
TotsPal : Childcare Partner
Connecting Cargivers & Parents
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What's New in TotsPal
1.2.9
October 11, 2026
TotsPal 1.2.9 keeps you in the loop and works better on a weak connection. MESSAGES ● Messages opens on Marketplace, where new families and daycares reach you. Your Inbox is one tap away, and the app remembers the tab you last used. ● A badge on Messages and on the app icon shows how many conversations are unread, and new one-to-one messages now show as unread correctly. ● No pop-up for a conversation you’re already reading, and opening a conversation clears its notifications. ● If someone is waiting for your reply, TotsPal sends you a gentle reminder. ● A slow message shows “Sending…”, and one that can’t be sent says “Not sent. Tap to retry.” NOTIFICATIONS ● Daily reports, invoices, waitlist updates and pick-up authorizations now reach your phone, not just the bell. Sensitive notices show only “Open TotsPal to see the details.” on the lock screen. ● Tapping a notification opens the right screen. FOR PARENTS ● Mark a future day absent at any time, even when your child is at daycare today. ● The attendance card shows when a child is marked absent, with Mark Absent right next to Cancel. FOR DAYCARES ● Managers and admins can enroll children and manage the waitlist from My Employment. ● Child Search lists the newest families first and shows a family’s extra-support note. ● Spotlight shows families looking for care around their child’s start date, with more cards as you scroll. ● Notes you add to a waitlist request no longer appear on the family’s screen. ● Educators’ rosters show only their own rooms. WHEN THE CONNECTION IS WEAK ● A “You’re offline” banner appears at the top, and “All changes sent” once everything catches up. ● Drop-offs, pick-ups, absences, On The Way, clock-in, enrollments, invites, pick-up authorizations and invoices check the connection first. Offline, nothing is saved, the screen says so, and what you entered stays put. ● Tapping Save again after a weak connection never creates a duplicate. ● Daily reports save on your device and send when you’re back online. ● Signing out warns you if some changes haven’t been sent yet. FIXES AND POLISH ● Error messages are easier to read and are spoken by VoiceOver. ● On The Way no longer copies one child’s arrival time onto every child, and the daycare is told only once. ● Many smaller fixes. Questions or feedback? Reach us at support@totspal.com — we read everything.
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