eylog is a nursery daily diary that brings parents into the heart of childcare
Move beyond basic paper sheets to complete daily records, accident forms, and medicine logs in seconds. Keep parents reassured and your setting compliant
Every early years professional knows that the daily log is one of the most vital pieces of work. It’s the legal record, the communication tool for parents, and the memory of the day. But it’s also time-consuming.
We built eylog’s daily log feature to be the capable, quiet partner in the background. It streamlines your routine record-keeping so your team can focus on what matters most: time with children.
Rapid recording for busy rooms
Your nursery daily diary should be a quick record of the day, not a hurdle. eylog automates and simplifies the entry of routine checks, so your team isn’t logging the same information over and over again.
Track drop-off and pick-up times:
Register children’s drop-off and pick-up times from the nursery to ensure you know exactly how many children are in the setting at any time
Complete care logs:
Quickly log sleep times, nappy changes, fluid intake, register checks, toileting, and even sun cream application for outdoor play. It’s all in one simple place.
Own meal option for packed lunches:
Got a child with a packed lunch? Simply select the 'own meal' option and type in what that child brought today
The "one-screen" advantage:
eylog allows you to record different outcomes for the whole group on a single screen. Mark one child as ate 'all', another as ate 'some', and another as had 'seconds' in one smooth flow.
Best-in-class safety, compliance & incident management
In the early years sector, compliance isn’t a suggestion; it’s non-negotiable. That’s why eylog is designed to exceed compliance requirements
- Detailed accident logs: Easily document accidents with body maps to clearly mark injury locations, categorise incidents (e.g., pre-existing injuries from home vs. incidents at nursery), and secure parental signatures for acknowledgement and compliance.
- Trend analysis: Go beyond simple logging. Our system analyses data to help you spot trends, such as recurring incidents in a specific room or at specific times of day, helping you mitigate risks before they happen.
- Medication logging with instant parent communication: Record multiple doses on the same form and instantly share updates with parents for sign‑off through our dedicated parent app, with administering staff and witness signatures for compliance.
- Dual digital signatures for accountability: Our reports require digital signatures from two staff members and one parent to ensure accountability and accuracy.
Flexible functionality for staff and parents
You know what your setting needs better than we do. That’s why eylog empowers your nursery staff to work efficiently and deliver personalised care, while ensuring seamless and customisable real-time communication with parents and carers.
- Instant access to vital information: Instantly access vital information like child routines, dietary allergies, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) requirements, and parent/carer records right from the room screen, enabling more informed and personalised care and support.
- Time-saving design: Eliminate the time-consuming process of manually writing out individual outcomes. Your team can record different engagement levels (e.g., "all," "most," or "some" children) for a specific group activity (like mealtime) from a single screen, saving valuable time compared to multi-step systems.
- Flexible sharing: Share daily records with parents and carers in real-time as they are completed, or save and share them in bulk at a scheduled time (like collection). This feature can be easily turned off if real-time sharing isn't required.
Streamlined meal times with rotational menus
Stop writing “Spaghetti Bolognese” 30 times a day. We allow you to build your food menus directly into the system, supporting rotational schedules (e.g., Spring/Summer terms or 12-week cycles).
Auto-populated fields: Because the system knows the date and the menu week, meal fields are pre-filled. Staff simply confirm how much the child ate.
Allergy awareness: Allergy data is stored against the child’s profile, allowing you to report on specific dietary needs and ensure safety during meal service.
A childcare daily diary 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.
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