About this app

SmarterPlay is a fantastic new app providing families in Kent (England) with exclusive free access to a range of opportunities and facilities to support them in the demanding and fun role of parenting their young children.

With up-to-date information from a range of locations and in-app tools, SmarterPlay offers families, ideas and information to enhance young children’s learning and experiences - literally at their fingertips!

Features of the SmarterPlay app include:

• Regular weekly pop-ups (Push Notifications), related to age of child, on fun ideas and activities to promote early learning related to the EYFS Development Matters statements

• Information and links to useful websites covering:

Special Moments – the importance of bonding and attachment
With baby
Movers and Shakers – the importance of physical activities
Again, Again & Again – recognising and understanding schemas
Relating to Others – the importance of forming relationships – social and emotional development
Tips for Talking – supporting and encouraging children’s ability to talk
Exciting Explorations – the wonders of playing with every day and non-expensive items
Rest, Routines and Relaxation – the importance of ensuring adequate rest and regular routines

• Making Memories – capture and annotate special moments, significant learning shared with families. Families could be encouraged to share these with you and add to their children’s Learning Journeys. A useful tool to support meaningful and individual planning.

• Family Friendly Places (geo-located) to visit including:

Country Parks
Children’s Centres
Zoos
Farms
Toilets
Nappy changing facilities
Pre-schools/nurseries
Parking facilities
Libraries

• Choosing Quality Childcare? Guidance and helpful hints on what to consider when selecting childcare

• Information on local early years providers and schools including link to Ofsted website for latest Ofsted inspection reports

• Free Childcare – access to information on funding and relevant forms

• Quiz - an interactive quiz for families highlighting the importance of supporting children’s development, well being and safety in a fun and inspiring way

New features

- updated user interface
- ability to add more children
- better menus and filtering

App Permissions

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to read the sync settings.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to read from external storage.