What is Mosaic education?

Mosaic Educator is an innovative platform focusing on early childhood care and education, with an emphasis on providing detailed, real-time updates to parents about their children’s daily activities and learning progress.

The educator tool functions as an e-storybook for each child, pre-loaded with attendance records, personal care updates, and sleep checks. This personalised e-storybook showcases a child’s development through learning stories, incorporating videos, pictures, learning goals, and positive learning dispositions.

Parents receive all these updates and communications instantly through the Mosaic Family App, ensuring they stay informed about their child’s developmental milestones in real time.

A platform where teachers can update parents about their child’s daily activities

Feedback thus far has been excellent and the client base is happy. They’ve exceeded all expectations as the end product is professional & attractive. They have excellent project management, as they have a communicative, efficient, and effective team.

Avril McMonagle

Avril McMonagle

Lead Consultant, Meantóir

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The brain behind Mosaic

Avril McMonagle is the brains behind Mosaic Educator. The idea for Mosaic emerged from Avril’s deep involvement and dedication to enhancing early childhood education. Being at the forefront of pioneering initiatives aimed at improving the sector locally, regionally, and nationally, she identified the need for a tool that would revolutionise the way educators record and communicate children’s daily activities to their parents.

Avril’s three-year tenure as the nominee of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs on the Council of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment further solidified her commitment to shaping and improving early childhood education.

She has also actively contributed to shaping early childhood policy development and has been significantly involved in advocating for improvements in early education policy and practice through her media engagement.

The brain behind Mosaic

Challenges that led to Mosaic’s development

  • Childcare providers were burdened by time-consuming paper-based recording systems, straining resources.
  • Parents wanted a source of communication and real-time updates about their young children while away.
  • External Compliance Organizations demanded inclusive, individualized, and parent-accessible recording systems to meet quality standards.
challenges and development

Mosaic’s journey with us

UI/UX Design for educator & family app

We designed streamlined user experiences for both the Mosaic Educator and Mosaic Family Apps. For educators, we focused on creating an interface that simplified recording a child’s progress, updating care logs and communicating with parents, making it intuitive and efficient. Meanwhile, for families, the emphasis was on presenting information in an easily accessible, understandable and engaging format.

UI/UX Design

Development of Native iOS and Android Apps

Following the design phase, we dedicated ourselves to building separate, fully functional native applications for both iOS and Android platforms. The Mosaic Educator App was meticulously crafted to fulfil educators’ needs, facilitating efficient recording and compilation of children’s activities. Simultaneously, the Mosaic Family App was developed to deliver real-time updates and insights to parents about their child’s daily progress.

Development

Interlinking apps for seamless communication

Moreover, we ensured a seamless connection between the Educator and Family Apps. This connectivity allowed for instant and secure transmission of recorded data and updates from educators to parents, enhancing communication and keeping families closely informed about their child’s development.

Interlinking apps

Quality assurance phase

Before launch, our rigorous quality assurance phase verified the reliability, security, and ease of use of both apps. Through extensive testing, we assured educators and families of a dependable platform that catered to their unique needs while enabling effortless communication and information sharing in a secure environment.

Quality assurance phase

Features that make the platform unique

Child progress monitoring

Child progress monitoring

Recording a child’s progress, documenting daily activities and care logs. View and access recorded progress updates, providing parents with insights into their child’s routine and developmental milestones

Pre-populated

Pre-populated early education templates

Templates tailored for various aspects of a child’s learning journey including Assessment, Transition, Picture Stories, Video Stories, Update Reports, Daily Care Logs, and Group Learning Stories

collaboration

Tools for effective collaboration

Messaging and events platforms facilitate seamless communication among managers, educators, and parents. This feature ensures efficient coordination and information sharing among all involved parties.

partnership

Effective partnership with parents

A communication system dedicated to sharing info and updates. It also includes notifications about forthcoming events or urgent notices, fostering partnerships between educators and parents.

Downloadable documents

Downloadable documents

Provision of essential documents such as policies, procedures, data protection guidelines, parental consent forms, and quality educator tools.All resources are readily available for access and download.

photo gallery

Child photo gallery

A secure, private location to store and share children’s images and videos. This feature prioritises safety while allowing parents and educators to celebrate and document a child’s journey visually.

Mosaic storybook: Capturing a child’s Journey

The heart of the Mosaic platform lies within the Storybook feature, presenting a captivating narrative of a child’s daily achievements, interests, and milestones through a visually engaging storyboard format.

My profile section

This section offers a personalised view of the child’s experiences, preferences, and key details. It includes a slider of photos, family details, child’s friends, likes, dislikes, favourite activities, strengths, areas needing assistance, and learning progress.

Learning story

This segment highlights the child’s engagement in learning activities beyond the standard curriculum. It presents pictures of the child involved in educational activities, providing relevant details that showcase the child’s additional learning endeavours.

Picture story

A compilation of images capturing various moments in the child’s daily routine. Each picture comes with specific details indicating when and where it was taken, allowing parents to follow the child’s activities and experiences throughout the day.

Voice story

This section captures sound-related activities, such as when the child is engaged in reading or storytelling. It presents an auditory experience, allowing parents to connect with the child’s interactions involving sound.

Snapshot review

An overview of the child’s progress in key areas such as wellbeing, identity and belonging, communication, exploration and thinking, individual goals, and targets. It includes details about the educator responsible for the child’s development.

Here’s a glimpse into platform’s achievements!

  • Awarded as a leading startup at the Ireland Rising Business Star Awards, acknowledging innovation and impact.
  • Provided support and guidance to over 1500 parents, facilitating effective learning journeys for their children.
  • Trusted by over 85 schools within a mere 5 months, showcasing rapid acceptance and adoption within the educational landscape.
  • Assisted over 5000 children in mastering new skills and knowledge effectively, fostering skill-based learning experiences.

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