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Because your child’s day matters to you

Child Paths keeps parents in the loop with instant updates, personalised insights, and powerful communication tools.

Trusted software partner in the sector for over a decade

How Child Paths Supports
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As a parent, you want to see it all, the laughs, the learning, the little wins. But when life gets busy, Child Paths keeps you close. It helps you stay involved in your child’s development, so you can talk, support, and connect with confidence. 

Ensure Peace of Mind, by Staying Connected

Check in on your child’s activities and routines, right as they happen.

Spark Better Conversations at Home

Get the insight you need to ask the right questions and stay engaged in your child’s world. 

Celebrate Achievements and Memories

From photos to firsts, keep a timeline of your child’s growth you’ll cherish forever.

Be an Active Part of your Child’s Learning

Understand why your child does certain activities and get simple ways to support them at home.

Share What Matters with Educators

Upload photos, notes, and personal info to help Educators understand your unique child better.

Keep Everything in One Place

Access daily updates, achievements, photos, forms, and messages, all in one secure, easy-to-use platform.

Smart Features That Empower
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Child Paths helps you stay connected to the meaningful moments of care, learning, and growth in their child’s day. Explore some of our most-loved features below. 

Media Sharing 

See and share daily moments with ease

  • Receive instantaneous photos, videos, and audio from your child’s day.
  • Upload media to share important updates or memories with educators.
  • Strengthen communication and authentic collaboration with educators on your child’s learning and development .

Gallery Access

Keep every memory organised and easy to find

  • Automatically sort media into categories like firsts, holidays, and achievements.
  • Browse a timeline of your child’s memories anytime, on any device.
  • Build a secure digital archive to revisit and share as they grow.

Daily Reports

Stay updated on your child’s day, effortlessly

  • Get real-time updates on naps, meals, medicine, mood, straight from the early childhood setting.
  • Know how your child’s day is going, from drop-off to pick-up, without missing a thing.
  • Get clear, timely updates, no waiting, guessing, or chasing for information.

Documentation of Learning

Track how your child is learning and developing each day

  • Receive email notifications when an educator completes a learning record on your child’s learning and development.
  • Get an email update whenever your child’s teacher logs something important about their strengths, needs and emergent interests.
  • See what your child’s doing well and where they could use a little help.

Early intervention

Get notified when your child needs extra support in key areas

  • Receive automatic alerts when help may be needed in your child’s development.
  • Access suggested action plans.
  • Stay involved early, so small concerns don’t become bigger challenges later.

Child Profile

Your child’s dashboard, all in one place

  • In your child’s profile, access key documents and attendance at a glance.
  • Check your child’s schedule, upcoming learning plans, and assigned care days
  • Use in-app messaging to reach the setting without switching apps.

Child Wellbeing

Share important details about your child’s wellbeing

  • Add allergies, medications, and dietary notes that appear as alerts for staff.
  • List comfort items, routines, or preferences that help your child feel at ease.
  • Include approved pickup contacts like relatives or friends for added safety.

Digital Forms

Handle important paperwork quickly and easily

  • Sign incident reports, medical consents, and other forms right from your device.
  • Save time with digital records – no printing, scanning, or chasing signatures.
  • Keep all signed documents organised and accessible in one secure place.

Instant Messaging

Communicate easily with your child’s care team

  • Send quick messages directly to your child’s room, key person or educator.
  • Create group chats for room updates or announcements.
  • Get notified when messages are read, so nothing gets missed.

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Find out what makes our customers happy.

Muire Donnelly

“Child Paths have helped to make the transition back to work so much easier. It is so nice to get updates on what our little one is up to during the day. The app offers an almost fly-on-the-wall type picture of our son’s day. Every time a photo is uploaded, it brightens up my day. Having started using Child Paths, there is no way we could stop.”

Marino

“The Child Paths app allows me to have a different conversation with the crèche and with my children. I can see from the notes and the pictures what they have been doing that day, which allows me to get further insight from the crèche into their activities and allows me to follow on the conversation or learning at home.”

Eve Glover

“This app is fantastic! It’s great to know more about what my child actually does during pre-school. This app lets me see the activities that she participates in & the fun that she has. The photos are priceless! I would highly recommend this app”

Aine Cahill

“I love being able to check in on my children’s activities on the child paths site. It’s great to see pictures of what they’ve been up to during the day! So much easier than having a build-up of papers, too!”

Clodagh Crowley

“With Child Paths, you are only ever a few clicks away from checking in on your little ones and sometimes seeing a photo of them having fun, covered in paint or playdoh can make your day and make things a little easier. You feel that you are connected to your child, and it can take away a little of the guilt that I sometimes have as a working parent when you can see that your child is being cared for and having fun. To be able to communicate with the centre via this app is a great function too as it can be very busy in the mornings and it is not fair to expect the poor teachers to remember everything that every parent says to them. I find Child Paths to be of great benefit to my family and me. Thank you.” “

Elaine Sherlock

“I signed up for the Child Paths app when my son started creche. From the beginning, I found it reassuring as it took him a little while to settle into creche and even though there were tears as I dropped him off I could see from the app that he was getting along fine once he settled. It’s not only great for checking on the basics like if he has eaten his meals but also from the photos posted by the staff I know what activities he has done that day. This makes talking to him about his day much easier, and he is drawn into the conversation when I can pick a topic such as painting, baking, playing outside, etc. instead of only asking what did you do today? Wouldn’t be without it now.”

Grainne O’Carroll

“I was a bit unsure when the creche introduced this new system, particularly as there was a fee involved. However, I am totally converted. I love to see the photos of my little girl with her friends and teachers and all the activities they do during the day. I really appreciate the effort that they put into doing arts and crafts, storytime and the sensory play with such little ones. It is lovely to check in during the day while at work and see what she is up to! We are very happy with the system, and I consider it very much worth the monthly fee. Thank you!”

Andrea Donlon

“Child Paths is a wonderful application. It is so reassuring to be able to check in each day as much as I like, with just the click of a button to see how my little girl is getting on. As a parent, it can be tough having your little one away from you but being able to see pictures of them doing their various activities and having the ability to see their daily information tracked (such as eating and sleeping logs) is a great source of comfort. I honestly would be lost without it!”

Designed for Early Childhood
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Child Paths is designed around Ireland’s early childhood education frameworks, Aistear and Síolta, to help parents see learning in action. These frameworks recognise that your child has rights as well as their own interests, needs and strengths. With Child Paths, you can connect directly with their learning and ensure that you are participating fully in shaping how your child learns, plays and develops.

Designed for Early Childhood Education and Care

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Child Paths bridges the gap between home and setting, giving you real insight into your child’s learning, so you can build on it at home, turning daily updates into meaningful, lasting support. 

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