Kindyhub

Learning records for early childhood centres

Educators at early childhood services use Kindyhub, a web-based system, to log what children learn and send it home to families. The company describes it as a simple system for documentation, reporting and communication, with the ability to link each record to the EYLF and to any other set of outcomes a centre chooses. It is designed to work on any device, so an educator can capture a moment as it happens.

Capturing moments as they happen

Educators upload photos and video and tag each item with the child, the room and the learning outcome it shows. The company says everything created in the system is held securely. The tagging means that a record of a single activity can be found later under each child's name, the room it took place in and the outcome it supports.

Daily reports, observations and charts

The software lets educators write daily reports and observations and produce charts of the day's activity. These can be personalised and then shared with families, so parents see what their child has been doing in the centre without waiting for a meeting.

Slideshows for rooms and children

Kindyhub can generate a daily slideshow for each room automatically. It can also create a custom slideshow for a single child or for a group, which suits a centre that wants to show a child's progress over a period.

Messages and family replies

Centres send messages, news and reminders to families through the system. The software shows which messages have been viewed and gathers replies in the same place, so a centre does not have to chase a parent through several channels to confirm that a notice has been seen.

Planning learning across key areas

Educators track and plan children's learning across a range of key learning areas, and they can link the experiences they have planned to the outcomes those experiences support. The company says this helps centres include families in each child's development, since the plan and the record sit side by side.

A branded parent app

Families can follow their child's progress through a parent app. Centres can have a custom branded version, with their own logo as the app icon, which the company says is available from the app store and from Google Play. It lets the centre keep its brand in front of families across every interaction.

Benefits for managers, educators and families

The company says the system serves every person in the service: managers who oversee the centre, educators who record the learning, and families who follow it. The company's own material puts children at the centre of that work, so the software is intended to improve learning outcomes as well as to ease the administration.

Scale and reach

The company says more than 300,000 active users are on the platform. Its site is the Australian one, and it offers webinars and an all-in-one edition that combines administration, learning and documentation.

Kindyhub is web-based software for early childhood services that helps educators record children's learning and share it with families. It works on any device and links to the EYLF framework and other outcomes a centre chooses.

What Kindyhub offers

• Documentation: photos and video tagged by child, room and learning outcome.
• Reporting: daily reports, observations and charts shared with families.
• Slideshows: generated daily for each room or built for a child or group.
• Family messaging: news and reminders, with tracking of who has viewed them.
• Planning: learning plans across key learning areas.
• Parent app: a branded version can carry a centre's own logo.

Customers and markets

Early learning centres, including managers, educators and families.

Key facts

• Users: more than 300,000 active users reported.
• Region: its site is Australian.