Nursery software built by people who've run nurseries.
“Nursery in a Box is our admin.”
Hundreds of nursery owners run their nurseries this way.
From single independent settings to growing nursery groups, right across the UK.
The people behind Nursery in a Box have owned and run nursery groups of their own.
For more than a decade, we owned and operated nursery groups across the UK and the Middle East. We dealt with the same pressures nursery teams face every day: staffing, occupancy, inspections, compliance, parent communication and endless paperwork.
That’s why Nursery in a Box wasn’t created by investors, venture capital or a large software conglomerate. It was built by nursery owners who wanted a better way to run their own nurseries.
Today, more than 500 nurseries across the UK rely on Nursery in a Box. We’ve grown — but we’ve kept the same principles: listen to customers, build genuine relationships and solve real nursery problems.
“We didn’t set out to build a software company. We set out to solve problems we were facing in our own nurseries.”
Funding, parent updates, invoicing, compliance, staffing and reporting — the work that once needed a back office now runs quietly in the background. Your team spends the day with the children.
Funded, stretched and ad-hoc hours calculated straight from your registers.
Moments, meals and messages shared in seconds, all logged in one place.
Invoices go out on time and reconcile themselves, with cashflow always in view.
Every record organised and a click away the moment you need it.
Live staffing and room ratios across the nursery, the moment anything changes.
Occupancy, funding and revenue across every site — without building a single report.
“One of the best childcare investments we’ve ever made.”
Across all 25 of our nurseries, we run things one consistent way and can see exactly what’s happening in every setting — and whenever we need help, real people who understand nurseries are there.
Nursery in a Box has supported The Early Years Group since before their first nursery opened in 2017. Today they operate six nurseries, employ around 90 staff and support more than 600 families.
“We run all six nurseries from one place — the same way we ran the first.”
The same six connected areas that let Hannah & Gemma run six nurseries without a back office. Click through the real product, screen by screen.
Every room shows its required ratio, who's in, and who's qualified — updated as staff clock in and children arrive. The moment a room is about to drop below ratio, you know, with time to move someone.
Funded hours, stretched offers and top-ups are calculated from your registers — so invoices are right the first time and you claim every hour you're entitled to.
Staff share moments, meals, naps and nappies in a tap. Parents get a calm, private feed — and every message is logged, so nothing lives in a personal phone.
Safeguarding logs, staff records, training, DBS dates and policies live in one place with a full audit trail. When an inspector asks, the evidence is a click away — not a frantic afternoon digging through folders.
See occupancy, funding, ratios and revenue across every site in one view. Spot a site slipping before it shows up in the numbers — and walk into board meetings ready.
Tap children in and out from any device. Attendance, absences and funded hours update automatically — no paper sheet to type up at the end of the day.
Everything the inspector asked for was already there.
We’ve handed our admin to Nursery in a Box and got our afternoons back with the children.
Moving across was the easiest thing we did all year.
You don't need to start again. We move your records, parent information, invoices, funding data and operational history for you — so your nursery keeps running as normal.
A dedicated UK-based specialist — a real person — manages the entire move for you, so your nursery can keep operating as normal.
Most nurseries are fully up and running within a few weeks — with no downtime, and nothing re-keyed by hand.
He hasn’t just sold us software — he’s helped us build a business.
Every nursery is different. For nearly a decade, Dave has helped nursery operators simplify their administration, improve visibility across their settings and grow. Book a conversation, ask your questions, and decide in your own time whether the same approach could work for your nursery.
