Why is it important to find the right Nursery Management System (NMS) for you and your early year’s setting?

So, as with everything,

Each year that passes brings another year where all types of technology adapts, gets perfected and more software companies pop up everywhere — We are spoilt for choice on what is available and making the right decision can be a difficult journey. Many educational settings are paving the way with forward-thinking software’s and making the switch from day to day paper-based management to a digital nursery management system.

If Covid-19?has taught us anything?during this unusual time, it is that there is and can?always?be a new way to do things. More and more early years settings are choosing to make the switch from paper-based management, to a digital nursery management system that provides a helping hand with their day-to-day work.

Implementing a software which comes with a price tag and changes your normal routine/every day running of a setting can be extremely daunting. This can sometimes be made even more so when you are responsible for the wellbeing and happiness of your staff, classes of children and lastly, expectant parents.

At eyLog Ltd,

eyMan is our integrated nursery management software and eyLog is our learning journey software.?We are firm believers in going digital and that it is the way forward within the education sector and our software supports education/early years settings as they adapt to new safety regulations and compliance requirements. Our platforms allow you to communicate with co-workers and parents virtually to adhere to social distancing regulations, with digital permissions etc to minimise person to person contact as much as possible.

The last thing anyone wants is to implement and start using a system that you later realise does not have all the functionality you require, does not work with your setting or you are unable to book by your certain availability requirements. Jumping from software to software comes at a cost and you want to get it dusted away as soon as you can once you realise exactly what you are looking for.

So, how do you decide?

Here are my guided quick-tips to help you make an informed decision:

• Shop around?—?Create a list of contenders and find their client testimonials.
• Training and Support?—?Find out how easy is the software to use? Is training included? How easy is it to get to support if you had any issues?
• Do not compromise on your requirements?—?Not all systems work for everyone, we advise you to create a list of your key requirements in order to get the right software for you and your early years setting.
• Functionality?—?Billing, there is a variety of ways you can do this, it’s important to ensure that your way of billing can be accounted for.
• What else is needed??Does the software work across all devices? Do you need to buy a device?
• Parents as Partners?—?Including parents makes them feel engaged in their child’s learning journey and more involved altogether, this can have a positive impact on your reputation with current and prospective parents alike.
• Demonstrations?—?Does the provider offer a demonstration for you to view? — Make an informed decision after viewing an NMS platform, get all your questions answered before making any final decisions — you cannot get much better than that!
• Cost?—?No one likes hidden costs; ensure you are informed of all costs included!

Why not consider eyLog Ltd’s products?

It is important to bear in mind that no two systems are the same.?Our intelligent, innovative system helps manage your childcare setting by reducing paperwork, time and operating costs while increasing quality, efficiency and 360° engagement with parents.

You see?—?we know what it takes to help get your early years setting to tick! eyMan helps nurseries with the following core elements of what a digital system needs to help make an early year’s setting function at its best:

A nursery management system is the way forward and we are at the forefront of assisting early years practitioners with our leading software applications, designed to assist, support, and educate parents on their child’s learning and development and welfare while in their nursery/pre-school/primary school setting.

Free Demos -

We also offer free online demonstrations?of our platforms/software with a member of our Sales Team in order to present our products and answer any questions or queries you may have.

If you are interested in finding out more about our products and how we can assist your education setting — Register for a free demonstration.

e have been constantly improving on our platforms since 2012?and on the back of that, we now offer a truly innovative and consistent approach to every aspect of nursery life.

We also offer a service to lock down your tablet devices?(Android only) using third-party software, which restricts staff access to the eyLog app only, to aid safeguarding.

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Join our?Facebook group?and like our?Facebook page! If you have any news you would like to be featured here, please get in touch through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn, or email the support team on [email protected].

Our Facebook group, eyLog’s Early Years Community, is a great place for anyone working in the early years to share activity ideas, support each other with best practice, ask for inspiration, or simply enjoy a good chat!

You can register your interest and sign up for a demo:?HERE!