Parent Guide
Welcome to Minispace. This guide shows you how to follow your child's day, talk with the daycare and manage your information.
Some French labels in the English interface
Parts of the Children screen are not translated yet and stay in French even when the app is set to English: the Calendrier (Calendar) and Profil (Profile) tabs, Sélection multiple (multi-select), and the field names inside a day's journal. This guide names them as you will actually see them.
Create your account
You receive an invitation by email from your daycare.
- Click the link in the invitation
- Give your First name and Last name
- Choose a password (8 characters minimum) and confirm it
- Accept the consents
- Create the account, then sign in
The two consents
| Consent | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy | ⭐ Required | You accept the policy protecting your child's information, in line with Law 25. Without it the account cannot be created. |
| Photos | ✓ Optional | You allow the daycare to take and share photos of your child. Changeable at any time under Privacy & data. |
Link not working?
Invitations expire. Ask the daycare to send you a new one.
Sign in
- Go to your daycare's address:
https://your-daycare.minispace.app - Enter your email and password
- Enter the 6-digit code received by email
The code is not asked for every time
After the first verification, this device is remembered for 90 days.
Not receiving the code?
Check your spam folder and mark the message as legitimate — otherwise the next ones will land there too.
Forgot your password
Use Forgot password? on the sign-in page, then follow the link received by email (valid for 1 hour). If nothing arrives, the daycare can reset your password for you.
Install the app on your phone
Minispace installs like an app, without going through a store. It is faster, and it is what allows you to receive notifications.
- Open the Chrome menu (the three dots ⋮ at the top right)
- Tap "Install app" (or "Add to Home screen")
- Tap the Share button at the bottom of Safari
- Tap "Add to Home Screen"
- Tap Add to confirm
An install prompt also appears when you sign in. On iPhone, installing must be done from Safari.
Your menu
Children · Messages · Photos & videos · Documents · My profile · Privacy & data.
Children
This is the richest page. Pick your child at the top (or on the left on a computer) if you have several, then switch between two tabs: Calendrier (Calendar) and Profil (Profile).
The Calendrier tab
The month runs Monday to Friday. Each day may carry:
- the attendance icon
- 📋 when a daily journal has been filled in
- a purple dot for a theme, an orange dot for an outing
Click a day to open its panel, which has three sections.
Attendance
Confirm Present or Absent to let the daycare know.
Today and future days only
Past days cannot be changed. To correct attendance that has already passed, write to the daycare.
To report several days at once — a vacation, for instance — use Sélection multiple, click the days, then apply the status.
Daily Journal
What your child experienced that day:
| Field (as shown) | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Humeur | Mood — how they felt |
| Appétit | Appetite — how much they ate |
| Sommeil | Sleep — how long they slept, in minutes |
| Santé | Health — any health observation |
| Message | The educator's personal note |
| Observations | What stood out that day |
Only the fields the educator filled in are shown.
The journal also arrives by email
Every weekday, an email sums up your child's day. You can also read it here at any time — including during the day, while the educator is still filling it in.
Activities
Themes (📚) are there for information. Outings (🚌) require registration:
- Register my child to reserve a spot
- Registered — Tap to unregister to cancel
- Full when all spots are taken
Registration is only possible for upcoming outings.
The Profil tab
- Health record and important info — you can fill this in yourself: Allergies, Dietary restrictions, Medical conditions and medications, and Emergency contacts and authorized persons (name, relationship, phone, with the Emergency contact and Authorized to pick up the child checkboxes).
- Birth date — the only other field you can change. For the name or the group, go through the daycare.
- Photo — you can change your child's photo (JPEG, PNG, WebP or HEIC, 5 MB maximum).
Tip
Keep the health record up to date: it is what educators consult, and children with an allergy are flagged with a badge in their list.
Messages
Three kinds of threads:
| Thread | What you can do there |
|---|---|
| All parents | Read only — the daycare's announcements to all families |
| Groups | Write to the educators of your child's group |
| Conversations | The thread with the daycare, one per child |
The conversation is shared between both parents
A child's thread is common to both of their parents: you see the other parent's messages, and a message read by one shows as read for the other. That is intended — the daycare talks to the family, not to one person.
Messages arrive instantly, and you can see when someone is typing.
Photos & videos
The photos shared by the daycare where your child appears, or that concern their group or the whole daycare.
Filter by Day / Week / Month, by group or by child. Click a photo to open it full screen — swipe or use the arrow keys — and Download to keep it.
Note
You only see the media that concerns you. If you are looking for a photo someone told you about, it may not have been tagged: ask the daycare.
Documents
The forms, menus, policies and newsletters shared with you. Each document shows its category and opens or downloads in one click.
My profile
- Change password and Update email address — both sign you out, so sign back in afterwards
- Notifications:
- Push notifications — alerts on your phone (messages, photos, journals)
- Email notifications — the same, by email
- Offer to enable notifications — shows the prompt again if you dismissed it
- My children — the list of your children
Note
Security emails — verification code, password reset, invitations — always reach you, whatever these settings say.
Privacy & data
This page lets you exercise your rights under Law 25.
My consents
- Privacy policy — the state of your acceptance, with the date and version
- Photo authorization — a switch you can change at any time. Turning it off withdraws the daycare's permission to take and share photos of your child.
Save preferences to confirm.
Export your child's data
Export data downloads a file containing their profile, journals, photo information and your consents. One file per child.
Request account deletion
Request deletion sends a request to your daycare's administration.
Warning
This does not delete your account immediately. It forwards your request, which the daycare will handle. For any other request about your information, contact them directly.
Need help?
- A question about your child, their group or your account: your daycare is best placed — they manage the accounts
- A technical problem: see Troubleshooting