As children grow, they often transition to a new classroom in the center. Automatic classroom moves help keep your occupancy reports and classroom planning accurate by projecting exactly how many children will be in each classroom. Famly can move children automatically, and both the Occupancy and Classroom Planner reports will reflect these projected moves. You can then confirm the move or manually override it for a specific child if needed.
Setting Up Automatic Classroom Moves
To set up automatic classroom moves:
Tap on Menu and go to Settings
Under Classrooms, select Classroom moves
Tap on New rule
Next, add the child's starting classroom to the When leaving box
Choose whether children should move to another room or leave the site when leaving their starting room
Choose the classroom children will move into in the Next classroom box
Select the rule that determines when the move occurs:
On a specific day
After reaching a certain age
Enter the age the child must reach for the rule to take effect
Click Create or Update to save the rule
Viewing Upcoming Classroom Moves
To see which children have upcoming classroom moves:
Tap on Menu and go to Settings
Under Classrooms, select Classroom moves
Next, tap on Classroom moves ↗
The list will show children, their next classroom, and the scheduled move date. Moves are split into Overdue and Upcoming to make it easy to track who needs attention.
💡 Before a child can move, click Confirm next to their move
Individual Classroom Moves
You can create a custom move rule for a single child, which overrides the general automatic rules.
Future classroom moves:
Open the child’s profile and go to the About tab
Under Registration & Classroom Moves, click New Classroom Move
Fill in the details in the pop-up window
Immediate classroom moves:
If you prefer not to use the automatic option (or are on the Starter package), you can move children manually:
Open the Children overview
Click the classroom name next to the child
Select a new classroom – the change takes effect immediately
Changing or Deferring a Classroom Move
To amend, cancel, or postpone a move:
Open the child’s profile and go to the About tab
Under Registration & Classroom Moves, tap Change or Remove next to the move
If you choose Change, a pop-up will appear to select a new classroom, a new date, or both
Click Save