Glossary
Plain meanings of the words used in KAL Hub and this help.
Updated
This page explains the words you meet in KAL Hub. Look for the word in the left column.
Every option
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Admin | The editing console. Only head office sees it. |
| Archived | A policy that is kept but no longer shown to readers. Also a Xap status for a family no longer enrolled. |
| Ask KAL | A question box that answers from your centre's published policies and links the policies it used. |
| Audit | The tab that shows who has read which policy. |
| Category | The group a policy sits in, for example Health, Hygiene and Safety. |
| Centre | A KAL early learning centre, for example Demo Park Early Learning. |
| Centre PIN | The four digits a parent uses on the centre sign-in tablet. It also signs a parent in to the Hub. |
| Checklist | The staff understanding checklist at the end of some policies, for staff to sign on paper. |
| Code | The six digit number emailed to you to sign in. |
| Docs | The tab with documents linked from policies. Staff only. |
| Draft | A policy that has been written but is not yet shown to readers. |
| Educator | A staff member at a centre who signs in with an emailed code, or through the Portal with a PIN when that is switched on. |
| Family copy | The printed version of a policy for families. |
| Full copy | The whole policy printed for staff. |
| Guide | A special policy that explains how to read a policy. It is not listed with the policies. |
| Head office | The KAL team who edit the policies. They have the Admin button. |
| Hub | KAL Hub, this website. |
| My Questions | Your own list of questions you asked Ask KAL. |
| Policy statement | The main section of a policy that says what KAL does. |
| Portal | The KAL Portal, KAL's staff system. Staff sign in to the Hub with their Portal login. |
| Published | A policy that readers can see. |
| Quick Guide | A short summary at the top of many policies. |
| Revision history | The list of changes made to a policy over time. |
| Scope | Which centres a policy is for: all centres, or only some. |
| Staff copy | The short printed version of a policy for staff. It holds the Quick Guide, the policy statement, the checklist and a signature panel. |
| Staff-only | A policy that parents cannot see, such as Human Resources policies. |
| Version | The label on a policy, such as V2026.1. |
| Working copy | An edited version of a published policy that head office has not published yet. Families do not see it. |
| Xap | The enrolment system KAL uses. The Hub checks parents against it. |
Questions
Where do I find what a button does?
Search this help, or open the topic for the page you are on with the ? button.
Why do some words look different here from the screen?
The screen words are in bold in this help. Match them exactly.
If something goes wrong
- If a word on your screen is not here, tell your centre.