Tapestry 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview
Pricing and Plans
Features
User Reviews

Overview

Tapestry

4.2

(18)

Pricing

Starting at £53.00 per year

About Tapestry

Tapestry is an education platform designed for childhood educators. It provides tools to help build strong relationships with families and reduce barriers to engagement. Tapestry allows educators to document each child's unique learning and development, and streamline their planning, monitoring, and reporting processes from Early Years to Key Stage 1 and 2 for both mainstream and special provision.

The platform's Nursery Management Software offers invoicing, occupancy planning, and attendance registers for children and staff. It also features specialized support for SEND through the Cherry Garden Framework. Tapestry engages children in their learning journey through features like Child Login, allowing them to upload their work and receive feedback.

Tapestry Screenshots

Tapestry Pricing and Plans

Starting price: £53.00 per year

Free Trial

Free Version

Annual Subscription

£53.00

per year

Plan includes:

Nursery Management System
Parent invoicing
Child enrollment
Occupancy planning
Space forecasting
In-app registers for children and staff
Observations
Parent observations
Memos
Activities

Popular features found in Student Engagement Platform
Communication Management
Community Management
Event Calendar
Interactive Learning
Mobile App
Orientation Workflow Management
Polls/Voting
More features of Tapestry
Alerts/Notifications
Assessment Management
Attendance Management
Chat/Messaging
Class Scheduling
Customizable Reports
K-12
Learning Management
Location Tracking
Monitoring
Performance Metrics
Progress Reports
Progress Tracking
Real-Time Notifications
Real-Time Updates
Reporting/Analytics
Student Group Management
Student Management
Student Portal

Tapestry User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.2

Ratings Breakdown

61%

22%

11%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.1

Value for money

4.1

Customer support

4.0

Functionality

4.1

Have you used Tapestry and would like to share your experience with others?

Vicky T.

Verified reviewer

Primary/ Secondary Education

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2019

Saves a lot of time

I have really enjoyed using it, I used to have blisters from printing cutting and gluing photos into learning journals so it has been really helpful for me. Parents also really like being able to find out what their children have been up to - especially when they come home saying they did nothing all day!!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

Easy to upload photos and add captions for assessment of a child as well as to share the moment with their family. It is user friendly, easy to set up, saves a lot of money in terms of not needing to print photos to stick into learning journals.

Cons:

It would be really helpful to have a couple of extra features: - we have three classes so when selecting a child for an observation I have 90 children to scroll through, some way of separating them by class to make it quicker to find them would be very helpful. For now the photos we upload have a different colour background depending on what class they are in which helps. -it would be great to be able to upload an observation for a group of children e.g. 6 who all did a number activity but for it to show up as a separate observation for each of them. Then I could go into some and add extra comments where necessary but would not have to repeat the process of adding the same title to each, same assessment to each and same initial activity description. I dont want them to all be in one group observation as different children may have said/done different things during the activity so I want it to be personal to them. -I think it would be great to have a version of the app for the children to use. they could then select their class and then find their own picture to select themselves. they could then take a photo of whatever they have done/made which they are proud of and then use the mic to record a little caption so they could say what they have done. As teachers/TA's we could then add on the assessment later. I think this would be great for Year R children and would love to use it with my class.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your review Vicky. We're all so pleased to hear you're getting on well with it, and especially that it's saved you from blisters! I thought you might like to know that we do actually have a way to set up groups (the 'Manage Groups' section of the control panel) and you can make a group observation and split it up so each child has their own version. If you email customer.service@eyfs.info we'll be very happy to explain how to do that and answer any other questions you have. Great idea about children being able to login too! Keep your eyes peeled for that being available in the future!

Replied March 2020

Liam W.

Verified reviewer

Child Day Care Services

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2024

Tapestry Software Review

Tapestry's product has always been reliable. We rarely if ever have technical issues with the software, unlike others that we have used. The software is of good quality and the Tapestry team are helpful and Professional.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Tapestry's Observation have supported us to record a child's learning and development in an electronic journal. Tapestry's Management system is growing and the development progress is great. Tapestry are great at communicating when our suggested updates are made.

Cons:

Nothing that we do not like about Tapestry, but feel that the software is still growing to meet all needs of childcare settings.

Reasons for switching to Tapestry

We used Tapestry alongside Parenta. Tapestry was used for observations and Parenta was used for nursery management. However have moved everything to Tapestry since September 2023.

Vendor Response

That is wonderful to hear that you have found Tapestry to be so reliable and that you've been able to move across to use our management system. Thank you for taking the time to write your review.

Replied December 2024

Verified

Reviewer

Online Media

51-200 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2025

Parent says MASSIVE NO!!!

0/10 Need to be replaced at the government/OFSTED level who know what a parent actually wants. What is your [sensitive content hidden] doing?

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Nothing, its from the 1970's Awful UX/UI/Password, and don't even get me started on the poor customer service!! ([sensitive content hidden], as it's called).

