News that doesn't die in a book bag
Newsletters, trip reminders, photos from the summer party — written by your team, approved by you, and delivered to every family's inbox. No paper, no wondering who actually saw it.
- Editorial control without the writing
- Staff draft, you approve
- Not just text
- Photos and video
- Go now or set it for Friday
- Send or schedule
Editorial control without the writing
Not just text
Go now or set it for Friday
Parent communication without the paper trail
Nursery news shouldn't depend on a letter surviving the bottom of a book bag. Announcements let your team share what's happening — a newsletter, a reminder about next week's trip, photos from the summer party — and know that every family has actually received it.
Because staff draft and managers approve, you keep editorial control over everything that leaves your setting, without having to write it all yourself.
How announcements work
Three steps from an idea to every family's inbox
Staff write it
Any member of staff can write an announcement and save it as a draft. Drafts stay private to their author until they're submitted, so nothing half-finished is visible to the rest of the team.
You approve it
Managers get an email when something is waiting. Review it, edit it if it needs a tweak, and nothing reaches a single parent until you say so. Writing it yourself? It goes straight out — no second approval needed.
Send now or schedule
Send immediately, or pick a date and time and let it go out on its own. Useful for term reminders and event notices you'd rather write while you remember.
Built for how nurseries actually communicate
Photos and videos
Attach photos, videos or PDFs. Pick which image parents see as the thumbnail in their news list.
Straight to parents' inboxes
Parents get an email with a preview and a link, and read the full announcement in the parent portal.
Only the right people
Only contacts with parental responsibility receive announcements — so it never goes to the wrong contact.
Works on the staff app
Write, approve and send from a phone. Your team doesn't need to be sat at the office computer.
See it landed
Parents can like an announcement, and you can see how many did — a quick sign the trip reminder was actually read.
Your team gets a copy
Staff are emailed when an announcement goes to families, so nobody is caught out by a parent mentioning it at pick-up. Each person can turn it off.
Or email just the families you need
For a message that isn't for everyone, bulk email parents straight from the children list — filtered by room, age group, allergy or anything else you can filter on — with attachments and reusable templates.
Works alongside
Observations & Learning Journal
Announcements share news with everyone. The journal shares a child's own moments with their family.
Custom Forms
When you need something back from parents rather than just telling them something, send a form they can complete and sign.
See it on your own setting
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Part of Pigeonhole's nursery management software.