Famly is designed to help you stay connected to your child’s day at nursery, all in one place. In the app, you can view daily updates, keep your child’s information up to date, communicate with staff, and access important documents such as invoices and learning observations.

This article gives you an overview of the key features available to parents, along with links to more detailed guides, so you can get the most out of Famly from day one.

Your child’s setting can use Famly to share updates about your child’s day, including:

You can view these updates in your child’s Activity feed, and you can also choose to receive notifications about them.

To learn more about your child’s Activity feed, click below:
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Famly allows your child’s setting to store important information about your child to support their care. The setting may ask you to help keep this information up to date.

This can include details such as:

To learn more about updating your child’s information, click below:
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Your child’s setting may request permissions through Famly, such as permission for trips, photos, or other activities.

To learn more about giving permissions in the app, click below:
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If you have a Parent login, you can add additional contacts to your child’s profile. This is useful if other family members or carers need access to information or need to be approved for pick-up.

You can:

To learn more about adding contacts, click below:
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The Journey tab is where you can find observations and updates about your child’s learning and development. Depending on your setting’s setup, you may also be able to add your own observations from home.

To learn more about the Journey tab and adding observations, click below:
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You can message your child’s setting securely through Famly.

Depending on your setting, you may be able to send messages to:

To learn more about messaging in Famly, click below:
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If you have been assigned as a Bill payer or Invoice recipient, you will have access to the Balance tab in Famly.

From here, you can view:

To learn more about the Balance tab, click below:
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You can control which notifications you receive from Famly and how you receive them.

For example, you may be able to choose between:

To learn more about notification settings, click below:
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