This guide covers the essentials you need to get started with Educa as a new teacher. Educa helps you document children's learning, share their progress with families and manage everyday centre activities. Your Site Admin will have set up your access and assigned the children you work with, so you’re ready to start exploring Educa.

Once your Site Admin invites you to join your Educa site, you'll receive an email invitation. Accept the invitation to set up your access and log in.

To make future access easier, bookmark your site's link on your computer. On a phone or tablet, you can add Educa to your home screen.

More information on accessing your site here: Logging into Educa

More information on accessing Educa on your mobile device here: Mobile web experience - for Teachers

Now that you've logged in, here are some useful places to check first.

Select My Children to see the children assigned to you through your classes, groups or Profile Children.

Now that you are in the child's profile, you can access all their information through the options on the left.

Think of each child's profile as their homepage. It's the central hub for everything related to that child. From here you can:

You'll return to these profiles throughout the day as you document learning moments and check information.

Create stories to share children's learning moments with families. Add 2-3 photos and a short description of what happened.

To create your first story, click Create Story on the left. You can create an individual story for a specific child or a group story for multiple children.

You can Publish it right away or save it as a draft to work on later.

Depending on your centre's settings, your stories may need approval before families can see them. If approval is required, stories you submit will show as Pending Approval until they are reviewed.

Check here for more information on how to create stories:

Learn how to navigate Educa to complete day-to-day tasks.

Select My Stories to view or edit all the draft and published stories you've created in one place.
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Use this to:

While you will receive email notifications from Educa, you can also view any updates through your Inbox.

Make sure to check your notifications for updates including:

Tip: Responding to family comments helps build strong partnerships—even a quick "Thanks for sharing!" shows you value their engagement.

If your Site Admin hasn't already invited families, you can send connection requests to ensure parents can see your stories and updates. See How to Invite Family Members for more details.

Select your name in the top-left corner, then select My Profile to open your teacher profile.

From your profile you can access everything under your profile picture.

Now that you know the basics of navigating Educa and creating stories, explore the features your centre uses.