Can grandparents or a babysitter see my child's location?

Skie for Parents · Updated

Short answer

Not yet. Skie does not have a location-only guest role today. Both parents can have access to the parent dashboard, but there is no limited view for grandparents or other carers. The team is working on this, with no date to give.

Families often ask this when a grandparent does the school pick-up or a babysitter looks after a younger child. They want that person to see where the child is, and nothing else.

Skie does not offer that kind of guest access at the moment. Dashboard access is for parents, and two parents can each have their own login. Giving a grandparent your login would also give them the controls, which is rarely what you intend, so we do not suggest sharing a password.

There are practical ways to cover the need today. Share a location yourself by message when the child is with someone you trust. Use the Go to button to send directions to the person collecting them. Or put the carer's number as the SOS contact, so the child can reach them quickly.

If the carer needs to call the child, check that outgoing calls are allowed and that the number can be reached. Calls can be disabled or enabled as a switch, but contacts-only calling is not available yet.

When a limited sharing option is released, it will be described in this knowledge base. Until then, treat anything that promises it as unconfirmed.