Record any accidents or injuries that happen at your setting, plus any that have happened whilst not in your care, so you can keep guardians informed and up to date, along with keeping your setting compliant.
Understanding recording accidents
Select the accident type: You will be reminded to consider if you need to call the guardian, or tiney, prior to posting about the accident.
Accident with Injury e.g. an injury sustained from an accident whilst in your care.
Accident with no visible Injury e.g. an accident or incident where there’s no visible injury.
Pre-existing Injury e.g. an injury sustained whilst not in your care.
Provide details such as a summary, location, what happened, and optionally mark the injury area on a body map.
Note: Once an accident is posted, the parent will be notified immediately and they’ll be prompted to add a comment to say they acknowledge they’ve seen the post.
Edit the date and time
Tap on the date and time field
Scroll to the date and time you want
Tap Done
Add a title to the accident post
Tap on the Title field
Type a short title that summarises the accident/ injury.
Tap outside of the field or press Return on the keyboard
Note: The title of the accident is what is shown on the feed post.
Add the location of where it happened
Tap on the Location field
Type a short description of where the accident/ injury happened. e.g. trampoline in garden
Tap outside of the field or press Return on the keyboard
Add detailed information about how the accident happened
Tap on the What happened field
Type as much detail as possible about how the accident/ injury occurred.
Tap Done
Mark the injury location (if applicable to the accident type)
Tap on the Body map field
Select either the Front of Back of the body (you can mark an injury on both sides)
Tap to place a circle on the injured location(s).
Tap Clear to start again
Tap Save
If you need to edit once saved, tap on the body map image to edit.
Add a description of the injury (if applicable to the accident type)
Tap on the Description field
Type as much detail as possible about the injury that occurred.
Tap Done
Add a action point
Tap on the Action field
Type as much detail as possible about what you have done/ will do as a result of the accident/ injury.
Tap Done
Preview and save (for later)
Tap Preview
Read and check your post, you can press Back to edit.
Tap Save
Note: The accident post will be saved to your Drafts.
Preview and post to Journal
Tap Preview
Read and check your post, you can press Back to edit.
Tap Post
Note: Once an accident is posted, the parent will be notified immediately and they’ll be prompted to add a comment to say they acknowledge they’ve seen the post.
Edit a published Accident post
Find the published post in the child’s Journal feed
Tap on the ‘More icon […]
Select Edit
Make any edits as required, preview and tap Update
Note: Yourself and the guardian will see the updated post instantly. The guardian will not be notified that the post has been updated.
Delete a published Accident post
Find the published post in the child’s Journal feed
Tap on the ‘More icon […]
Select Delete
Confirm you want to delete the post by tapping Delete
Note: The post will be removed from your feed and the guardian’s feed. The guardian will not be notified that the post has been deleted.
Can I create multiple Accident posts at the same time?
No, the accident post type can only be used for one child as it is a sensitive post individual to each child.
What will the child’s guardian see?
When guardians open the app, they’ll be able to see the list of journal entries exactly as you see them.
Can others at my setting create Accident posts?
Yes! All registered childminders and assistants at your setting have access to create Accident posts.