Tapestry or PRAMS for 0-5yrs?

[Guest Nuby]

I bet its been asked before....just not sure which one to go for...hmmm...

[Steve]

Not sure I should answer this one Nuby - it's probably up to people using it to give their views. There are lots of things you might need to consider, such as the fact that PRAMS is free to download, whereas Tapestry is a hosted service which we have to charge for. Here are a few things to think about:

• Do you want access to and contact with parents? PRAMS doesn't really do this - it's simply an internal progress tracking and monitoring program, whereas Tapestry emails parents with new observations, enables them to comment and submit their own photos and observations etc.
• Do you want a replacement for a physical learning journal or do you simply need a tracking program. PRAMS has the edge as a tracking program, although Tapestry is becoming increasingly good at analysis and tracking.
• Do you want to be responsible for your own data (security, backup etc)? Tapestry stores and looks after your data online, whereas PRAMS lives on your computer and stores your data there.

[Guest]

Love PRAMS

 

We would not go computerised for our learning journals, so have not used tapestry

 

But Prams is a great tool for tracking and the guys on here Matt and Steve are great if you get stuck

[Guest Nuby]

Thanks guys just trying to work out what we want as a setting...I really want to minimise paperwork and if we can collect data that is enough to show a child's progress and can be tracked over time then we don't need learning journeys.... so PRMAS in that respect would be ideal. Could I try it out Steven ?

[Steve]

Yup - just pop into the PRAMS part of the resource library and download it. :1b

[Carol]

Nuby, I love prams and so do staff and parents. There are many different types of reports you can produce .... I particularly like the group tracking one.

Edited September 7, 2014 by Carol

[bubblejack]

Staff love PRAMS it shows progress which is all thats required. Observations can be carried over throughout child is with us to provide a learning journey if parents want one. Good choice of individual reports. I e-mail them to parents if they cannot come in at look at them.