FOR CHILDMINDERS

Your register, care log, learning journals and invoices — for £19.99 a month.

For childminders and their assistants. Sign children in on your phone, note the day’s meals, sleeps and nappies, share learning moments with families, and send invoices they pay by Direct Debit — up to 20 children on roll, with Just ask included.

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Up to 20 children Just ask: 100 questions a month A parent app families use every day
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THE DAY

The register, the care log and your numbers — on your phone.

Everything you record through the day, in one place, and shared with each family as it happens.

The register
Sign children in and out with the time and who collected them. Families see it in their app.
The day’s care log
Meals, sleeps, nappies and notes for each child, in a few taps — the family’s diary for the day.
Your numbers
Today’s numbers counts the children in your care at the same time, by their booked times, against your registration — and your own children count too.
Your household
The adults who live in your home with their DBS (PVG, AccessNI) dates — warned 60 days before one is due.
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LEARNING, MONEY AND PAPERWORK

Learning journals, funded hours and invoices that get paid.

The parts of childminding that used to fill your evenings.

Learning journals
Observations with photos against your curriculum, shared with families, and a journal for each child.
Funded hours
Each child’s funded hours taken off their bill, so families pay only for the rest.
Invoices and Direct Debit
Invoices built from the sessions each child booked, sent to families and collected by Direct Debit through GoCardless or paid by card. Families press Explain on any bill to see how it was worked out: the sessions, funded hours and anything taken off.
Documents to sign
Registration forms, contracts and consents filled in and signed by families online.
Messages
Message one family or all of them from the app; they reply in theirs.
Just ask
“Am I over my numbers on Thursday?” or “who hasn’t had an observation this month?” — answered from your own records. 100 questions a month included.
FAQ

What childminders ask.

What does it cost?
£19.99 a month for up to 20 children on roll — children who have left don’t count. Start with a 14-day free trial, no card needed. If you haven’t chosen the plan by then, you move to the free plan — nothing is deleted — until you do. Card and Direct Debit fees are the payment providers’ own, paid to them.
Is Just ask included?
Yes — 100 questions a month about your setting, in plain English, answered from your own records. If you need more, packs are there when you want them.
What if I have more than 20 children?
Contact us at hello@parentlinkeducation.co.uk and we’ll sort a plan.
Can my assistant use it?
Yes. Up to 5 assistants each have their own sign-in, as well as yours, and see the register and the day’s care log for the children in your care.
Do I have to use every part of it?
No. A childminder starts without Recruitment, the Staff rota and Staff sign-in — if you have assistants, tick them when you sign up, or later. Any other part you don’t use, such as the waiting list or policies, you switch off in Settings → Features and words: it goes for you and your families alike, and nothing is deleted.
Can I move from paper or another system?
Yes — import your children and families from a spreadsheet (CSV), or type them in. We’ll help with the first import for free: email hello@parentlinkeducation.co.uk.

£19.99 a month. Up to 20 children.

Sign up takes two minutes. Start with 5 sample children of mixed ages to try it, or add your own and invite your families.

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