Software Engineering Project Description

Your company has been awarded a contract to develop Child Care Software for Neñios Day Care Center (NCC). The software should maintain a database of Family, Child, and Payroll information. Users of the software shall have the ability to add/update/delete all information based on their access levels. All employees (managers, teachers, admin staff, etc.) will be identified by a unique login ID and given a default password. The employee first and last name should be stored.

The general requirements for the software are as follows:

• Any change in the database (add or update) the user ID and time of change should be stored on the record.
• The system must respond to all requests within 20 seconds.
• A web-based solution.
• The ability for an employee to update the password is optional.
• The software shall support the ability to store, update, maintain, and delete of Family & Child Information, Family and Child Billing, and Payroll information as specified in Amendment A.

Amendment A

Family and Child Information, Store and track child, parent and family information Data including but not limited to:

• Parent names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, emergency contacts, authorized pick ups, etc.
• Child Name, Birth Date, Class, Special Needs, Photo, etc.
• Immunization tracking information: recording immunization types, physicals and dates
• Classroom Tracking & Scheduling
• Classrooms, programs, activities, schedules, etc
• Immunization Software, Alerts you when an immunization is needed and prints reports showing immunization dates and immunization due notices for parents.
• Waiting List & Potential Customer Tracking
• Daily Reminders, upcoming appointments, contract renewals, etc.
• Customer Log Notes, Maintain records of correspondence with parents, child's special needs, incident reports, and more.
• Reports:
  • Call Sheets, Sign In & Out Sheets
  • Customer Directories
  • Daily Classroom & Center Enrollment Reports
  • Birthday Lists & Child Age Reports
  • Parent/Child Cross Reference Reports
  • Family Registration Information
  • Immunization Due & History Reports
  • Child Enrollment/Withdrawal Reporting
  • Child Notes & Comments Reports

Family and Child Billing, track each family’s balance including their child care billing history of registration fees, tuition charges, family discounts and payments received:

• Billing History, history of registration fees, tuition charges, family discounts and payments.
• Late Fees & Balance Due Notices, late payment fees and print balance due notices to all families who are past due.
• Receipt Printing
• Reports:
  • Customer Account Balance (Notice)
  • Account Activity Report
• Billing of tuition based on actual attendance (Attendance Tracking).
• Overtime and hourly billing for late pick ups and extra hours
   

Payroll,

• Pay check, Calculates pay period hours, determines gross pay, applies all withholdings, and prints checks
• Overtime
• Withholds and reports tax information such as state, federal, SUTA, FUTA, and FICA
• Reports
  • Employee Earnings Withholdings Summary (W2)
  • Total Revenue Reports
     

Security,