What's New in Hatch Insights™

Drill Down for Support Needed Report

Admins can now click on a school or class name to see detailed skill information for children who need support. This helps admins provide targeted guidance to teachers.

Roster Sync Control for Autoroster Customers

Autoroster customers can now choose to pause their sync schedule after running the archive process. This prevents outdated data from re-syncing and ensures a smooth transition into the new school year.

More Visibility in the IgniteTable Skill Detail Report

• Teachers, admins, and family members can now see the rocket that children are building in IgniteTable, providing better context for their progress.

Other Improvements

• Clearer navigation for Curricular Experience recommendations: The “See ALL Curricular Experiences” button has been updated to “See Curricular Experience Recommendations” and now directs educators to a more relevant page for lesson planning.
• HatchSync®: Easier child matching in the Play Log: A new HatchSync "matched status" column has been added to the Play Log. This helps you quickly verify if a child is correctly linked to their Teaching Strategies GOLD® record.
• Saved filters on the View & Edit Educators page: Filters applied while editing educator details will now persist during your session, reducing the need to reapply them repeatedly.

 

Family Member Experience Enhancements

New: Practice Activity Recommendations

Families now receive personalized recommendations to support their child’s learning in Ignite by Hatch™ and IgniteTable by Hatch™.

• Ignite: Families will see suggested activities based on skills that their child has not yet demonstrated, helping focus on areas that need extra support.
• IgniteTable: Recommendations will align with games the child has played, reinforcing key skills.

These suggestions will appear on the family member dashboard when children are engaging with Hatch products to make it easier for families to engage in their child’s learning journey.

Spanish Translations Now Available

To better support Spanish-speaking families, we’ve expanded Spanish translations across key areas of Hatch Insights™.

Families can switch to Spanish by hovering over the user icon in the main navigation, then selecting Language Settings.

Other Improvements

New Family Connections Button on Curricular Experiences

• Curricular Experiences activities now include a button linking directly to the corresponding Family Connection, allowing educators to find activities to send home more quickly.

PDF Child Skill Detail Report

• The printed version of the Child Skill Detail Report now correctly displays all 12 skill levels instead of hiding some data.
• Saving as a PDF ensures that all progress details are included and is perfect for digital sharing.

Domain Progress Breakdown Report Update

• The overall skill level in the Domain Progress Breakdown Report now reflects only grade-appropriate subdomains, providing a more accurate skill-level representation.

Teacher Dashboard Update

• The "Support Needed" tile now features clearer, more actionable link text:
  "Help Build & Support Skills."

Quick Access to At-Home Activities

Educators can now easily find and access IgniteTable at-home activities directly from the main navigation menu in Insights. This update ensures that you can quickly share learning resources with families anytime.

New Notification for Email Delivery Issues

If your notification emails are ever disabled due to being marked as spam, Insights will now alert you with a message on the Notification Settings page. This helps you troubleshoot email issues faster and ensure that you’re receiving important updates.

IgniteTable Progress Monitoring Settings

Educators now have more control over IgniteTable’s progress monitoring to support different classroom needs. We've introduced new ways to disable progress tracking for children who don’t need video work samples or progress monitoring data.

New Domain Progress Breakdown Report

Our new Domain Progress Breakdown Report offers educators a clearer, more actionable view of child progress. This report breaks down progress by subdomain (Literacy, Math, and Language & Communication Development), helping you identify areas where children excel and where additional support may be needed.

Key Features:

• View data by grade level, class, or school.
• See progress by domain and skill level for each child.
• Customizable filters help narrow down the view to specific needs.
• Quick insights in a "highlights" section show key data, such as the skill level with the most children or the subdomain where children need the most support.

How to Access:
The report can be found in the navigation menu under Ignite Reports.

Other Updates

• Setup report photo links: We've streamlined the process of identifying which children have photos uploaded. Educators can now click a link to directly view the class, with photos automatically filtered for easier management.
• Add child form improvements: New pop-up messages guide teachers when a child already exists in another class or school, reducing confusion and helping prevent duplicate data.
• Unassigned class filter: Organization and school admins can now filter for unassigned children, making it easier to spot and assign children to classes.
• PDF download for playtime: We’ve added the ability to export detailed reports, such as child playtime reports, into PDF format, allowing you to download comprehensive reports for offline use.
• CSV roster data download: New features now allow you to see classes without assigned teachers directly in CSV downloads, simplifying roster management.
• Photo status for placeholder photos: The photo status filter helps admins quickly distinguish between children with actual photos and those with placeholder images.

