Send a message to one family or broadcast to your whole center from the Messaging area.
Send a message or announcement
- Open Messaging and start a New Message (or a New Announcement to reach everyone).
- Choose recipients — All Families, a classroom, or specific children/guardians.
- Write your message and send. Families get it in their portal and by email.
Parents can just hit reply
When a parent replies to a message email, it comes straight back into the conversation in your Messaging inbox — they don't need to log in or find a link. A reply also re-surfaces an archived thread, so a parent's response never gets buried.
Tips
- Use Announcements for closures, reminders, and events — the things parents most want to know.
- Replies are tied to their conversation and to your center only; messages never cross between centers.
- For "what happened today," lean on daily activities and the daily summary email instead of messaging each family individually.