Sign children in and out more than once a day (Canada only)
Blur children's photos in emails
Updates to the Storypark for Families app
Improvements to Storypark Assist
A child's profile is quicker to get around
Story drafting and story review features added to Storypark Assist
September 2026
Team drafts (networks only)
Admins can see all draft stories at services where they have admin access, giving leaders greater oversight of documentation in progress. Once enabled, admins get a new ‘team drafts’ tab containing every story in draft.
If you administer more than one service, you can switch between services from the team drafts tab.
Admins can also:
Filter by educator to see their work in progress
Duplicate a draft that they can then edit and publish.
Note: Team drafts give leaders better oversight of the documentation they’re responsible for. At the same time, draft stories can feel like unfinished work that educators aren’t ready to share yet. Team drafts are therefore optional. Network Administrators can enable them via their account manager or by emailing hello@storypark.com. We recommend telling your team what's changing and why before turning on team drafts.
September 2026
Save an unfinished community post
Educators can now save an unfinished community post. This means they can return to it later, prepare something ahead of time, or ask a colleague to review it.
Saved posts appear in the new In-progress view. Educators with access can view them, while the educator who created the post and admin users can edit it. Families won't see a post until it's published. Available on web, with mobile to follow. Find out more.
August 2026
AI writing tools extended
Spelling and grammar support is now available when replying to comments on stories, posts, and child notes.
July 2026 (Canada only)
Sign children in and out more than once a day
Families and educators can now sign a child in and out more than once a day. If a child has more than one booking, such as before and after school care, all of them show at sign in. Every sign in and out is recorded against the person who dropped off or collected the child, keeping your records accurate for compliance.
The kiosk also works offline, with a clear note for anything not yet saved.
July 2026
Blur children's photos in emails
You can now blur children's profile photos and images in email notifications from Storypark. Images are still available within Storypark itself. This feature is off by default. Learn how to turn on image protection here.
July 2026
Updates to the Storypark for Families app
Families may notice small icon design and label changes in the Storypark for Families app. Home is now Journal, Community is now Messages, and Me is now Settings.
If you have Storypark centre management (in Australia or Canada), bookings and payments are moving for your families from Me (now Settings) to a new Admin area.
They'll work just as they do today. Families get an in-app notification signposting them to the new area. Information about family app updates are here.
July 2026
Improvements to Storypark Assist
Building on our summary of learning feature released in June, we made even more improvements to Storypark Assist in July. It’s our AI add-on that keeps your judgement at the centre, drafting only from what you share. You can now:
Set multiple curriculums and influences (e.g. Reggio Emilia, Inquiry learning and more) for Storypark Assist to consider and work from.
Link up to 40 stories and notes to help draft a new summary of learning or story, up from 25.
Know before drafting whether you've linked enough past documentation to support a strong summary of learning.
Storypark Assist now suggests titles for drafts.
Turn on a free 7-day trial if you're an independent service. If you're part of an network of services, speak to your Account Manager or email hello@storypark.com about activating a trial of Storypark Assist.
Or learn more with our click-through demos:
Summary of learning feature now in Storypark Assist
Storypark Assist can now draft a summary of learning for you from linked stories and goals in a child note. 70% of educators saved over one hour per summary and 95% rated it 4 or 5 out of 5!
Summary of learning help centre article
Summary of learning click-through-demo
June 2026
Run safety and compliance checks directly in Storypark
Create fully customisable forms and checklists in Storypark. Create opening and closing checks, equipment inspections, and anything else your service needs, without switching to a separate tool.
Forms and checklists demo
Forms and checklists help centre article
May 2026
A child's profile is quicker to get around
From a child's profile, you can now go straight to their stories, plans, routines, notes, and family information from one place. The page loads faster too.
May 2026
Story drafting and story review features added to Storypark Assist
Storypark Assist now asks thoughtful pedagogically aligned questions about a learning moment and why it mattered, then builds a draft from what you shared for you to further edit and refine. Our unique approach makes the process of writing a learning story much easier, without cutting corners on quality. Your professional judgement stays front and centre, and children's data stays secure inside Storypark.
Note: You can trial Storypark Assist for free. Multi-site / network customers should speak to their Account Manager or email hello@storypark.com.
Independent services can turn on a 7-day trial for free from account settings
May 2026
Archive and reopen plans in bulk
Tidying up at the end of a term is faster now. Select multiple plans at once and archive or reopen them in one go, rather than opening each one individually.
How to archive plans in bulk
May 2026
Find your own stories, notes, and plans in one click
Filter to see your stories, notes, planning cycles, and community posts, at centre and classroom level. Useful for checking which of your stories have new family comments.
May 2026
Duplicate planning templates
Educators and admins can now duplicate any planning template. If you can edit it, you can duplicate it, and the copy retains the same permissions as the original.
How to duplicate a planning template
April 2026
Children's photos protected from screenshots
Screenshots and screen recordings of children's photos and videos show as blank in both the Storypark for Educators and Storypark for Families apps. Photos and videos can still be saved through the app as normal.
Read more about screenshot protection
April 2026
Improvements to incident reporting
Incident reports came to the Storypark for Educators app on Android for the first time, with key improvements to iOS too. Your team can report incidents straight from the app, add internal notes that stay private from families, and record affected areas on a child diagram. Where you've enabled it, your team can also add signatures and upload photos, and families can view and sign reports through the Storypark for Families app.
Incident reporting help centre article
Click through an incident reporting walk-through, step by step.
April 2026
It's easier to show how a child's learning connects over time
Link stories to other stories and to child notes. Links can be added while a story is still in draft. Create a goal in a child note and link it to related stories to build a picture of how a child's learning has progressed over time.
Link stories and child notes help centre article
April 2026
Duplicate plans instead of starting from scratch
Duplicate any plan to use as a starting point for a new one. A copy opens as a draft with all the content carried over, ready to edit. The original is unchanged.
February 2026
Export improvements supports record keeping and compliance
Storypark generates an export for all admins without a separate request. If a parent deletes a profile, you now have 60 days to download the export, up from seven.
A new exported portfolios page shows what's been exported and when, and lets you download multiple exports in one go
February 2026
Greater visibility of plans for multi-site customers
Admins at a network of services can now assign a "planning admin" role to service admins in Multi-site Manager.
Planning admins can see all plans, including private ones and those from educators who've left the service so children's documentation stays safe and accessible, even when your team changes.
How to create a planning admin role