Managing Observations & Approvals

Managing Observations & Approvals

How to manage observations from creation, draft, pending approval, approved as well as how to delete Introduction Step 1 – Navigate to Feed‘ in the sidebar and select the Approvals tab along the top of the page Observations can be in 4 states. Pending Approval If a staff member has ‘Require Feed Approval’ set in their permissions, then their […]

Creating a Toileting Observation

How to add toileting activity for a child. Introduction Step 1 – Start on the ‘**Home**’ page Step 2 – Select the child/children you are wanting to record the ‘Food/Drink’ activity for. They will be highlighted in blue when selected. The total number of children selected is displayed. Step 3 – From the activity tab, Select ‘Toileting’ Step […]

Posting an Announcement

How to make an announcement directly from the feed, including the ability to launch observations directly from the feed Introduction Announcements are a key way to put news out to both parents and carers as well as your staff. Whether it be daily updates or annual newsletters, announcements provide a great tool to push news […]

Creating a Nap Observation

How to add when a child has had a sleep/nap onto their profile Introduction Step 1 – Start on the ‘**Home**’ page Step 2 – Select the child/children you are wanting to record the ‘Nap’ activity for. They will be highlighted in blue when selected. The total number of children selected is displayed. Step 3 – From the […]

Creating a Food/Drink Observation

How to add when a child has eaten or drunk something onto their profile Introduction Step 1 – Start on the ‘**Home**’ page Step 2 – Select the child/children you are wanting to record the ‘Food/Drink’ activity for. They will be highlighted in blue when selected. The total number of children selected is displayed. Step 3 – […]

Creating an Accident/Incident Observation

How to add when a child has had an accident or incident to the child’s profile Introduction Step 1 – From the Homepage select the child/children you are wanting to record the accident/incident on. They will go blue in the selection, and it will show how many children you have chosen, Step 2 – Select the ‘**Accident/incident**’ icon in […]

Creating an EYFS Observation

How to add a new EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) Observation Launch an EYFS Observation Step 1 – From the Homepage select the child/children you want to record the observation/activity on. They will go blue in the selection, and it will show how many children you have chosen Step 2 – Select the L&D icon in ‘New Activity’ Once you […]

Creating a General Observation

How to add a general observation on a child’s profile Introduction To create a new activity, you can do this from the home screen. All you have to do is select the children that is part of the observation then select which activity you would like to create Step 1 – Start on the ‘**Home**’ page […]

Messages

Overview of messages and how to send them The message function has two ways of sending messages. Homescreen – Send Firstly, you can send messages from the home screen. This way is good to inform rooms, groups, or specific children in that room. This feature is also used for Newsletter’s, you can upload a picture […]

Reports

How to understand the best way to bring all of your assessments together in some simple reports. Introduction Reporting is such a key element of running an Early Years setting, and with our useful suite of reporting tools, you will have access to great analytics tools to help you take the next step. Learning & […]

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