Tapestry is a widely used, affordable online learning journal for EYFS and Key Stage 1 — excellent for observations linked to Development Matters, with management features added over time. Oyku is not a learning journal. It is the daily, per-child photo and video feed with manager approval, per-child consent, teacher recognition, consented social content and a printed yearly book. Many settings keep Tapestry for the formal record and add Oyku for the part families open every day.
Journals are read at review points. Oyku is opened on a Tuesday at 5:40pm because it shows this child, today.
A photo, taps on the children, an activity tag. Observations can still live in your journal.
Opt-out children are shielded from other families' feeds and public content by the software, not by memory.
Reactions reach practitioners; managers pin badges; approved moments become social content.
The year's most loved moments, in a hardback, with practitioners' real captions.
Competitor column describes the general shape of the product from public information as of September 2026 and may not reflect every plan or recent change.
A 20-minute call. A free pilot classroom. No card, no contract.
Only if your main need is daily parent engagement rather than formal assessment. Most settings keep Tapestry for observations and add Oyku for the daily feed; the two do different jobs well.
Yes — one-click parent-partnership evidence and per-child summaries built from timestamped, activity-tagged moments.
Yes, from six children upward, with the same free pilot and per-child pricing.
Learning journals (Tapestry, Famly, Kinderly) document development. A daily photo feed builds parent trust. They do different jobs — here's how settings decide whether to run one, the other, or both.
Parent partnership ideas for nurseries and early years settings in the UK — EYFS-aware, Ofsted-friendly, and light on practitioner time. From daily moments to home-learning links.
What UK and EU GDPR actually require when a nursery or Kita shares photos of children with parents or publicly — lawful basis, consent, DPAs, retention, DPIAs and the questions to ask any app vendor.
You bring the questions; we bring a live account with real classroom moments. If Oyku isn't right for you, we'll say so on the call.
Tell us a little about your setting. We'll reply within one school day with two or three time slots and a live demo link.
