Appsessment
Early Learning Documentation
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Beautiful, modern childcare documentation and parent communication — thoughtfully designed for everyday educator workflows.
Built for everyday childcare documentation
Appsessment is a modern childcare documentation and parent communication app designed to support early childhood educators through busy childcare days.
Whether you’re capturing daily moments, creating learning documentation, or sharing updates with families, Appsessment helps keep everything clear, organised, and easy to manage.
Designed for real educator workflows
Appsessment is built with educators in mind — so documentation feels supportive, not overwhelming.
• Capture photos and observations on the go
• Create daily updates, learning stories, and reflections
• Keep documentation organised and easy to find
• Use the app seamlessly across phones, tablets, and computers
The app fits naturally into your day, wherever learning happens.
Beautiful learning documentation
Create meaningful documentation using flexible templates or your own custom formats.
• Daily updates and learning stories
• Observations and reflections
• Parent input and feedback
• Documentation linked to approved learning frameworks such as EYLF and NQS
Everything is designed to feel lighter, faster, and more intuitive.
Clear, trusted parent communication
Keep families informed and connected with secure, easy-to-understand communication.
• Photo updates and daily reports
• Private messaging between educators and parents
• Parent input forms and reminders
• News, notices, and important updates
Parents only see information related to their child, helping build trust and transparency.
Organised and scalable for any service
Appsessment supports services of all sizes — from small family day care services to larger, multi-service organisations.
• Child, parent, and educator profiles
• Clear roles and permissions
• Room and attendance tracking
• Powerful filtering and sorting
As your service grows, Appsessment grows with you.
Reports, exports, and records
• Generate reports to review documentation and learning progress
• Export documentation to clean, professional PDF files
• Keep records organised and accessible
Privacy and security you can trust
Your data remains private and secure.
• Educators and parents only access what they are permitted to view
• Information is securely stored
• Appsessment does not claim ownership of your content
Getting started
You’ll need an Appsessment account and an active subscription to use this app.
Learn more at www.appsessment.com
more This update focuses on improving reliability and overall usability.
• Clearer error messages and improved upload feedback
• Better handling of connection issues with retry options
• Improved photo upload reliability
• Enhanced visibility and audience hints for documentation
• Fixed an issue where the title field could behave unexpectedly when editing documentation
• Smoother notifications, messages, and navigation
• General interface and performance improvements
We’re continuing to refine Appsessment to make everyday workflows simpler and more reliable.
5.4.2 5 days ago
What’s New in Version 5.4.1
This update brings new features and improvements to enhance your everyday workflow.
New Features
• Access Info Packs including Parent Posters, Welcome Guides, and Educator resources
• Pinned documentation now appears at the top of child profiles
• Improved publishing flow with warnings when no linked profiles are selected
Enhancements
• Improved editing experience across touch devices
• Better handling of templates and field ordering
• More accurate timestamps in care logs
• Cleaner parent profile display
• Improved form signing experience and validation
• Fix to registration captcha issue
We’re continually refining Appsessment to make documentation faster, clearer, and more efficient for educators and services.
5.4.1 18 Mar
What’s New in Version 5.4.0
This update brings new features and improvements to enhance your everyday workflow.
New Features
• Access Info Packs including Parent Posters, Welcome Guides, and Educator resources
• Pinned documentation now appears at the top of child profiles
• Improved publishing flow with warnings when no linked profiles are selected
Enhancements
• Improved editing experience across touch devices
• Better handling of templates and field ordering
• More accurate timestamps in care logs
• Cleaner parent profile display
• Improved form signing experience and validation
We’re continually refining Appsessment to make documentation faster, clearer, and more efficient for educators and services.
5.4.0 17 Mar
This update includes improvements to documentation viewing, notifications and photo handling.
• Parents can now see comments and likes directly on documentation pages
• Tapping comment notifications now opens the documentation and comments automatically
• Fixed zoom and scrolling behaviour in the photo viewer
• Added Educators, Parents and Rooms filters when linking documentation
• Improved file download handling on mobile devices
• Documentation engagement totals now align correctly across sidebar and timeline
We continue refining the Version 5 experience based on educator and parent feedback.
5.3.3 6 Mar
This update includes improvements to documentation viewing, notifications and photo handling.
• Parents can now see comments and likes directly on documentation pages
• Tapping comment notifications now opens the documentation and comments automatically
• Fixed zoom and scrolling behaviour in the photo viewer
• Added Educators, Parents and Rooms filters when linking documentation
• Improved file download handling on mobile devices
• Documentation engagement totals now align correctly across sidebar and timeline
We continue refining the Version 5 experience based on educator and parent feedback.
5.3.2 5 Mar
This update focuses on improving photo handling and refining the mobile experience.
