A simple, no-tech-experience-needed walkthrough for parents, foster families, and guardians — no Canva account, no app, no login required. Everything you need to track your little one's health from day one.
Everything you need to get started tracking your child's health from newborn through age 5.
The WellCharted Newborn to Age 5 Health Tracker is a single file that opens in any web browser on any device. No Canva account needed. No app to download. No login ever required.
After purchasing from Gumroad you received a download link. Click it and save the file to your device. Check your Downloads folder. The file will end in .html
Double-click the file and it opens automatically in your web browser — Chrome, Safari, Edge, or Firefox all work perfectly. You will see the WellCharted tracker load with the navy blue header at the top.
On your phone tap the Share icon then select "Add to Home Screen." The tracker will appear like an app icon — one tap opens it instantly before every appointment.
Look for the child's name field near the top of the tracker and enter your child's full name. This will appear on printed pages so providers can identify the record immediately.
Once you see the navy header with the tab names across the top — your tracker is open and ready. Start with the Well Visits tab to log your child's first appointment.
Click any tab at the top to go to that section. Here is what each tab is for and when to use it.
Don't try to fill everything in at once. Start with Vaccines, Allergies, and Medications — these three are the most critical for any provider visit and take only a few minutes to complete.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends these routine well-child visits during the first 5 years. Use your tracker to log each one as it happens.
This schedule is for general reference only based on CDC and AAP guidelines. Your child's provider may adjust the schedule based on your child's individual health needs. Always follow your pediatrician's guidance.
The vaccine tab is one of the most important sections in this tracker — especially for foster families, adopted children, or anyone managing incomplete records. Here is how to use it.
As soon as your child receives a vaccine click + Add Vaccine and enter the vaccine name, date, dose number, and the facility where it was given.
If your child already has a paper vaccine card — sit down and transfer all the past vaccines into the tracker. This creates a digital backup that you can print or share at any time.
The tracker includes the CDC childhood immunization schedule built in. Use it to check which vaccines are coming up at your child's next visit so you can ask the provider in advance.
Go to the Vaccines tab → click 🖨 Print / Save PDF. This prints a clean vaccine history you can bring to a new school, daycare, or new provider who needs records.
This tracker was designed with your unique situation in mind. Managing incomplete records, multiple placements, and new providers is challenging — this tool helps you build a complete picture one piece at a time.
Many foster and adoptive families receive children with little to no health history. That's okay. Start logging from today and build forward. Here's what to do:
Contact the placing agency, previous foster family, or birth parent's known providers and request all available medical records. Even partial records help fill in the vaccine and health history tabs.
Request a comprehensive well-child exam as soon as possible after placement. Bring the tracker — even if it's mostly empty — and ask the provider to help document what they find.
In any tab that has a notes field — use it. Document where information came from, what's uncertain, and any observations you've made since placement. This context is invaluable for future providers.
The tracker's print feature means you can produce a clean, organized health summary for court hearings, agency reviews, or reunification planning. Print the Well Visits, Vaccines, and Medications tabs together as a complete health portfolio.
Every tab is print-ready. Print before appointments, for school records, daycare enrollment, or to share with specialists.
Click the tab name at the top — Well Visits, Vaccines, Medications, etc. Make sure you can see the information on screen.
Click the 🖨 Print / Save PDF button in the top right — or press Ctrl+P (Windows) or Cmd+P (Mac). Only the tab you are currently viewing will print.
Choose Destination: Save as PDF in the print window to save a digital copy. Perfect for emailing to a new school, specialist, or agency without printing on paper.
Print this page and keep it handy as a reminder of the most important steps.
This tracker was built to make sure you walk into every pediatric appointment organized, confident, and ready to ask the right questions — because your child's health story matters.
Empowering Health Together
Created by Tammy Jolly, FNP-C · Family Nurse Practitioner — Certified