As children grow, they often transition to a new room in the setting. Automatic room moves help keep your occupancy reports and room planning accurate by projecting exactly how many children will be in each room. Famly can move children automatically, and both the Occupancy and Room 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 Room Moves
To set up automatic room moves:
Tap on Menu and go to Settings
Under Rooms, select Room moves
Tap on New rule
Next, add the child's starting room to the When leaving box
Choose whether children should move to another room or leave the site when leaving their starting room
Choose the room children will move into in the Next room 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 Room Moves
To see which children have upcoming room moves:
Tap on Menu and go to Settings
Under rooms, select Room moves
Next, tap on Room moves ↗
The list will show children, their next room, 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 Room Moves
You can create a custom move rule for a single child, which overrides the general automatic rules.
Future room moves:
Open the child’s profile and go to the About tab
Under Registration & room moves, click New room move
Fill in the details in the pop-up window
Immediate room 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 room name next to the child
Select a new room – the change takes effect immediately
Changing or Deferring a Room Move
To amend, cancel, or postpone a move:
Open the child’s profile and go to the About tab
Under Registration & room moves, tap Change or Remove next to the move
If you choose Change, a pop-up will appear to select a new room, a new date, or both
Click Save