# Parent Portal

> Allows parents to have direct and secure access to their child's data.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.parenta.parentportal](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.parenta.parentportal)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.parenta.parentportal`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Parenta Group Ltd
- **Category:** PARENTING
- **Downloads:** 78,916
- **Rating:** 3.42 / 5 (120 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.748.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-03
- **First published:** 2017-01-18
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 30 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.parenta.parentportal)
- **Website:** [http://www.parenta.com](http://www.parenta.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.parenta.com/terms-and-conditions/](http://www.parenta.com/terms-and-conditions/)

## Description

Parent Portal is a secure Chrome extension designed to give parents and carers real-time insights into their child's nursery day. It provides access to key information such as daily activities, meals, toileting, sleeps, drop-offs, and pick-ups, ensuring parents can stay closely connected with their child's care.

Additionally, the extension features EYFS observations, records of accidents or incidents, and detailed financial information like invoices and payments. Parents can also update family information and contact the nursery directly through the portal. Access is secured via a unique nursery code from the childcare provider, ensuring privacy and data security.

## Rankings

- #246,549 — Overall
- #155 — Parenting (Free)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.parenta.parentportal.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.parenta.parentportal.permission.C2D_MESSAGE`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`

## Review summary

The Parent Portal app provides a useful platform for nursery updates and parent-nursery communication, with features like photo uploads and home observations. However, many users experience severe login problems, frequent crashes, and poor app stability especially after updates. The user interface is often described as clunky and unintuitive, lacking basic navigation and filtering functionalities. Photo handling is limited and inconvenient, which frustrates users. Overall, the app serves its basic purpose but has significant usability and reliability issues that need addressing.

### Pros

- Provides a central platform for nursery updates and communication.
- Includes features to upload and view photos and home observations.
- Regularly updated app showing some improvements over time.
- Allows viewing of child's activities and updates from nursery.
- Works similarly to the website, providing a familiar experience.

### Cons

- Frequent login issues including no password reset option and not remembering login details.
- App crashes, freezes, or fails to load after recent updates.
- User interface is clunky and not user-friendly (e.g., no back button, no refresh option, difficulty scrolling photos).
- Lack of features like filtering newsfeed, photo download, and live chat with carers.
- Inconsistent and unreliable photo handling (loads one by one, wrong orientation, no download option).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.parenta.parentportal)