The Day Sheet

The Day Sheet shows every child in one table. You can record attendance, meals, sleep, nappies, toilet visits, sun cream and a note for parents with one tap each, without opening each child in turn.

Opening it

Tap Day Sheet on the dashboard or on the Day to Day page. Use the room buttons at the top right to show one room only.

Signing children in and out

If your setting uses sign-ins, there is an In or out column next to each child's name. Tap Sign in when a child arrives and Sign out when they go home. If a child is not coming, tap Away… under their name and choose Absent, Holiday or Sick. Tap Here to undo it. Signing a child in clears a one-day absence. If the child has responsible adults on record, you can choose who dropped off or collected them (optional). Children marked away appear paler.

Meals

Tap a cell to step through None, Some, Most and All. Tap once more to clear it. Press and hold a cell to choose Half, Seconds, Offered, Tried or N/A. The time comes from your setting's meal times.

Tap the Set all to All button under a column heading to set everyone to All. Tap it again to step through the other ratings, then change the children who are different. Ticking Own marks lunch and tea as brought from home.

Sleep, nappies, toilet and sun cream

Sleep: tap Start nap, then Wake up. Nappies and toilet: tap the type (including nappy rash and cream applied) and it is recorded with the time now. Sun cream: choose the SPF and tap Applied now.

Notes for parents

On the Notes tab, write a few words about the child's day. They are saved when you leave the box.

Publishing the day

If your setting holds updates back, everything you record is a Draft and parents cannot see it. When you are ready, tap Review and publish at the bottom of the screen. You see everything that is waiting, child by child, and publish from there. Only staff who are allowed to publish see the Publish button. If your setting tells parents straight away, there is no draft and parents see each entry as you save it.

What the Day Sheet does not do yet

To change the time of a nappy, toilet or sun cream entry, or remove it, tap the entry itself (for example Soiled 13:00). To add a nap you missed, or change when a nap started or ended, use Add sleep or tap the nap on the Sleep tab. You cannot yet change the time of a meal from the Day Sheet. Open the child's profile (tap their name) to do that, and to add detail such as a description of the meal. Quick Add on the Day to Day page still works too.