eylog is the nursery observation software that gives you time back for the children.
Move beyond basic paperwork to capture wow moments, share child development milestones, and spot learning gaps without stopping the play.
High-quality child observation and rigorous progress tracking shouldn’t turn hardworking practitioners into data entry clerks. eylog was founded on the idea of capturing that “wow moment” as it happens, without your team having to step away from the children. Our intuitive learning journey tool adapts to your setting’s pedagogy, whether you follow the EYFS, Montessori, or a bespoke curriculum; it doesn’t force your practice to fit the system.
Every moment matters, wherever you are
Early years education doesn’t just happen indoors near a Wi-Fi router; it happens in the mud kitchen, on a walk, or at the far end of the garden. Your observation tools need to be as flexible as your team is, letting them capture the full, rich context of development as it unfolds.
Capture the moment,
get back to the fun
eylog ensures that every milestone is documented reliably, no matter the environment. Every detail is captured in the moment, making documentation quicker and more accurate.
- Show the full story: Standard photos often fail to tell the whole story. Capture the full context behind a milestone, such as speech development or physical achievements, by using videos, audio clips, and multiple photos.
- Seamless offline capture: Capture content and draft observations completely offline. The moment the device reconnects to the network, all data is securely uploaded to the cloud without manual prompting. Your practitioners won't miss a thing.
- Group observations: Tag multiple children in a single activity to avoid repetitive typing and free up time for more childcare.
- Voice-to-text convenience: Dictate your observation notes directly into the device using the built-in Voice-to-Text tool, significantly reducing the time you spend typing back in the staff room.
- Built-in privacy-friendly features: Use the built-in face blurring tools to capture group activities. This maintains strict privacy compliance for other children, so you can share those brilliant moments confidently.
Perfect your early years planning
We know that robust observation is only valuable when it feeds into meaningful next steps. eylog gives you the power to assess progress effortlessly. Our system keeps all your curriculum and assessment data in one place, allowing for instant linking and reporting so you can spot trends and plan effectively.
- Link observations to learning: Tag children and link observations to curriculum statements in just a few taps. We come pre-loaded with standard frameworks such as Development Matters and Birth to 5 Matters.
- Custom frameworks: Every setting is different. Use our preset EYFS curriculum or build your own custom frameworks to assess development exactly how you see fit.
- Turn data into insights: Identify and record "Next Steps" immediately based on current observations. This information instantly feeds into future planning, ensuring responsive practice.
- Instant Gap Analysis: Automatically identify where a child, or a whole cohort, is struggling, whether it’s physical development or communication.
- Summative Reporting: Generate two-year progress checks, transition reports, and end-of-term summative reports with a single click.
Bring families into the learning journey
An observation is most valuable when it is shared and acted upon. Strong parent partnership is essential for successful early childhood development, but chasing feedback and sharing paper folders is time-consuming.
With eylog and our free eyparent app, you can move beyond the “end of term report” and invite parents into the daily learning journey, strengthening the connection between home and nursery.
- Complete publishing control: Choose to share observations instantly or submit for the nursery manager’s approval. You maintain complete control over what information goes live and when.
- Personalised updates: Send personalised updates, photos, and messages to families through a secure, dedicated portal, encouraging more meaningful, two-way conversations about their child’s progress.
- At-home observations: Allow parents to upload their own observations from home using the eyparent app, giving you a holistic, 360-degree view of the child’s development outside of the setting.
- Forever memories: Parents can download their child’s full learning journey as a PDF for free, or order printed photobooks to cherish those early years.
A child observation software that adapts to your setting,
not the other way around
Whether you are a small childminder or a large nursery chain, you shouldn’t pay for tools you don’t use. Take advantage of eyworks modular approach (add one tool at a time) and start with our online learning journal, and adapt other modules only when you need them.
Don’t just take our word for it, read some of our customer success stories
Start your journey to easier observations with our early years learning journal software.
