Families
Discover how to use Mana as a family member
By Himal and 2 others3 authors39 articles
- How Mana connects home and early learningWhy families and educators both contribute, and how that partnership connects your child’s learning at home and in their early learning setting.
- Find your way around Mana FamiliesFind Home, Goals, Plans, Memories, Chat, Sue and Account, and understand what each area helps your family do.
Getting started
Accept your invitations
- Accept your family invitationUse the email invitation from your child’s early learning setting to connect the right Mana account to your child.
- Accept another family invitationConnect another child or early learning invitation to your existing Mana account using the invitation email.
- Get started with Mana FamiliesAccept your invitation, choose your language and notifications, and start connecting home with your child’s early learning.
- Join Mana as a parent or family memberFind the current invitation and getting-started guides for families.
- How do I add another parent or family member?Contact your child’s centre to invite another family member. Full access does not let families send invitations.
Learning and sharing
Frequently asked questions from our families
- Tell educators about your child with All About MeUse a guided conversation with Sue to contribute your child’s interests, routines, languages and family perspective.
- Follow your child’s learningRead shared updates on Home, use filters, and add your perspective through contextual discussion and Memories.
- Follow shared learning momentsFind the current guides to shared learning, Goals and Plans.
- Talk with your child's educators in ChatUse the channels available to your family and understand which conversations accept replies.
- Find your child’s Journeys and ProgramsUse the current family guide to Goals, Journeys and Programs.
- Choose a Plan to try at homeChoose a suggested Plan for your child and add it to your own Currently doing list.
- Ask Sue about everyday learning at homeStart a conversation with Sue and keep coaching separate from information you choose to share.
- Complete a Plan or return to it laterMove your Plans between Currently doing and Completed without deleting them.
- Create and share a MemoryWrite a Memory, add optional photos or video, and choose when to share it.
- Hide Memories from Home or show them againTidy your personal Home feed and restore all hidden Memories when you want them back.
- Discuss a shared documentUse Discuss to keep a question or observation connected to your child's shared learning.
- Understand Goals, Journeys and ProgramsSee how your child’s individual learning, group experiences and the Plans you choose at home fit together.
- View photos and videos in Mana FamiliesOpen shared media, use the viewer controls and understand disabled downloads.
- Edit a Memory you have sharedUpdate your own Memory’s caption or photos in Mana Families.
Account & support
Frequently asked questions from families
- Get help with Mana FamiliesAsk about using Mana Families or choose to email Mana support.
- Enable Mana notifications on your phoneChoose phone notification permissions and Mana notification preferences.
- Find your family account settingsFind your connected children, notification preferences, document language and hidden Memories in Account.
- Read documents in your preferred languageSet a language for future shared documents and use available translation controls on older documents.
- Manage your notification preferencesChoose membership activity emails in Mana Teachers, or family push/email updates, frequency and email timezone in Mana Families.
For services
How to enable Families features as a service
- Posters you can use at your serviceDownload these posters to support your Mana Families rollout at your service!
- Turning off "Continue at home" suggestionsControl whether auto-generated home learning suggestions are sent to families alongside your magic moments.
- Explore the updated Mana Families experienceUnderstand Home, Goals, Plans, Memories, Chat and family preferences.
- How to preview the Families view as a parentPreview the family experience on Mana by adding yourself as a parent contact to a test child
- How to enable Families and invite parents or family membersEnable Families for your service and invite parents or family members to a child’s Mana profile with the right access.
- How to share documentation with familiesShare or unshare an individual document from a child’s Journey.
- What is the 'All About Me' feature?Families have an active role in sharing meaningful information about their child’s interests, preferences, and cultural background through completing an "All About Me"
- How to write and share a Community UpdateUse this document type to share timely updates, event reminders, or important notices with families in just a few simple steps.
- Invite a parent or family member to a child’s Mana profileInvite a parent or family member from a child’s Family sharing page and choose their access.
- How services can support families to get started with ManaHelp families join Mana, choose their access and resolve common invitation issues.
- How Mana manages family access and chatsWhy centres control family invitations, what Full access means, and how Mana adds the relevant chats.
- Find pending family invitationsFind invitations awaiting acceptance and review the recipient and child from Centre setup.
- Read the Family engagement reportThe Family engagement report is temporarily unavailable. Reference guide to its usual views and measures.