For families and schools

What should a nursery daily report include?

A daily report is how a family sees a day they were not there for. The best ones are short, factual and warm, and they arrive the same day.

The essentials

• Arrival and pick-up times, and who brought and collected the child
• Meals and drinks: what was served and how much was eaten
• Naps: when and for how long
• Nappies or toilet visits, for younger children
• Any medication given: what, how much, when and by whom
• Any accident or incident, and what was done

The part families treasure

Add one or two moments: what they played, something they learned, a photo. A line from the teacher in their own words means more than a long list. “Kofi painted his first rainbow and told everyone about it” tells a parent more than “Art activity: completed”.

Keep it easy for staff

Reports are easiest when they are written through the day, not at five o’clock from memory. Record each meal or nap as it happens and the report builds itself.

In toddlepath, staff tap the children, tap what happened, and families see it as it happens or in one report at the end of the day, whichever the school chooses.