The Playground App has many features built to assist Teachers in-room.

Whilst the app has been designed to be quick, easy and user-friendly, sometimes you need to hit the ground running! This quick start guide is designed to give newly started Teachers a brief overview of the key features of the app. 

For further details and guides, please see our Playground Library.

Login to the App

These are different to your teacher logins, and will be used centre-wide.

Once you have logged in to the service, the Dashboard will be visible and you will be able to log into the rooms using your teacher credentials.

Use the combination of your Email and Password OR your Mobile and Pin.
Tapping on one of the rooms, you will be prompted to enter your email address and password. Each time you log in to a room from here on, you will only need to select your name and enter your pin.

Marking Attendance

Playground App has multiple options to sign children in, out and mark them as absent, as well as notify families of changes to attendance within their Home App. Teachers can also make notes on these events as well as check in with Office to view these changes and updates.

For more detailed information about recording attendances, please see here.
 

Signing Individual Children In/Out:

1. Tap the "Attendances" icon in the bottom menu bar
2. Tap "+" next to the relevant child
3. Tap "Sign In" (green icon) or "Sign Out" (yellow icon) at the bottom right of the screen
4. Make changes to the time and add notes as necessary
5. Tap "Save"

Signing Children In/Out in bulk:

1. Tap the "Attendances" icon in the bottom menu bar
2. Tap "+" next to the children, or click "Select All" at the top of the list.
3. Tap "Sign In" (green icon) or "Sign Out" (yellow icon) at the bottom right of the screen
4. Make changes to the time and add notes as necessary
5. Tap "Save"

Marking Children Absent:

1. Tap the "Attendances" icon in the bottom menu bar
2. Tap "+" next to the relevant child
3. Tap "Absent" (red icon) at the bottom right of the screen.
4. Add notes as necessary
5. Tap "Mark Absent"

Logging Health Events

Toileting, Sleep, Nutrition, Sunscreen and Medication/Incident Reports are logged via the Health tab in the bottom menu bar. 

Children will need to be signed in in order for you to log events for them within the app.

Toileting and Sleep

1. Tap the Toileting or Sleep icon in the top menu bar.
2. Tap the '+' icon next to the child's name.
3. Tap the option which matches your observation
4. Select/edit the time of the event and a note if needed. 
5. Tap 'Save'.

To view the event details, click on the update now located near the child's name. 

Sunscreen:

1. Tap the Sun icon in the top menu bar.
2. Tap the '+' icon next to the child's name.
3. Adjust the time and add a note if needed.
4. Tap 'Save'.

To log sunscreen for multiple children, the blue 'Multiple' button at the bottom right of the sunscreen tab will allow you to select all, or alternatively, tap each relevant child's name.

Nutrition

1. Tap the Nutrition icon in the top menu bar.
2. Tap the '+' icon next to the child's name.
3. Use the search bar or select the food items from the list below
   • If you cannot locate the item, upload a photo of the meal provided or type the meal item into the search bar and use the newly created term.
4. Select the options which match the actions taken for servings and offerings, make a note if needed and select 'Add'.
5. Select any other food items as above where necessary, then tap 'Next'.
6. Select the meal and time, then tap 'Next'.
7. Tap "Save"

Note: To log a meal for multiple children, the blue 'Multiple' button at the bottom right of the Nutrition tab will allow you to select all, or alternatively, tap each relevant child's name. 

Medication:

1. Tap the Medical icon in the top menu bar.
2. Tap the '+' icon next to the child's name.
3. Tap the Medication Event. 
4. Select from the list of medications, or type the full name of the medication in the search bar and tap 'Use, then 'Next'.
5. Enter in dosage measurement and method
6. Select/edit the time of the event (if needed), add the reason for administration, witness name and tap 'Next'.
7. Review and authorise the event.
8. Tap "Save".

Incident Records

If you need to complete an Incident Record for a child, please see our comprehensive guide here

Posts

Posts can be used to capture important moments in a child's education, but they're also useful for sending out updates with pictures throughout the day, so families can keep up-to-date with what's happening at your centre.

1. After navigating to the Learning Tab:
2. Click + New Post 
3. Adding a Title and Room is mandatory in order to publish your Post.
4. There is a 1500 character limit when writing a Description and a 75 character limit for your Title.
5. Once completed, select Save or Preview.

Emergency Contacts and Child Health Information

Timeline:

Health:

In this screen, you will be able to view information about the child's health, including Special Considerations, Allergies and Dietary Requirements.

Contacts: