per child.
If you use enrollment priorities (for example, current families or siblings), the new application may qualify when the parent answers priority questions — see What is waitlist priority and how is it used?.
Waitlist fee: Fees are charged per child when your settings require payment for that application. On Payment Information, parents see each child on its own line — for example Fee Waived or an amount — based on your waitlist fee, Priority Status answers, and discounts.
Reminder emails for incomplete applications apply separately to each child — see What incomplete waitlist applications mean.

Common questions

Should I use Add Child or Import Children?

Add Child is for one family at a time (including a second sibling). Import Children is for bulk CSV import — see Import families from a spreadsheet.

Will the sibling share the first child’s waitlist spot?

No. Each child has their own application and offer path. Priority rules may rank siblings higher when you configured them.

The parent used a different email for the second child — now I see two families

Ask the parent to use one email for all applications, or add the sibling yourself with Add Child after searching the correct guardian. If the same child appears twice, see How to merge duplicate child profiles.

Can I add a second child for a family who is already enrolled?

Yes. Search for the parent in Add Child and complete a new waitlist application for the sibling. Enrollment status on an older sibling does not block a new application for another child.

What if the parent starts but does not submit?

The sibling may show as Incomplete on Wait List until they finish or reminders time out — see What incomplete waitlist applications mean.

In the app: Waitlist → Wait List → Add Child
Share your parent waitlist link
What is waitlist priority and how is it used?
What incomplete waitlist applications mean
What your parents see: How to add another child to the waitlist