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What can Play contribute to Early Years Science?
by Natalie Day
We know that children love to play. Play is an intrinsic developmental vehicle by which children develop a plethora of skills through physical play, playing with objects, pretence and game play. This ‘knowledge’ of the importance of play has gaine…
Podcast: Hearing the voices of young Black authors
Ben and Jules chat with best-selling author and publisher Winsome Duncan about the work she does, including the Look Like Me Book Challenge enabling young Black authors to publish their writing. They discuss the writing and publication process, some …
Teacher, Varinder Kaur Johal, reflects on 10 years as an educator
In this reflective article, teacher Varinder Kaur Johal responds to the question ‘is your role as a teacher evolving and how has it changed?’ after a decade as an educator.
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Medicine, incident and bumps and bruises from home forms
Hi, The Care Diary has now been updated to log accidents at home, medication and incidents on Tapestry, and request digital sign-off from parents and carers from their own devices (requires a manager to choose a preference). Find out more by visiting the support page here. -
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New Feature: Accidents & Medication
You can now log accidents at home, medication and incidents on Tapestry, and request digital sign-off from parents and carers from their own devices (requires a manager to choose a preference). This new feature is available on the updated app (v1.0.5) and also on the browser. You’ll be able to: Record accidents that have happened at home Add, administer and archive medication Record incidents for child or between children To learn more, you can visit our dedicated support page here. The app update also contains: Bug fixes General improvements If your app is not set to update automatically, please download the latest version from your device’s app store. Please note: On Amazon devices, the update may take up to 24 hours to appear. -
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New Feature: Tapestry Pay
Tapestry Pay is now available for all settings and schools using Tapestry’s Nursery Management System in the UK. Tapestry Pay allows parents and carers to pay invoices directly within Tapestry using: Credit or debit card Google Pay or Apple Pay Bank transfer Tax-Free Childcare Payments made through Tapestry Pay are automatically reconciled on the setting or school’s side, helping to reduce admin time. To learn more about Tapestry Pay and how to set it up, please visit the dedicated support page: Tapestry Pay Tapestry Pay (and the full Nursery Management System) is included as part of your subscription. However, please note that transaction fees apply to payments made using this feature, full details can be found here. -
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Tapestry App Update – Version 1.0.4
A new update to the Tapestry Education Platform app (v1.0.4) is now live across all operating systems. The latest Tapestry app update includes: Faster media upload speeds The underlying code infrastructure for the upcoming Tapestry Pay feature This update also includes a number of bug fixes and general improvements. If your app is not set to update automatically, please download the latest version from your device’s app store. Please note: On Amazon devices, the update may take up to 24 hours to appear.
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