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Events and Weekly Schedules

Use the calendar to plan, create events, and invite parents and staff

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🔒 To see the setting's full calendar, you must have the View nursery calendar permission. Without it, staff can only see their personal calendar

The Calendar in Famly is your go-to tool for managing events in your setting. You can view upcoming events, plan new ones, and get a quick snapshot of who is absent on any given day.


Finding Your Calendar

To access your Calendar, click the Home icon in your sidebar and select Calendar.


Creating a New Event

Creating events in Famly is simple and flexible. You can create a single one-off event, like a party, or a weekly schedule for multiple events.

🔒 You need the Create calendar events for parents and staff permission to add events to the setting's calendar

One-Off Events

To create a single event:

  • Click New Event at the top left of the Calendar

  • Select New Event from the drop-down menu

  • Fill in the details in the pop-up window and click Save

Invitees

Use the Invitees field to choose who can see the event. Only those selected will have it appear in their calendars.

RSVP

You can request an RSVP from invitees. If RSVPs are required, attendees receive an invitation by email and in-app notification. Parents will get reminders one week and two days before the deadline if they haven't responded. Events more than 60 days away will only be posted to the newsfeed 60 days before the RSVP date.

💡 If you choose Notify Invitees, the event is posted on the newsfeed immediately, but only once

Weekly Schedule

To create a recurring schedule:

  • Select New Week Schedule

  • Choose who the schedule is for (whole setting or a specific room)

  • Add events by selecting a date and clicking + Add Event. Use + Add Week to move to a different week if needed

  • Enter event details: title, start/end time, description

  • Click Create to add all events to recipients’ calendars


Managing Events

Viewing Attendance

Click on an event to see who has responded and who is attending. The summary at the top shows total invitees and responses, while the list below details each adult or child’s RSVP status.

Cancelling an Event

To cancel an event:

  • Open the event in your Calendar

  • Click Delete at the top of the event page

  • Confirm by selecting Delete for everyone

The event will be removed from all invitees’ calendars.

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