Log a child's day in the care log

Use the care log to record meals, naps, diapers, activities and more, so parents can see how their child's day went.

Open the care log

1. Open Bookings (left sidebar on a computer, bottom tab bar on the phone app).
2. Tap the child's booking.
3. Tap Care Log at the top of the booking. You can also use the Care Log box on the booking page, which shows the latest entries and a View all link.

At the top of the care log you see the child's allergies, dietary needs, medications and medical conditions. Below that, a Daily summary counts meals, snacks, naps, diaper changes, photos and incidents.

Add an entry for one child

1. Tap Add entry.
2. Pick a type: Meal, Snack, Nap started, Nap ended, Diaper, Activity, Mood, Photo, Note, Medication, Milestone or Incident.
3. Fill in the form. For example:
4. • Meal: pick Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner, add the food items and choose how much the child ate (All, Most, Some or None).
   • Nap: choose Start when the child falls asleep and End when they wake up. DropIn works out how long the nap was. Then pick the quality.
   • Diaper: pick Wet, Soiled or Dry, and tick Rash noted if needed.
   • Activity: pick one, such as Circle Time or Outdoor Play, or tap Other… to type your own.
   • Medication: enter the medication, dosage, time and who gave it. Your name is filled in for you.
4. Tap the save button, for example Log meal or Save note.

Tap Back to pick a different type. Check each entry before you save it, because the care log has no edit button.

The Add entry button goes away when the booking is completed.

Log for a whole room at once

When children are checked in and assigned to a room, the Today tab on Bookings shows a Room-level logging box.

1. Find the room and tap Log Meal, Log Snack or Log Activity.
2. Enter the food items or the activity name.
3. Untick any child who did not take part. You can change how much each child ate, or how each child took part.
4. Tap Log for followed by the number of children.

DropIn adds a separate entry to each child's care log.

What parents see

Parents see the care log for their child's booking. They also get a notification for photos, milestones, medication and incidents.

Need help?

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Updated on: 22/10/2026