Storypark Troubleshooting/FAQs
These are some of our most frequently asked questions. For a comprehensive guide to Storypark please see our extensive library of help articles. Educators I’m trying to start a plan from a template, but the template doesn’t show in the room Does the template have any children included in it? If so, you will only see that template in rooms...
10 reasons why Storypark sets up educators with individual account logins
10 reasons why Storypark sets educators up with individual account logins Storypark was created with the intention of educators having individual logins. We designed individual logins to support the following: Building an online professional relationship is paramount in this day and age. In Storypark this consists of a profile photo and name so parents, family and other educators can tell...
Daily Routines – 4 ways Storypark can help you with compliance requirements
Meeting the National Quality Standards requires a lot of work, but the most frustrating thing is, this is work that you are already doing! Yes, you are meeting all of the standards in practice, however, providing evidence that you are indeed meeting the Quality Areas is a whole other kettle of fish. Now, we have some good news and some...
Our Most Popular Articles in 2020
To end this year on a positive note, we have dug deep into our blog, to find the top 5 articles read by educators from all over the world. Due to the pandemic, we made a quick pivot to create content that would help educators to teach children remotely, and to support children’s learning at home. This list is in...
Why Songs, Rhymes, and Verbal Repetition Appeal to Small Children
As every parent knows, any song, rhyme, or book their child enjoys is going to get repeated at least 1,000 times. Finding out that your child adores a particular book or that one song calms them down, no matter what is a major win. The promise of this repetition also acts as the perfect distraction when you’re trying to get...
A connected community at Malangenna Children’s Centre
Malengenna Children’s Centre is a 67 place centre offering centre-based care for children from birth to seven years of age and is part of the wider group of Devonport Child Care Centres. Being relatively new to using Storypark, the teams at Devonport Child Care Centres quickly found it to be an invaluable tool as they navigated the turbulent waters of...
Learning to lead
Learning to lead – How to think, act and work like a leader When we think of leadership it is often assumed that people in leadership positions have attained a certain level of professional knowledge and skill. However, it is often the case that within the early childhood profession, beginning educators with varying levels of qualifications who may not have...
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’,...
An advanced CCMS platform – Storypark Manage
Behind the scenes at Storypark HQ, we have been working on an exciting new partnership to bring you an advanced Child Care Management Software solution that integrates with Storypark. A new partnership between Storypark and Xap Technologies are jointly offering early childhood education and care centres in Australia a powerful technology solution that provides the most advanced, customisable cloud-based CCMS...
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...