Preschool and early years management

Early years ops are not "lite" K-12

Nursery teams mark daily attendance, log pick-up persons, and send short notes home - often from phones between drop-off waves.

Consumer apps feel friendly but do not connect to the fee ledger or the primary school record waiting three years ahead.

Schoolyi starts with guardian-centric workflows while using the same student profile senior school will inherit.

Admissions for age-group intake

Forms capture birth date cutoffs, allergy flags, and authorized pickup lists - fields senior admissions rarely need.

Waitlists by age group fill fast in urban markets. Committee review and deposit tracking keep offers fair without spreadsheet chaos.

Sibling links at application time prep family accounts when older brothers and sisters already enroll.

Guardian communication parents expect

Short daily notes - lunch eaten, nap time, incident bumps - reach guardians on mobile without email overload.

Broadcast notices for closure days or costume days target nursery sections only.

Emergency contacts and pickup authorization update centrally when divorced parents change arrangements.

Term fees without enterprise complexity

Nursery fees often bill per term with optional extended hours or meal plans. Receipts must be simple PDFs parents forward to employers.

Sibling discounts link when multiple children enroll across nursery and primary on one campus.

Defaulter reminders before term start reduce awkward conversations at the gate.

Staff roles scoped to early years

Room leaders mark attendance; bursars see fees; directors see enrollment KPIs - without every aide accessing payroll.

Student-to-staff ratios for compliance reports pull from live roster and timetabled room assignments.

Growing into primary without migration

When nursery graduates move up, promotion keeps one student ID - no re-enrollment data entry.

Primary modules activate as the campus adds grades; families keep the same portal login.

Groups running standalone nurseries alongside K-12 campuses can still share guardian household links.