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Documentation Index

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Personal Details & Demographics

The Profile tab on a child’s record contains their personal information, address, and demographic details. These fields are used for identification, record-keeping, correspondence, and pre-populating data on funding forms. Children list showing all registered children

Personal Details

This section collects the child’s basic information. Accurate personal details are essential for identification and record-keeping.
  • Profile Picture — Upload or change the child’s profile photo. Click the avatar to upload an image.
  • First Name — The child’s first name (required).
  • Surname — The child’s surname (required).
  • Date of Birth — The child’s date of birth (required). Use the date picker to select the date.

Address

Enter the child’s home address. This information is used for correspondence and emergency purposes.
  • Address — Up to three lines for the street address.
  • Postcode — The child’s home postcode.

Demographics

Demographic information is used to pre-populate data on funding forms and helps with reporting and ensuring the nursery meets regulatory requirements.
  • Gender — Select the child’s gender (required).
  • Home Languages — Select one or more languages spoken at home.
  • Ethnicity — Select the child’s ethnicity from the searchable list.
  • Nationality — Select the child’s nationality.
  • Country of Birth — Select the child’s country of birth.

SEN & Additional Needs

The following fields track special educational needs and additional status indicators. These are found in the Health & Welfare section of the profile form.
  • SEN — Toggle to indicate whether the child has Special Educational Needs.
  • SEND Status — When SEN is enabled, select one or more SEND categories from the list. Available categories include:
    • Autistic Spectrum Disorder
    • Moderate Learning Difficulty
    • Speech, Language and Communication Needs
    • Severe Learning Difficulty
    • Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulty
    • SEN Support but no specialist assessment of type of need
    • Hearing Impairment
    • Multi-Sensory Impairment
    • Physical Disability
    • Specific Learning Difficulty
    • Social, Emotional and Mental Health
    • Visual Impairment
    • Other Difficulty / Disability
  • Two Year Funded — Toggle to indicate whether the child receives two-year-old funding.
  • Looked After — Toggle to indicate whether the child is a looked-after child.
  • EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan) — Toggle to indicate whether the child has an EHCP in place.
  • EAL (English as an Additional Language) — Toggle to indicate whether the child has English as an additional language. This is automatically set when adding a child based on their home languages, but can be manually overridden.
These fields are also used when generating funding forms and regulatory reports.

After making changes, click Save to update the child’s profile.