Why are child care and early years programs in Nova Scotia shifting to Storypark?
Storypark is Canada’s leading online platform for family engagement, pedagogical documentation, and professional development. It is used by quality focused ECE services across the Provinces, including the Nova Scotia College of Early Childhood Education (NSCECE) in Halifax who are using Storypark in their child care centres. NSCECE decided to begin using Storypark in June 2020 based on the variety of...
L’AFÉSEO propose un outil numérique de pointe aux centres éducatifs francophones
Ottawa, le 17 juin 2022 – L’Association francophone à l’éducation des services à l’enfance de l’Ontario (AFÉSEO) dessert plus de 300 fournisseurs de services à l’enfance francophones à travers l’Ontario, au Canada. Depuis l’émergence de la COVID -19, nous ressentons un besoin accru de communiquer et de collaborer virtuellement pour soutenir l’apprentissage des enfants. Nous sommes continuellement à l’écoute de...
AFESEO to provide Francophone centres with leading digital technology
L’Association francophone à l’éducation des services à l’enfance de l’Ontario (AFESEO) supports over 300 Francophone ECE services across Ontario, Canada. Since the emergence of Covid-19, the ability to communicate and collaborate online in support of children’s learning has become more important than ever. “We are constantly listening to our members and a recent needs analysis showed the huge demand for...
Recruitment and Retention: Standing Against an Outgoing Tide
According to Gallup, the cost of replacing an individual employee can range from one-half to two times the employee’s annual salary. They calculate that this means U.S. businesses are losing a trillion dollars every year due to voluntary turnover. A New Zealand expert goes deeper, and suggests: For entry-level employees, it costs between 30-50 percent of their annual salary to...
Why are so many centres shifting to Storypark?
In 2021 we’ve welcomed the largest volume of new customers we’ve ever seen who are already using an alternative family engagement platform and want to shift to Storypark. We work to make every customers’ set-up and ongoing Storypark journey exceptional, so ask why they’re shifting. Here’s why people have shifted to Storypark: Superior family and educator experience – beautifully designed...
Supporting high quality ECE outcomes in Toronto
The Quality Early Learning Network (QELN) is a group of leading not-for-profit early learning and family support agencies who are dedicated to the impact they make for children, families, educators and communities in Southern Ontario. Although the organizations who are part of the QELN all operate independently, they share ideas and support each other in their pursuit of quality outcomes....
How to grant an assessor access to your Storypark account
Storypark is a valuable tool that can support an effective NQS Assessment and Rating process. Authorised Officers (AO’s) can be invited to access information in Storypark and thereby evidence the great work of your team. This process is accepted by government organisations but needs to be managed well to create a safe/private and effective experience. Here is a guideline to...
Supporting your families with Australia’s best resources
Storypark’s Families App offers parents and guardians Australia’s most relevant and useful parenting resources through an exclusive partnership with the Raising Children Network. Up-to-date articles, videos and other information about children from birth to 5 years old are tailored for families according to the age of their child or children and delivered in a relevant, useful way. ‘Toileting training signs’,...
Digital documentation – Who owns children’s information?
Digital documentation – Who owns children’s information? This article includes observations from Dr Chip Donohue and Storypark Co-CEO Peter Dixon around the use of digital documentation technology with children and the storage of information. It also answers questions around who owns children’s portfolios and what happens when a child leaves a centre using Storypark. Intellectual property, copyright law, digital citizenship...
Our new normal – the importance of building relationships and sustainability
COVID-19 has been a stressful but insightful journey for the ECE profession, changing some day to day practices in line with temporary requirements, and others in a way that will never return to what used to be considered ‘normal’. With some parents being made redundant and government subsidies soon to finish, many centres face growing competition for remaining families. With...