Setting up your Nursery
Downloading data from eylog
In some sections of eylog, there’s a Download button, normally in the top right or top left, that will download data from the system to your device. Here is a list of what you can download from the different areas of the system. From the Home screen: ...
Installing the eylog app on a tablet device (Amazon Fire)
Though the eylog practitioner app can be installed on Amazon (Kindle) Fire tablets, we don't generally recommend it. Some features aren't available when using these tablets, and because you don't have access to the App Store or Google Play, the ...
Signing staff in and out using QR codes
The eylog practitioner app includes a QR scanner that you can use to sign staff members in and out. Each staff member has their own unique QR code which you can download and print out from the Sticky Labels Report. Downloading QR codes for staff In ...
Recommended devices
eylog and eyparent can be accessed through their respective mobile apps as well as through the web browser. For you to have the best experience with these products, it's important to follow our recommendations concerning devices, version numbers, and ...
Managing parent page access
You can control some of the features parents can access on the eylog parent portal through the web system. Hover over your profile picture in the top right. Click on System Settings. Click on Parents > Page Access. Check the boxes next to the options ...
Giving multiple parents access to eylog
You can choose to give individual parents access to the eylog parent portal while editing their child's profile, but if you want to give multiple parents access at once, you can do this through the Parent Activation Report on the web system. In the ...
Disabling downloads to practitioners
If you want to disable the ability for practitioners with web access to download information from the system, you can toggle the option in settings. Hover over your profile picture in the top right. Click on System Settings. Click on Privacy. Check ...
Bulk cohort allocation
Cohorts are primarily a way of sorting children into certain groups based on things like whether they receive funding, require safeguarding, and more. Some parts of eylog allow you to filter children by their cohort groups. Cohorts can be allocated ...
Giving practitioners web access
By default, practitioners only have access to the practitioner app. However, you can choose to give certain practitioners access to the web system if necessary. This requires changing one of your settings, then generating a login. Turning on ...
Logging into the eylog app as a practitioner
Open the practitioner app to bring up a list of practitioners. Tap on a practitioner’s photo. Enter the practitioner’s PIN. Tap Yes.
Managing practitioner PINs
When practitioners are added to the system, they are automatically given PINs, which you can view on the web version of eylog. PINs are necessary for logging into the practitioner app, and signing practitioners in and out. Viewing the PIN On the web ...
Filling out the child profile
The All About Me section of a child’s profile contains general information about the child. It is split into two tabs: Profile and My World. To get there: Click on Children in the sidebar. Click on a child to bring up their profile. Make sure you’re ...
Creating groups
This article is only relevant to eylog-only customers. Groups represent the physical rooms or groups in your nursery, which you can use to organise children on the system. Creating a group Hover over your profile picture in the top right. Click on ...
Adding practitioners
This article is only relevant to eylog-only customers. Practitioners can use eylog to observe, assess, and track the progress of their assigned children. All practitioners have access to the eylog app, which allows them to make records on the system ...
Adding parents
This article is only relevant to eylog-only customers. You can keep track of information about a child’s parents by clicking Add Parent on the child’s profile. Click on Children in the sidebar. Click on a child to bring up their profile. Make sure ...
Adding children
This article is only relevant to eylog-only customers. You can add individual children to eylog through the Children tab. Click on Children in the sidebar. Click on Add New. Fill out, at minimum the required* fields in the Profile tab. Any fields ...
Adding managers
This article is only relevant to eylog-only customers. Nursery managers can add children and practitioners to the system, view every child’s profile, customise settings, send messages, and access certain statistics about the nursery. You can add a ...
Editing chain details
The Chain Details tab in Global Settings lets you fill out details about the company, and assign settings that apply to all nurseries on the system. If you’ve chosen to Override Nursery Chain Settings, these settings are assigned to each nursery ...
Editing nursery details
The Nursery Details tab in System Settings lets you fill out details about the nursery, and set up a few aspects of the system according to your own needs. Hover over your profile picture in the top right. Click on System Settings. You’ll be taken to ...
Installing the eylog app on a tablet device
The eylog practitioner app allows practitioners to use the features of eylog – e.g. observations – while taking care of children. You can download the practitioner app from the Play Store on Android devices, or the App Store on iOS devices. The eylog ...