What’s new:
• Native photo sharing now available
• Photos now save directly to your device gallery
• Improved download and share options
• Added “Continue in Full Editor” from Quick Post for advanced documentation
• Enabled autocorrect and spellcheck across documentation, care logs, messages, comments and templates
• Fixed reply text not visible when keyboard is open
• Resolved layout shifts when keyboard appears in forms and messages
• Improved framework selector layout on smaller screens
• Fixed checkbox and dropdown display issues on some devices
• Fixed issue where conversations were not deleted correctly
• Various small-screen and iPad layout improvements and performance refinements
We’re continuing to refine Version 5 based on your feedback. Thank you for helping us improve Appsessment.
5.3.1 27 Feb
• Duplicate Documentation is back – now available from the Documentation List page, Documentation Details page, and Home Timeline for faster re-posting and editing
• Added Quick Filters in Documentation List to easily view Unpublished (Draft) documentation
• Fixed camera crash issue on selected Android devices
• Minor bug fixes and UI refinements for a smoother experience
5.2.0 23 Feb
A fresh new Appsessment is here.
This release introduces a completely refreshed experience designed to make everyday childcare documentation and communication feel calmer, easier, and more intuitive.
What’s new:
• A beautifully redesigned interface with a modern look and feel
• A more mobile-friendly experience across phones and tablets
• A redesigned documentation experience that feels lighter and easier to manage
• Improved organisation, filtering, and navigation
• Smoother photo, file, and PDF handling
• Many refinements and polish across the entire app
Every part of the app has been revisited and refined with real educator workflows in mind.
5.1.1 20 Feb
A fresh new Appsessment is here.
This release introduces a completely refreshed experience designed to make everyday childcare documentation and communication feel calmer, easier, and more intuitive.
What’s new:
• A beautifully redesigned interface with a modern look and feel
• A more mobile-friendly experience across phones and tablets
• A redesigned documentation experience that feels lighter and easier to manage
• Improved organisation, filtering, and navigation
• Smoother photo, file, and PDF handling
• Many refinements and polish across the entire app
Every part of the app has been revisited and refined with real educator workflows in mind.
5.0.0 18 Feb
Fix to Photo uploads in iPhones and iPads.
3.9.7 31/01/2024
Updates to Photo uploads, bug fixes and removed the Video upload feature.
3.9.6 20/01/2024
The EYLF and MTOP Learning Outcomes have now been updated to Version 2.0. The changes include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives throughout both frameworks, introducing new principles, clarifying meanings and more. EYLF Version 2.0 and MTOP Version 2.0 have now been updated in Appsessment to reflect these new changes.
3.9.0 02/03/2023
Appsessment 3.8.0 - Attach Photos, Add People, Delete Own Comments And More In Private Messages:
We have now updated our Private Messages with a variety of features that will enable Educators to have more control when using the Private message feature.
In Private Messages you can now:
- Attach photos in private message replies
- Attach photos when creating a new conversation
- Able to edit conversation heading
- Delete users in existing conversation
- Add new people to existing chat messages
- Able to see the paragraph spacing in messages typed
- Able to delete own comment
Private Messaging enables Educators and Parents to contact each other, without others connected to your Centre App knowing or reading what has been sent. This helps to communicate confidential messages that Educators and Parents may want to share with each other privately such as issues or concerns they may have on what's happening at the centre or with someone else at the centre.
3.8.0 29/01/2022
3.7 - Pin Documentation Feature Now Available In Appsessment!
We are excited to release one of our most asked about requests. Educators are now able to Pin documentation in your Home page timeline. This means that when a document is pinned, it stays at the top of the Home page even while your timeline is being continually updated. This enables you to manage and access documentation you need quickly. We hope you enjoy this new feature.
3.7.0 05/09/2021
Digital Signatures For Documentation Now Available In Appsessment - Now you can use Appsessment's new feature of digital signatures by simply signing on the signature pad using your finger or stylus pen on your touch screens.
3.6.0 11/12/2020
Appsessment 3.5 update includes a lot of features in Templates, Documentation, Private Messages, Mobile App and Bug fixes.
1. Separate 'Educator Forms' and 'Educator Reminders' Documentation Types.
2. Star Images for Banner Photos.
3. Link Unpublished Documentation.
4. Show Documentation Links to Parents as well.
5. Hide some Templates from Home Page Posting.
6. Allow Users to Mute Notifications in Private Messages.
7. Export Templates to Other Apps in your Account.
8. Order Documentation from Oldest to Newest.
9. Documentation List Page Redesigned.
10. Custom Role to Disable Receiving Messages or Reply To Messages.
Apart from the above features included in this version, a lot of fixes and minor features have also been included. Some of them are the new filters in the Private Messages Compose page, Parent selections in Parent Forms and Parent Reminders now allows you to select parents based on days and attendance, easy unsubscribe links in email notifications, select all form fields option in documentation reports, fixes for some devices in our mobile app and much more.
