What is EyLog?
What is eyLog?
Eylog is simply an online learning journal. Staff record observations on tablets which are supplied with a custom 'firmware' in which all applications, except for eyLog have been removed. This ensures the tablets cannot be misused. No data is held either on the tablets or on the EYC computer. As soon as an observation has been recorded and uploaded to the eyLog server, it is automatically removed from the tablet.
Staff will be able to capture your child in a photograph, a video clip or a voice recording, as well as written observations, which you can view instantly. These observations will be uploaded to a secure web-based learning journal to which you as a parent will have access to. We are also able to track progress and identify trends, across the EYC. EyLog provides a fantastic way of sharing with parents and other family members about your child's time at nursery and is great for parent partnerships.
Parents information once your child has started
You will get an email notification with your password to access your child's journal. We encourage parents to contribute to the learning journal by commenting on the observations, adding your own photos from home, adding any current interests or 'wow' moments. EyLog have a parent app you can download for ease of accessing observations.
Three times a year your child's Key Person will complete a focus week to track and support your child's progress. At the end of the week a summary will be uploaded showcasing photos of the week, annotated photos sent from home to document speech, an image of the A3 sheet detailing the week's learning and suggested next steps. On top of focus week observations, staff will post 'wow' observations, group observations and Forest School observations. We strive to balance the amount of observations published, to ensure learning and interaction opportunities aren't compromised, putting the needs of the children first. We do understand how reassuring it is for parents receiving observations and aim to do more when children are settling in or transitioning to a new room. We also encourage parents to ring up if they are ever wondering how they are getting on and would like the reassurance.
When your child is two, your Key Person will do a 'Two Year Old Check' which is a statutory requirement and this will be sent in a link to you through eyLog, we recommend parents contribute to this and submit it back. At the end of Kindergarten your key person will also write a Summary Report of where your child is and share this with parents and the teacher at your child's school.
EyLog can be accessed through the top right icon on the website or via this link https://1.eylog.co.uk/index.php/custom-login/