---
title: "Post a photo to the daily feed"
description: "Share a moment from the day — a single child or the whole room — with photos and a caption."
type: guide
updated: 2026-09-15
canonical_url: https://help.nestlicare.com/teachers/activities/post-a-photo-to-the-feed
roles: ["teacher"]
platforms: [ios, android, web]
---
Photos are the easiest way to make parents feel present with their child during the day. Keep it to one or two a day per child — more is noise, less is a complaint waiting to happen.

## Post for one child

1. Open the NestliCare app on your staff account.
2. Tap **Dashboard** → **Photo** in the Quick Actions grid.
3. An action sheet slides up — pick **Take Photo** or **Choose from Library**.

<ScreenshotWithPointers
  src="/screenshots/teachers/activities/photo-action-menu.png"
  alt="Photo action sheet with Take Photo and Choose from Library options"
  pointers={[
    { x: 6, y: 34.6, caption: "Take Photo — opens the camera, saves directly to the post" },
    { x: 6, y: 39.1, caption: "Choose from Library — pick an existing shot from your phone" },
  ]}
/>

4. The **Log Activity** screen opens with "Photo" preselected and your image attached.

<ScreenshotWithPointers
  src="/screenshots/teachers/activities/post-photo.png"
  alt="The lower half of the Log Activity sheet with Photo selected: notes, the photos section, the Share with Parents toggle, and Save Activity"
  pointers={[
    { x: 1, y: 58.9, caption: "Photos — up to 5 per post. Tap Add for more. Uploads run in the background with a spinner" },
    { x: 1, y: 44.5, caption: "Notes — the caption for the photo ('Block tower time!'). Parents read this as much as they look. The activity type, room pills and child avatars sit above this, at the top of the sheet" },
    { x: 1, y: 78.7, caption: "Share with Parents — on by default" },
    { x: 1, y: 86.8, caption: "Save Activity posts it to the feed" },
  ]}
/>

5. Tap each child who's in the photo.
6. Add a caption in **Notes**.
7. Tap **Save Activity** or **Log for N Children**.

## Post for multiple children at once

The same screen handles multi-child — just tap each child's avatar on the **Children** grid. Use **Select All** if the whole room is in the photo.

Each tagged child gets the photo in their feed. Only parents of tagged children see the photo — parents of untagged children never see it, even if their child is visible in the background.

<Callout kind="warning" title="Don't untagged other kids' faces">
We can't tell the app "only show child X's face" — if another child is in the frame and not tagged, their parents still can't see the photo, but the *photo itself* still shows their child's face to the tagged child's parents. If a family has asked for no photos of their kid at all, don't include them in group shots.
</Callout>

## Good photo captions

- **Short**: 1-2 sentences, not an essay.
- **Specific**: "She mastered climbing the big slide today!" > "Good day at the park."
- **Warm**: use the child's name. Parents love seeing their kid's name in writing.

## Troubleshooting

**Upload stuck on "sending."** Usually a wifi glitch. The photo is saved locally and will retry for up to 24 hours. Force-retry by opening the post and tapping ⋯ → **Retry upload**.

**"This photo is too large."** 10 MB limit. Most phones shoot under that by default; if you're using pro camera apps set to RAW, switch to JPG.

**Wrong child tagged.** Open the post, tap ⋯ → **Edit tags**. Add/remove children. The feed updates for everyone affected.

**Photo looks rotated wrong.** iOS HEIC sometimes sends with wrong orientation. Edit the post, delete the photo, re-upload it — the app will re-orient on import.

**Parent says they didn't see the photo.** Check **Share with parents** on the entry. If it's on and they still don't see it, the family's push notifications might be off — not your problem, they can open the app directly.