For parents, whānau and families

More of your child's learning, in words you can use.

StoryLoop helps early childhood educators write learning stories: the short stories about what your child did and what they were learning. Your child's educator still writes the note and approves every word. You see the stories where you always have, sometimes with a family version in plain words and a question to ask at home.

Updated 24 September 2026 · StoryLoop, Ōtautahi Christchurch

A parent on the couch smiling at a StoryLoop wall card on her phone, a toddler leaning on her arm, seen from behind

What changes for you

What you will notice

  • More stories, sooner

    When writing a story takes minutes instead of an evening, educators can write more of them, closer to the moment.

  • A question to ask at home

    Many stories come with a simple question or idea, so you can carry the learning into dinner or the car ride home.

  • Your language

    Wall cards can be read in English, te reo Māori, Samoan, Tongan, Chinese, Hindi, Punjabi, Tagalog, Arabic or Vietnamese.

  • Your child's information protected

    First names only, stored in Sydney, never used to train AI, and nothing is shared until an educator chooses.

Reading a learning story

How to read your child's story

A learning story usually has three parts. The story is what your child did, in the order it happened, with their own words if they said something. The learning is what the educator noticed about your child as a learner: being curious, sticking with something hard, helping a friend. Where to next is what the educators will offer your child to build on it.

Adding your own comment or a story from home helps more than you might think: educators use it to plan what comes next. More about learning stories.

Two toddlers building a block tower, seen from behind, while an educator holds an iPad with a learning story draft
On StoryLoop's own pages, children are only ever shown from behind: the learning, not the child.

Know a centre that should try it?

Tell your centre about StoryLoop

If your child's educators are writing stories late at night, they might like to know about it. Copy this message, or share the link.

Hi, I came across StoryLoop, which helps educators write learning stories from a quick note or voice memo (with Te Whāriki or EYLF links), so they take minutes rather than an evening. You still write and check everything. It is free for 3 stories a month if anyone wants to try it: https://storyloop.space/for-educators

Questions families ask

Is my child's learning story written by a robot?
No. Your child's educator saw the moment and writes the note. StoryLoop helps turn that note into a well-organised draft, and the educator reads, changes and approves every word before you see it. Your child's own words are kept exactly as the educator wrote them down.
Where will I see the stories?
Your centre decides how they share them: printed, on a wall card you can scan at pickup, by email or message, or through the app your centre uses. You do not need a new app or a login to read a wall card.
Are photos of my child uploaded to StoryLoop?
No. Educators do not need photos to write a story in StoryLoop; photos are not part of a StoryLoop story. Wall cards carry no names, photographs or dates.
Can I ask for my child's information to be deleted?
Yes. Ask your centre, or email ariacareapp@gmail.com. See children's information and AI for exactly what is kept and where.