> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://pigeonholeapp.co.uk/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Care Diary

> Record care for a whole room from your phone — nappies, bottles, meals, sleeps and medication, in a few taps.

The care diary in the app is the same record as on the web, built for a phone in a busy room. Tap the children, tap what happened, tap the value.

<Info>
  Open the **Register** tab, then the clipboard icon at the top to switch to the care diary.
</Info>

## The room grid

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pigeonholeearlyyearsltd/wlHtM6ut6S5e6f2W/images/app-care-diary-grid.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wlHtM6ut6S5e6f2W&q=85&s=1afc914247b9bc024f6e50d998e3fab9" alt="The care diary in the app showing a room of children as tiles, with sleeping children highlighted and their sleep time counting up" width="1080" height="2400" data-path="images/app-care-diary-grid.png" />
</Frame>

The date and room sit at the top, exactly as on the register — and the room you pick is shared between them.

Each child is a tile showing their most recent entry. Children who are asleep are highlighted in blue with a 💤 badge and a timer counting how long they've been down.

## Logging something

1. **Tap the children** it happened to. They get a tick.
2. The action bar appears at the bottom — **tap what happened**.
3. **Fill in the detail** and tap **Save**.

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pigeonholeearlyyearsltd/wlHtM6ut6S5e6f2W/images/app-care-diary-select.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wlHtM6ut6S5e6f2W&q=85&s=8ad324c5caad16fd2aaa4140ce31d2c4" alt="The care diary with two children selected and the action bar showing Sleep, Bottle, Medication, Meal and Nappy" width="1080" height="2400" data-path="images/app-care-diary-select.png" />
</Frame>

Tap **Everyone** to select the whole room at once — a nappy round or a mealtime is then a handful of taps.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pigeonholeearlyyearsltd/wlHtM6ut6S5e6f2W/images/app-care-diary-log.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wlHtM6ut6S5e6f2W&q=85&s=eb2d3436d3aa127d7bf0020e78fc6790" alt="The Nappy sheet showing it applies to Freya and Idris, the time, the state options, cream applied, and a Save for 2 children button" width="1080" height="2400" data-path="images/app-care-diary-log.png" />
</Frame>

The sheet names everyone it's about and the save button counts them — **Save for 2 children** — so it's clear what you're recording before you commit. One set of values is saved as a separate entry for each child.

<Info>
  The actions reorder as you use them, so whatever your room logs most often moves to the left where your thumb already is.
</Info>

## Seeing and correcting a child's day

The tile only shows the most recent entry. **Press and hold a child** to see everything logged for them today.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pigeonholeearlyyearsltd/wlHtM6ut6S5e6f2W/images/app-care-diary-child-day.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wlHtM6ut6S5e6f2W&q=85&s=3bffed7e009cff260ef5bf6c777c4f72" alt="Ben's day showing three entries — a 70 minute sleep, a meal and a nappy change — each with its time" width="1080" height="2400" data-path="images/app-care-diary-child-day.png" />
</Frame>

Tap any entry to correct its time or notes, or to delete it. Sleep checks are shown but can't be edited — they're a record that someone looked.

<Info>
  You can correct today's entries. Entries from an earlier day need a manager.
</Info>

## Sleeps

* Tap a child, then **Sleep** to record them going down.
* Their tile turns blue with a 💤 badge and starts counting.
* When they wake, select them and tap **🌅 Woke up**.

**Woke up** and **Check** only appear when *every* child you've selected is asleep — so you can't accidentally wake a child who was never down.

If your room uses sleep checks, a banner shows how many children are asleep and counts down to the next check, turning red when it's overdue. Tap it to complete the check. Rooms that don't use sleep checks just see who is asleep.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### The care diary isn't in the app

Check your setting has switched it on, and that a care diary profile covers your room. Both are set up by a manager under **Settings → Care Diary** on the web.

### The room is empty

The grid shows children booked in for the day you're looking at. Check the date at the top.

### Why do I see different buttons in a different room?

Each room records only what its profile is set up for.

### Can I log for a child in another room?

Choose **All Rooms** from the room dropdown to see everyone booked in today.