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Improved Progress Reporting

• Carryover indicator: An asterisk now marks carried-over children on progress reports for clarity.
• Skill progress tile: Displays only current school year play data to avoid confusion.

Refined Roster and Family Member Management

• Auto-roster fixes: Prevents duplicate accounts for family members with multiple children by verifying email addresses.
• Roster CSV updates: Standardized headers across all roster-related downloads for consistency.

Personalized Learning Enhancements

• Child Skill Detail Report: Now correctly displays demonstrated and “up next” skills based on personalization updates.

UI and System Adjustments

• Kindergarten skill colors: Removed outdated light green skill-level blocks on subdomain pages.
• CSV imports: Clarified that zip codes are optional during school data imports.

Weekly Engagement Emails

To help educators and families stay connected with their children's progress, we've redesigned our engagement emails with actionable insights and clear data.

 

What’s New

• • Weekly emails feature research-backed content and data points.
  • There are tailored versions for teachers, school admins, organization admins, and family members.
  • Emails will only be sent to users who logged playtime during the week.
  • Launch day: Tuesdays.

IgniteTable Family Connections

Families can now better support learning at home with resources linked to the skills practiced on IgniteTable.

 

New Features

• • Activity links are organized in drop-downs on the Practice Together page.
  • Family dashboards now display IgniteTable skill icons and all relevant activities.

Enhanced Progress Tracking and Reporting

To provide a clearer picture of student growth and progress, we've updated how progress is calculated and reported:

• Quarterly summary reports: These are updated to align progress and growth values with student goals on a 10-point scale.
• Dashboard updates: Family member dashboards now feature a simplified tile summarizing student progress toward their goals.

Other Updates

We’ve addressed various technical issues to improve the user experience:

• Photo resizing: Uploaded child photos now meet system requirements with a thorough validation and resizing process.
• Improved sorting: Progress reports now group grade levels with the same starting points for easier comparisons.

Ignite Personalization and Grade Placement Updates

• Growth Report Enhancements: Updates to the Growth Report allow for more personalized tracking and insights into each child's progress, helping teachers better support skill development.

• Child Skill Detail Report Improvements: We've improved the Child Skill Detail subdomain pages to reflect updates in personalized learning and grade-based skill expectations.

Email Design Updates

• CSV Success & Failure Notifications: Emails related to CSV imports (success and failure) now have a new, improved design.

• Family Member Communication Improvements: Emails sent to family members, including carryover emails and photo-approved notifications, now feature updated designs that are clearer and easier to read.

• Engagement Emails
  We are updating our engagement emails to provide more relevant information and insights for you. As we make these updates, current engagement emails have been paused.

Other Updates

• We’ve updated a banner on the IGP Device Report to help Org Admins ensure all teachers are logged into the expected devices, helping to manage classroom technology.
• To make the HatchSync matching process faster and smoother, we’ve removed an extra step, reducing bugs and simplifying the flow.

Personalized Learning & Grade Placement

• Reports have been updated to show how Ignite personalizes learning for each child and their grade level placement.
  • Progress Reports at the child, class, and school levels now reflect personalized learning settings.
  • The Child Skill Detail Report provides clearer insights into each child’s learning journey.
  • Utilization Reports now better show average skill level progress.
  • Data exports for play logs and child progress have been improved for more clarity.
  • New indicators in reports highlight grade support, personalized goals, and progress milestones.

Entry Removal

• Since children no longer play entry activities, the entry options in navigation, settings, and play log filters have been removed.
  • If you need any entry data, you can request it, and we’ll send it to you in a CSV file.

Other Small Improvements

• HatchSync Enhancements: Support for new grade levels and updates to existing mappings have been added.
• Edit School on Child Profile: You can now easily edit a child's school from their profile with the new pencil icon.
• Welcome Email Updates: Our welcome emails now support dark mode, offering a seamless experience across devices.
• Family Member Login Confirmation Email: After a family member’s first login, they’ll receive instructions on downloading Ignite (if needed), making onboarding smoother.

Back to School Updates

• New Bulk Edit Feature: Easily update the school and class information for one or more children at the same time using the new bulk edit functionality. This will save you time and simplify your roster management.

• Setup Assistant Reset for Archived Organizations: The setup assistant popup and checklist will now automatically reset for archived organizations, providing step-by-step guidance to ensure everything is set up correctly.

