Editing Child Details
You can view and make changes to a child's details on the Child Summary page:
To edit a child's details, click on the edit 
button. The fields on the Child Summary page will be enabled to allow you to make your changes.
In the Child Summary section you are able to change the following details:
First Name | Date of Birth | Start Date |
Middle Name | Actual Leave Date | Estimated Leave Date |
Last Name | Admission Information | Registration Signed |
Known Name | Financial Information | Contract Signed |
Gender | Emergency Card | |
Room | Status |
On the Child Details tab you are able to change the following details:
| Hair Colour | Religion | Nationality |
Eye Colour | Ethnicity | Language |
On the Misc. Details > Other Information tab you can change the following details:
Court Orders | Sponsored by EU Funding | Birth Certificate No. |
OK for Promotion | Sponsored by Gov. funded Regeneration Scheme | Passport No. |
Sponsored by Sure Start | Collection Password |
On the Misc Details > Permissions tab you can add or remove the following permissions*:
Administer Calpol / Calgel | Nail Cut | Sun Cream |
Baby Bath | Nappy Cream | Vaseline |
Emergency Medical Attention | Outings | Website |
Hairwash | Photos | |
Medication | Sudocrem |
* Permissions is a data list and so the options available may vary to the default ones listed above.
On the Misc Details > Allergies tab you can add or remove the following allergies*: Artichokes | Fish | Pork |
Bananas | Lactose | Soap Powder |
Beef | Lamb | Soya |
Butter | Nuts | Strawberries |
Cotton Wool | Oranges | Sugar |
Cow's Milk | Penicillin | Tomatoes |
Eggs | Pollen | Wheat |
On the Misc Details > Medical tab you can add or remove the following medical conditions*:
Asthma | Eczema | Refer to Registration |
Cleft Lip | Eye Problems - Long / Short Sighted | Sensitive Skin |
Cleft Lip - Special Drink Container | Febrile Convulsions | Slight Speech Problems |
Diabetes | Grommets | Tetanus |
| Diphtheria | Hernia in Testicles | |
Downs Syndrome | Pyloric Stenosis |
On the Misc Details > Dietary tab you can add or remove the following dietary requirements*:
| Halal Only | No Eggs | No Soya |
| Lactose Intolerant | No Fish | No Sugar |
No Bananas | No Lamb | No Wheat |
No Beef | No Nuts | Vegan |
No Butter | No Oranges | Vegetarian |
| No Cow's Milk | No Pork | |
No Dairy Products | No Strawberries |
Chicken Pox | Measles | Rubella |
Diphtheria | Meningitis C | Scarlet Fever |
Hayfever | Mumps | Tetanus |
HIB | Polio | Whooping Cough |
On the Misc Details > Observations tab you are able to record observations about the child e.g. if the child arrived upset or with an injury. For more information please refer to the Observations article.
On the Misc Details > Routes tab you are able to record the pick-up and drop-off route for that child.
On the Notes tab you are able to enter any notes you wish to keep about the child.
On the Misc Details > Social Services Info tab you can record if the social services are involved in the child's care and keep notes.
On the Misc Details > Term Time tab you are able to select if the child only attends during term-times and from which term they will be attending.
On the Misc Details > Cohort Tracking tab you are able to add or remove the following cohorts:
Carer(s) in Armed Forces | Free School Meals | Looked After Child (LAC) |
Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) | Gifted & Talented | Minority Ethnic Group |
English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Gypsy / Romany / Traveller Family | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) |
On the Notes tab you are able to enter any notes you wish to keep about the child.
Once you have finished making changes to the child's details, click on the 'Save' button in the bottom right-hand corner of the page.
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