Cons:

Tech, sign in process, the APP!!!! Cr&&PPP!!!! Very likely no due dillegnce, no sprints, tech mapped, wireframe prcess with severe lack of technical focus group, market testing and REAL WORLD APPLICATION!!

louise B.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2024

Amazing customer service

I contacted Tapestry recently on behalf of a family, they went above and beyond for us and we cannot thank the team enough

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

They have gone above and beyond. They made our request easy to complete.

Cons:

None. We were extremely happy with the product and communication

Vendor Response

That is wonderful to hear. We're so glad you had such a positive experience with our support team! Thank you for taking the time to review Tapestry.

Replied December 2024

Sandra T.

Verified reviewer

Child Day Care Services

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2024

We loved Tapestry

Tapestry has been amazing for our Preschool and has been loved by staff (they call it a game changer) and very much appreciated by parents too.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Ease of use Ability to record holistic, developmentally appropriate observations The variety of developmental flags available including characteristics of effective learning Communication with parents

Cons:

Nothing negative comes to mind at the moment

Vendor Response

Thank you so much for taking the time to review Tapestry. We're so glad to hear that you find Tapestry helpful and that staff and parents enjoy using it!

Replied August 2024

Marie D.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2024

Concern, Concern

In terms of the product I cannot comment but the customer service is shocking. Considering on your website you seem you seem to have a considerable number of staff I am confused why your support is so bad.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

See below

Cons:

Customer service

Vendor Response

We do aim to provide the best possible customer service so we're sorry to hear you are dissatisfied. If you can drop us another email for the attention of Emily, our Product Support Manager, she can look into the matter for you.

Replied November 2024

Rosie E.

Verified reviewer

Primary/ Secondary Education

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2022

Software for early years

Generally for observations and tracking it’s very simple to use. The additional features would be better if accessible via the app and therefore we don’t use all of the available features as accessing the website can be a bit of a faff sometimes.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The app is really useful for creating observations and parents can also use the app to add simple obs from home too. Tracking the EYFS is simple by selecting which statement you want for your obs, tapestry then automatically creates a termly tracking for you.

Cons:

Not all the features are available on the app - including the care diary, which has to be accessed by staff and parents via the website. If staff have an account they cannot be listed as a parent as well which causes a problem if your child attends the setting and you need to notify them of an accident etc.

Vendor Response

Thank you very much for taking the time to review Tapestry. We're really pleased that you find the app helpful. We are currently working on adding the Care Diary feature to the app so we hope this will be available to you reasonably soon! I'm afraid it's not possible for a parent and staff member to be saved using the same email address. What most settings do is use separate email addresses for each account. I hope this helps!

Replied July 2022

Antonella F.

Verified reviewer

Dairy

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2022

Tapestry makes my educations life so easy!!!

Working in relationships with parents is so easy since tapestry!!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Tapestry is very easy to use, I find it great to communicate with my key parents. They get updated through observations and care diary. And I can also track my key children by going through the observations made by myself and colleagues

Cons:

I don’t think that there is something to improve. Me and my school are really happy and we use tapestry since ages.

Vendor Response

Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We are so glad to hear you find Tapestry easy to use and it helps you with parental communication.

Replied July 2022

Anilu V.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2022

Very useful tool for a Preschool!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is wonderful to share the day to day of each child at preschool. What they eat, accidents, toilet, nap, etc (including pictures and videos!). Definitely a great platform up to date and according to what the EYFS. It is great to be able to interact with parents and carers through "likes" on comments and observations.

Cons:

The mobile app does not have all the functions that the desktop would have. Downloading pictures take a long time as you need to click on one by one. When writing the meals that a group of children have had during the day, if you take too long before submitting the form (around 30 min) the webpage logs you out and you need to start from the very beginning.

Vendor Response

Thank you for taking the time to review Tapestry. We're really glad to hear you find it useful. We are currently working on adding more functionality (e.g. the Care Diary) to the app, so we hope you will find this helpful! Instead of downloading photos individually, you may find it easier to export children's journals and/or photos in bulk. You can find tutorials on how to do these things in this section of our tutorials page: https://eyfs.info/forums/topic/46927-full-contents-page/#end_of_year. How quickly the web page loads will depend on the speed of your internet connection so if you are finding this slow, I would recommend speaking to your internet provider. We hope this helps!

Replied July 2022

Verified

Reviewer

E-Learning

51-200 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2020

Great way to connect with your child

Staying connected with my son. Tracking his progress. Reinforcing what he does at nursery at home. Reading practitioner comments makes me feel good. I know the staff and other parents love it too and whenever I mention it to someone in a social setting they smile and say they use it too.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Super easy to use. Just downloaded the intuitive app, entered password details and I was able to stay connected to my son while he was at nursery. Watching videos, tracking his progress. Spoke to nursery staff and they love it too as it saves them time which they can focus on the children.

Cons:

Nothing comes to mind. I think the product fits a real need.

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