• Login Reminder Emails: To help new users get started, automated reminder emails will be sent if they haven’t completed their first sign-in within 3, 8, or 15 days. This will help improve engagement and ensure a smooth onboarding process.

• Setup Reminder Emails: Automated reminders will now be sent to users who have incomplete tasks in the setup assistant, encouraging them to finish the setup process.

• Grade Automation: With Ignite’s new grade placement system, grades will now be automatically assigned based on birth date unless a grade is manually entered. Users can edit this grade in Insights, except when autoroster is applied.

New! HatchSync® for IgniteTable!

Discover the latest extension of HatchSync—now for IgniteTable! HatchSync is our partnership with Teaching Strategies GOLD®. Previously only available for Ignite, this enhancement saves teachers time by automatically sending documentation of children’s skill practice on IgniteTable directly to GOLD. Interested in this time-saving feature? You're invited to opt in—just reach out to get started.

When your organization administrator sets up the HatchSync connection, you will start to see documents and other reports being sent to GOLD on your Insights dashboard. Learn more: Now Offering HatchSync® for IgniteTable by Hatch™.

Other Changes:

• Setup Assistant enhancements: If you're an auto-roster user, a new Setup Assistant is now available, designed with you in mind. It walks you through the Hatch setup process with steps customized for your needs, ensuring a streamlined setup experience. If you have HatchSync, you'll find details on your status in the About You section at the top of your page.
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New Enhanced Onboarding!

Hatch has rolled out a new and improved onboarding experience focused on making your journey with Hatch's learning products more efficient and user-friendly. The goal is to make the onboarding process quicker and more intuitive, ensuring you can start using Hatch products for your children's learning and growth as soon as possible. Learn more: New Setup Assistant Rostering Checklist.

• Warm welcome: Upon first login, you'll encounter a welcome page in Insights, introducing you to the Hatch products available through your organization's licenses.
• Flexible onboarding options: If you are a new teacher or administrator with Hatch, you will still receive the existing onboarding experience. Now there will be an option to check out the new Setup Assistant if you want to try it!
• Easy navigation: You can access your Setup Assistant page at any time via the Resources tab in the main menu so that you can easily navigate to and from your setup tasks page.
• Role-specific setup checklists: Your new Setup Assistant page is customized to you and your role in your school or classroom (for example, teacher and administrator tasks are different).
• Setup progress reminder: A handy pop-up will appear on the bottom of your Insights pages, reminding you of the remaining tasks for completing the setup.

Other Changes:

• Teachers can now easily access the device report through the main menu navigation, ensuring a seamless and consistent experience within Insights.
• The Ignite School and Class Utilization Reports update every 12 hours, ensuring that they load quickly and efficiently.
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New Enhanced Onboarding!

Hatch has rolled out a new and improved onboarding experience focused on making your journey with Hatch's learning products more efficient and user-friendly. The goal is to make the onboarding process quicker and more intuitive, ensuring you can start using Hatch products for your children's learning and growth as soon as possible. Learn more: New Setup Assistant Rostering Checklist.

• Warm welcome: Upon first login, you'll encounter a welcome page in Insights, introducing you to the Hatch products available through your organization's licenses.
• Flexible onboarding options: If you are a new teacher or administrator with Hatch, you will still receive the existing onboarding experience. Now there will be an option to check out the new Setup Assistant if you want to try it!
• Easy navigation: You can access your Setup Assistant page at any time via the Resources tab in the main menu so that you can easily navigate to and from your setup tasks page.
• Role-specific setup checklists: Your new Setup Assistant page is customized to you and your role in your school or classroom (for example, teacher and administrator tasks are different).
• Setup progress reminder: A handy pop-up will appear on the bottom of your Insights pages, reminding you of the remaining tasks for completing the setup.

Other Changes:

• Teachers can now easily access the device report through the main menu navigation, ensuring a seamless and consistent experience within Insights.
• The Ignite School and Class Utilization Reports update every 12 hours, ensuring that they load quickly and efficiently.
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New Feature: Family Activities Visible to Educators!

• Family skill practice activities are now accessible to administrators and teachers! Explore and access at-home activities designed for family members through Insights. Conveniently print and share these activities as desired.

Other Exciting Changes:

• Teacher dashboards: We optimized the loading speed for teacher dashboards, ensuring faster and seamless access to data and tiles.
• School progress reports: We optimized the loading speed for administrators in large organizations, providing timely access to school progress reports.
• Ignite playtime reports: Playtime reports now default to the time period of "This Week," offering a more focused and actionable overview.
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New Export and Print Report Features!

