Tapestry Features
Tapestry has a host of features and functions to offer. Aside from the extensive ability to customise Tapestry to the requirements of each individual setting, these are some of the main features which our weavers love.
Features to help you record
Food and Drink diary
Use the care diary to record the food and drink a child has had throughout the day.
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Multiple approved learning frameworks
Monitor against approved learning frameworks and link the sub-outcomes to children’s learning in observations.
Quick assessments
Record judgements for educator-own documentation without having to add whole observations.
Group observations
Celebrate the joy of social learning through group activities, projects and goals by adding group observations and reflections to Tapestry.
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Separate group observations instantly so each child can have their own version with relevant amendments.
Link to more infoBespoke Tagging
Use #hashtags in observations to identify key-phrases such as ‘#childinitiated’ or specific focus points e.g. #behaviour, as well as for categorising observations e.g. ‘#term1project’.
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A page all about each child which can be filled in by them, their parents, or staff.
Accident forms
Record accidents and mark them as discussed when appropriate from within the care diary.
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Record each child's achievements and special moments using written descriptions and media.
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Progress tracking
Use Tapestry to track children's progress throughout their time with you.
Link for more infoTag sets for compliancy
Tag reflections for various frameworks such as NQS or the Practices and Principles of the EYLF to help monitor the service and delivery of the educational program.
Relative contributions
Track how families are engaging with Tapestry and how you can promote and improve your family communication.
Link to more infoStaff contributions
Track observations made by staff, helping you to understand how they are observing and what support they may need.
Link to more infoReflections
Engage in Reflective practice, contributing to a reflective journal for children and staff, as well as for the service as a whole for QIP.
Link to more infoSuggested next Montessori activities
Tapestry offers suggestions of which activities a child may be presented next based on the assessments made so far.
Link to more infoMontessori training tool
Tapestry offers in depth and detailed descriptors of the Montessori curriculum and activities contained therein, aiding educators in training.
Link to more infoFind gaps
Quickly and easily see where the gaps in your assessments are.
Track outcomes
Keep track of each child's assessed scores in various learning frameworks.
Features to improve your lives!
Download to PDF/CSV and print
You can download almost all the pages from Tapestry as either PDF or CSV files.
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Notifications
Be informed when other educators and families contribute to Tapestry.
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Tailored user permissions
Tailor user permissions for each staff member and family member in a way that works for your provision.
Upload and Share Documents
Upload and share key information in PDF, Word or Excel format and share with fellow Educators, Parents and Organisations
Upload and Share DocumentsPDF Learning Journal
Export each child's learning journal to PDF to get an offline version of it and for families to treasure long after they have left your service.
Link to more infoBulk media export
Export all the videos and pictures for a child in one go to give their family quick and easy offline access.
Transfer Children
When children move between different ECEC services, if the other service use Tapestry, then their learning journal of all their observations can be transferred to the new service for the new educators to continue contributing to.
Link to more infoMultiple themes
Choose from a number of design options for the background of the browser version of Tapestry.
Multiple staff types
Add staff members as one of three different staff user types with varying access/control.
Android, iOS, and Fire OS apps
Tapestry is available via the web portal by logging into a browser, as well as through the Android, iOS app and Fire OS apps.
Link to more infoUnlimited pictures and videos
Add as many videos and pictures as you like to your Tapestry account.
Link to more infoUnlimited devices
Access Tapestry on as many devices as you like.
Unlimited staff members
Add as many staff members of any status as you'd like.
Free and unlimited relative profiles
Add as many family members as you like so they can view and contribute to their child's learning journal and care diary.
Link to more infoVideo and written tutorials
Our tutorials will take you step by step through every available feature.
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