Tapestry

Tapestry Online Learning Journal – Parents’ Guide Introduction

All of our children have a personal on-line Learning Journal which records photos, observations and comments, in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage/National Curriculum. This builds up a record of your child’s experiences during their time with us.

We use Tapestry, a system, which is hosted on secure servers in the EU. You will have secure access (via email address and password) to your child’s Learning Journal and, in addition to viewing our contributions, we encourage you to add to it by uploading photos and comments of your child’s learning at home.

Where do I start?

We will set up an account for you with the email address we have on our records. You will receive an email from Tapestry with your log in details. Once you have set yourself a password and PIN from the activation email, please go to https://tapestryjournal.com on your computer and log into your Tapestry account. You are also able to download the Tapestry App for different devices. If you have an iPhone or iPad, visit the iTunes store and download the Tapestry app from the Education section (search for Tapestry) or if you have an android device, then you may download the android app from the Google Play Store.

Changing your settings

On the computer At the top right of your screen you will see your name, and selecting this will give you the option to ‘Edit Preferences’. Choose this option and you will be presented with a screen giving you the option to change your email address and password. You also have the option to receive an email whenever a new observation is added to your child’s Learning Journey – just tick or untick the relevant box if you would like to change this setting. On iPhone/iPad To change your settings on the iPhone/iPad app, click the 'cog' button on the bottom right hand side of the application. This enables you to change password and/or email address. Viewing my child’s Learning Journey Once logged in, you will see your child’s observations on your home screen in a list – selecting any one of these will open up the observation for you to look at.

Adding an entry to my child’s Learning Journey

Choose the ‘Add Observation’ option (or the 'plus' icon on your iPhone/iPad) and add the relevant information in the boxes on screen. Photos and videos may be uploaded by choosing the ‘add media’ option. When you have saved your observation, you may go back to the home screen at any time by choosing ‘home’. Remember 

• Any publishing of staff observations from Tapestry onto social media is strictly prohibited.
• Contact a member of staff if you are unsure about how to use any Tapestry features.
• Celebrate your child’s development by sharing the learning journal with them at home.