• On the Ignite progress, playtime, and entry reports, you can now see new options for exporting and downloading data! For example, you can export data into a customized CSV file or save the entire progress report via PDF.

Other Exciting Changes:

• You now have the option to roster children with the grade “other,” as needed, using any of the rostering methods provided.

• Enjoy improved filter functionality on Ignite progress, playtime, and entry reports for better data comparison.

• You should experience faster load times as we continue to optimize Insights dashboards and reports.

New Progress Report Enhancements!

We're introducing a powerful new feature developed based on your valued feedback: the ability to export reports into spreadsheets. Now you can effortlessly export school, class, and child Ignite progress reports into convenient CSV spreadsheets, granting you the flexibility to use and analyze progress data however you need!

Other Exciting Changes:

Look out for a new badge on select Ignite Curricular Experiences that indicates alignment with our latest offering, Key Foundations by Hatch™. Dive into Key Foundations on our website to explore this innovative educational initiative further.

New Ignite Device Report Enhancements

Now administrators and educators can filter and sort the device report by class, making it easier to view data as needed. You can also export the device report to CSV, simplifying data analysis.

• Class sort and filter: Easily customize your view by filtering and sorting the device report by class.

• Download/export feature: Export the device report to CSV for data that suits your needs.

New Growth Report Export

You can now export the Ignite Growth Report to CSV, providing additional flexibility to use the data how you need to.

Other Exciting Changes:

• If you use IgniteTable, you’ll find a new tile on your dashboard with recommended curricular experiences related to the IgniteTable skills your children have practiced. Curricular experiences are a great way to support your children, offering offline activities to help them develop the skills they need for school and beyond.

• On a child’s profile page, educators can now navigate to that child’s detail report by clicking the link in the menu at the bottom left. This allows you to find more data easily for that child.

New! Educational Journey Enhancements

You can now choose the appropriate educational journey when you roster children, whether it be via Autoroster or Carryover!

New! Exciting Curricular Experiences

For IgniteTable educators, you will start to see Curricular Experiences based on your children’s play on IgniteTable so that you can support their learning!

Other Changes:

• You will now have a smoother experience, with optimized loading times and more targeted error messaging, whether you are importing your roster via CSV or exporting your playtime and progress data.

• You can now filter the play log by teacher. This means you can get the data you need, tailored just for you.

New! Enhancements to CSV Rostering for a Better Experience

Quick Child Import: Administrators and teachers can now use a speedy "quick import" option when rostering children. This means you can include only the required fields in your CSV file, making it super fast to add children and get them started playing Hatch™ products.

More Accepted Field Formats: We've expanded the range of accepted field formats for CSV rostering. This means you'll encounter fewer error messages and experience more successful imports. Check out our articles for more information about our accepted formats.

Other Changes:

• You’ll now see teacher filters on the "View all Children" and "View all Family Members" pages. You can filter children and family members based on their associated teacher, making it easier to manage your classroom.

• If you use Childplus, the import function no longer requires family member phone numbers, streamlining the process for administrators.

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Ignite progress reports are new and improved, showing skill levels across the top, displaying the progress by grade level, and clearly marking the new starting point for kindergarten children (Level 3)!

Other Changes

• On the playtime reports, see the full name of your school, class, or child without hovering over these items. The text continues onto the next line if the name is longer than the space provided.

For Autoroster (Clever/Classlink Only):

• Teachers can now log in to IgniteTable using Clever or Classlink single sign-on.
• Autoroster will now allow an unlimited number of family members to be associated with a child, per the Clever or ClassLink data communicated to Hatch™.

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Filter by teacher on the Ignite class and child playtime reports! Educators can use this filter to see playtime for specific teachers' classes or children and help support growth by ensuring that children play Ignite for at least 30 minutes per week.

Other Changes

• When viewing a kindergarten child's profile or child skill detail report, it will now indicate that they start at Level 3 as the most developmentally appropriate starting point for kindergarten!

• You can now filter by domain and by teacher on the class and child progress reports!

• There is now an updated resource menu! Under the Resources tab, you will now see more options to find support and learn more about Hatch.

For Autoroster (Clever/Classlink Only):

• Undefined or empty data fields will not interrupt your roster sync. The sync will skip this data and add all the correct data, then tell you which items we could not add on the Roster Sync Status page.
• Administrators visiting their Roster Sync Settings page can now choose to allow educators to edit or personalize their classroom names.