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Improving documentation and enhancing engagement
Improving documentation and increasing family engagement at Network Child Care Services Offering child care services to over 1,800 children across Toronto, Network Child Care Services is a non-profit organization licensed by the Ontario Ministry of Education. Established in 1991, Network has expanded from its roots as a home-based child care service to providing high-quality child care services and programs to...

End of Year Tips
End-of-Year Teacher Tips Wow, it’s getting to the end of the year already. Congratulations on all of your hard work! We hope you and your families enjoy using Storypark at your service. We’ve put together some handy tips and information to continue to make things as easy as possible for you throughout the holiday season. Children Children leaving the centre?...

Updated Android Educator app – what to expect
The updated Android Educator app is here! We are excited to share that the updated Android Educator app is now available for Android users! With a new design and several features that were not available in the old app, we think you are going to love it as much as we do! What to expect with the Android Educator app...

Storypark supports British Columbia’s children, families and educators
Storypark is a registered Canadian company that was originally founded in New Zealand. Our customizable platform supports early childhood education services across Canada and over 30 other countries. We are required to meet a plethora of privacy and safety requirements, and this blog post explores how Storypark specifically fits within the British Columbia context. Storypark’s commitment to security and privacy...

Streamlining communication processes
The Learning Enrichment Foundation is a community-based non-profit in Toronto, Canada. It supports the local community in meeting various needs through employment training, immigrant settlement services, language training, and youth programs. It also has 24 early childhood education and care centres serving 1855 families. LEF is one of the largest childcare providers in the City of Toronto. A need for...

Powerful Updated Android App for Educators
Every day, educators and families use mobile devices as a fast and easy way to communicate and share. The Storypark for Educators Android app is having a revamp. We’re bringing that same powerful experience to your early childhood service so you will have the app’s key features at your fingertips. You can access routines from the app, save images to...

Help is at your fingertips
How to Find the Help You Need Do you sometimes find when you are using Storypark that you have a burning question to ask or a problem to solve? Thankfully, Storypark is relatively straightforward to use, but figuring things out through exploring or trial and error costs you the one thing you don’t have a lot of. Time! Did you...

Less can be more when documenting children’s learning
There are two schools of thought around the aesthetics of documenting children’s learning. Some educators prefer to create colourful borders and backgrounds using various programmes and apps, which they then upload as an image to a child’s Storypark profile. Others believe the beautifying of stories in this way takes time and focus away from the photos and actual content of...

Back to school! Tips for starting your teaching year organized
Do you ever feel at the end of your teaching year that your entire life is in complete and utter chaos? Are you a new teacher who is wondering “how on earth do I stay organized amongst all of the small jobs I need to stay on top of?” All of those little things that you had put off or...

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...