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How to Remove or Withdraw a Child from Your Setting

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Written by Julia Rose
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Deleting or Withdrawing a Child's Record

In Famly, you can either delete a child’s record or withdraw them from your setting, depending on whether you want to permanently delete a child's record or withdraw them to remove them from your list of current children. Below is a guide on how to handle both options.


Withdrawing a Child from Your Setting

If you want to withdraw a child without completely deleting their records, follow these steps:

Select the Child

  • Navigate to the Room where the child is registered and click on Show, or go to the Children icon to view a full list of children in your setting

Access the Child’s Profile

  • Click on the child’s name to open their profile. Then go to About and select Registration & Room Moves

Enter the Leaving Date

  • In the Last Day field, choose the child’s final day at your nursery

Provide a Reason for Leaving

  • You’ll see a dropdown field where you can add the reason for the child’s departure. Select one of the options and enter additional information in the text box if needed

Save Changes

  • Click Save to update the child’s record

After the selected leaving date, the child will no longer appear in the room’s active list or in the list of children currently attending your nursery.

💡 For children who didn’t start: If a child’s profile was created but they never attended, set their last day to be the same as their start date. This will remove them from your current list of children


Deleting a Child’s Record

If you need to permanently delete a child’s record from your nursery, this can be done from their profile in the Data management tab. For detailed steps on how to delete a record, check out this article:


Viewing Past Leavers or Withdrawn Children

If you need to view past leavers or withdrawn children:

  • Head to the Children section in your sidebar and filter for Withdrawn to find records of children who have left or been withdrawn from your setting

  • You can filter the list to view children based on their status or leaving date for easier tracking

This will allow you to keep track of children who have departed without permanently deleting their information from Famly.

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