Why share a Family Story?
Family Stories help your child’s educators connect home and centre learning. Great ideas include:
- A follow-up to a recent story from the centre 
- A new interest, skill, or milestone 
- Highlights from weekends, holidays, or special events 
- Changes you’ve noticed in mood or behaviour 
- Any special photos you want to share 
How to create your story
- Start a story 
 Go to the Message Board or your child’s profile and select Create Story.
- Give it a clear title 
 Short and specific works best (e.g., “First bike ride – 12 May”).
- Add your content 
 Add any text you want and use the Add Media button to upload photos and videos.
- (Optional) Email educators 
 Tick Send Email if you want your child’s educators to get an email about your post.
- Finish up 
- Publish – Shares the story to your child’s portfolio. Linked educators and your child’s family can see it straight away. 
- Draft – Saves it privately for you to finish later (only you can see drafts). 
- Print Preview – Opens a PDF for download/printing (this does not save your work). 
- Cancel – Closes without saving. 
Important things to know
- Who can see it? Published Family Stories are visible to your child’s linked educators and family on Educa. They are not shared with other families. 
- Want a private back-and-forth? Use Child Notes for sensitive or private updates with educators. 
- Keep it simple: A few photos and a short paragraph is perfect. 

