Release Notes: January 2026

Release Notes: January 2026

This article will be updated with release notes whenever new features are released throughout the month of January.


eylog
03/01/2026
  1. We’ve added a new Report Templates Overview to help nurseries quickly understand the status of all summative and transition reports (templates). This feature is available on the web within Reports - Report Templates Overview. You will be able to see all reports in one place, with a view of the report types, statuses, and which children do or do not have reports generated. Apply filters for Nurseries, Rooms/Groups, Report Templates, Report Status, Child Status, Child Age, or Report Date Range to give you full control when reviewing report progress across multiple branches.
At a glance, you will see the statistics bar showing a quick view count for the different reports status available - Not Generated, Draft, Pending Review, Pending Parent Review and Completed. Each statistic can be opened to view more detailed records.
The filtered results pulls the record with child name, nursery, room, age, and report name, status and who completed it and when it was completed. Click a child name to open their profile or open an existing report that has been generated for a child directly from the list. Download filtered results as a CSV for audits, reporting, or internal tracking.

07/01/2026
  1. Custom Birth to 5 Framework is now available across all instances. The framework is added at chain level and automatically assigned to all branches, but it is disabled by default. Nurseries can choose to enable it per branch when needed, and this will remain hidden from observations and related screens until activated.

18/01/2026

  1. eyengage is now available on the (iOS) practitioner app, making it easier for practitioners to create and engage with posts and polls directly from the app depending on their eyengage role and permissions. The user experience mirrors the web version, with a clear and more intuitive, step-by-step flow that guides administrator/moderator creating a post/poll through selecting the audience, choosing sharing options, assigning a category, what's happening, uploading media, and applying any advanced settings. Practitioners added as engage community members can view, like, comment on, and confirm posts, as well as participate in polls, respecting their permissions. Administrators and moderators can create, edit and share posts or polls, as well as view poll counts and manage engagement consistently across platforms.

    Additionally, sharing is now smarter and more relevant with tags automatically filtered based on the selected audience, where it filters child-related tags for parents and employee-related tags for staff. The layout and behaviour are consistent across web and app, ensuring the same experience when viewing posts, polls, confirmations, reminders, likes, and comments.



eymanage
03/01/2026
  1. Declined staff absence requests are now visible to managers when viewing absences in eymanage. Managers can see declined requests alongside pending and approved absences, providing a clearer and more complete overview of staff absence history. Declined absences remain view-only and continue to be excluded from all calculations and entitlement logic.
  1. eyengage admins can now access the Branch Calendar to view children’s and staff birthdays across branches they have permission for. The branch calendar gives admins clearer visibility of key dates, consistent with other user roles.

eyrecruit 
07/01/2026
  1. File previews are now available in eyrecruit messages/communication. Attachments sent or received in messages/communication section can be previewed directly within the web portal, making it quicker to view files without downloading. The download option remains available whenever needed.

eyengage 
16/01/2026
  1. We have improved the create post/poll layout for a smoother, more intuitive experience. The flow has been reorganised to guide you step by step, starting with audience selection, followed by sharing to options, category, what's happening content, media, and advanced settings. Additionally, tag selection is now smarter by showing only relevant child tags for parent posts and employee tags for staff posts. 

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