Questions about Child Paths
What is Child Paths?
Child Paths is early years management and learning software based in Dublin, Ireland, that helps childcare and early education services reduce paperwork through digital forms, online registration, invoicing, and a digital filing cabinet for policies and procedures.
What features does the software offer for daily operations?
The platform includes tools for attendance tracking, staff scheduling, compliance reporting, child registration, occupancy planning, and documentation of learning, as well as photo, video, and audio sharing and instant messaging.
Who is the intended audience for this software?
It supports frameworks including Aistear and EYFS and is offered to educators, parents, and service owners to engage parents and empower educators.
How do I set up my account on Child Paths?
Educators can set up their account by speaking with one of the team to create it first, after which they can receive training videos or onsite training.
Can a manager review a Learning Record before it is sent to parents?
Managers can review Learning Records before they are sent to parents by setting up staff so they cannot share a record until the line manager reviews and approves it.
How can parents communicate with staff through the platform?
Parents can send messages directly to staff by replying to comments, liking photos, or sending a message to a staff member or to a room, though a disable button exists if needed.
How do I archive children when they leave the service?
Children can be archived when they leave by adding a start and end date to their account, which automatically moves them to the 'Past' children section.
Can I add children to the system who are not due to start until later?
Future children can be added to the system with a start date in the future using the Occupancy Planning Tool to create rooms for the next term.
Why do I not see all my children in the children section?
If children do not show in the active list, it is because they lack a start date; changing the filter from 'active' to 'all' will display current, past, and future children.
Do all parents have to sign up, and how do I indicate child types?
Services can state whether children are part-time, full-time, or ECCE when filling in the child's profile, and parents do not have to sign up if the provider chooses not to.
What are the costs for using Child Paths?
Pricing varies by who pays: if the service pays, it is €3.75 per part-time child, €5 per full-time child, and €2 per afterschool child per month, while parents pay a maximum of €7.50 per family per month.
How long has Child Paths been operating and what frameworks does it use?
The company has been a trusted software partner in the sector for over a decade and works with frameworks like Aistear and Siolta.
How can I contact Child Paths for support or demos?
Contact can be made via phone at +353 1 554 5621 or email at [email protected], with an office located at 117B Bann Road Dublin 9 Ireland.
What sustainability benefits does the software provide?
The business emphasizes sustainability by reducing carbon footprint and increasing sustainability through eliminating paperwork and using digital forms and signatures.
What is the official website of Child Paths?
The official website of Child Paths is childpaths.ie.
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About Child Paths
Child Paths provides early years management and learning software for childcare and early education services. The platform is designed to reduce paperwork through digital forms, online registration, invoicing, and a digital filing cabinet for policies and procedures. It includes tools for attendance tracking, staff scheduling, compliance reporting, child registration, occupancy planning, and documentation of learning, as well as photo, video, and audio sharing and instant messaging. The software supports frameworks including Aistear and EYFS and is offered to educators, parents, and service owners. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland, and offers customer support and demo bookings by phone and email.
- Website
- childpaths.ie
- Phone
- 353 15545621
- [email protected]