3.5.0 13/06/2020
Auto Save Feature is now available in Appsessment. This automatically saves changes you have made when completing documentation to prevent losing your data when you forget to save it, accidentally click the back button, loss of internet connectivity or if your computer freezes or crashes. The Autosave function will help you in recovering the lost data when posting from your Home page or the Documentation Form page. This will be a very helpful feature for all educators, especially when you are juggling between documenting and managing children.
3.4.1 24/02/2020
Auto Save Feature is now available in Appsessment. This automatically saves changes you have made when completing documentation to prevent losing your data when you forget to save it, accidentally click the back button, loss of internet connectivity or if your computer freezes or crashes. The Autosave function will help you in recovering the lost data when posting from your Home page or the Documentation Form page. This will be a very helpful feature for all educators, especially when you are juggling between documenting and managing children.
3.4.0 20/02/2020
Developmental Milestones added to Framework: Milestones from Birth to 5 Years covering developmental areas such as Physical, Social, Emotional, Cognitive and Language, that are categorised in the following age ranges - Birth to 4 months, 4 to 8 months, 8 to 12 months, 1 to 2 years, 2 to 3 years and 3 to 5 years, are now available in Appsessment.
3.3.0 05/02/2020
Child Developmental Theorists added to Framework to use in Documentation
3.2.0 23/01/2020
Version 3 update with improved design, layout and mobile app
3.1.0 06/12/2019
Maintenance Update for Version 3:
- Lightning Fast loading of Photos and Videos
- Highly optimised for really fast loading of Appsessment App
- Brought back Rotate Image button in Documentation Form
- Increased Max Image Upload Limit in Mobile App from 20 to 30
- Fixed selection of App in Timeline Post when user have many apps in their account
- Fixed upload issue for images more than 1mb
- Other minor layout fixes
3.0.5 22/11/2019
Appsessment Version 3 Features:
- Completely redesigned Layout and improved UI
- Frontend Timeline and Backend Admin Panel Merged into 1 Portal
- Create a Post Feature in Home Page
- Educators can complete Templates directly from Home Page
- Educators can create Daily Widget entries directly from Home Page
- Parents can submit updates too
- Parents can choose pre-designed Parent Input Form Templates and submit updates themselves
- Parents can edit their updates after submission
- Reordering Uploaded Photos
- New Mobile App design with improved UI
- Many optimised features for Mobile Apps
- Tutorials for Parents to help them get started
- Export to PDF from Documentation Previews
- Easy Pinch to Zoom on all uploaded photos
- Updated Info Packs
- Video and Image Gallery Updated and Optimised
- Autoload contents when scrolling Children, Parents, Educators, Documentation, Widgets, Dashboard, Invoices etc
- Tons of bug fixed, security changes, and heaps of improvements for both educators and parents.
Apart from this, almost every part of Appsessment has been updated including the Tutorials, Info Packs, fixes to Widgets, Private Messages, Parent Input Forms, Photo Uploads issues, Push Notifications, Photo and Video galleries, Media downloads, Documentation, Parents, Children and Educators listing pages and heaps more.
3.0.2 16/11/2019
Appsessment Version 3 Features:
- Completely redesigned Layout and improved UI
- Frontend Timeline and Backend Admin Panel Merged into 1 Portal
- Create a Post Feature in Home Page
- Educators can complete Templates directly from Home Page
- Educators can create Daily Widget entries directly from Home Page
- Parents can submit updates too
- Parents can choose pre-designed Parent Input Form Templates and submit updates themselves
- Parents can edit their updates after submission
- Reordering Uploaded Photos
- New Mobile App design with improved UI
- Many optimised features for Mobile Apps
- Tutorials for Parents to help them get started
- Export to PDF from Documentation Previews
- Easy Pinch to Zoom on all uploaded photos
- Updated Info Packs
- Video and Image Gallery Updated and Optimised
- Autoload contents when scrolling Children, Parents, Educators, Documentation, Widgets, Dashboard, Invoices etc
- Tons of bug fixed, security changes, and heaps of improvements for both educators and parents.
Apart from this, almost every part of Appsessment has been updated including the Tutorials, Info Packs, fixes to Widgets, Private Messages, Parent Input Forms, Photo Uploads issues in Android and iOS, Push Notifications in Android, Photo and Video galleries, Media downloads, Documentation, Parents, Children and Educators listing pages and heaps more.
3.0.0 15/11/2019
New Features:
1. Edit Documentation Label
2. 4 New Parent Input Forms
3. Send Educator Updates and Educator Forms
4. Private Messages Improvements
2.10.1 03/07/2019
This update focuses on improving reliability and overall usability.
• Clearer error messages and improved upload feedback
• Better handling of connection issues with retry options
• Improved photo upload reliability
• Enhanced visibility and audience hints for documentation
• Fixed an issue where the title field could behave unexpectedly when editing documentation
• Smoother notifications, messages, and navigation
• General interface and performance improvements
We’re continuing to refine Appsessment to make everyday workflows simpler and more reliable.
more Version 5.4.2 5 days ago
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