Ovivio is a nursery management platform for childminders, day nurseries, childcare institutions and nursery groups. It combines enrollment, attendance and check-in, lesson planning, family communication, billing, invoicing, funding, observations, staffing and occupancy tools. Its Parent App supports two-way messaging, daily diaries, newsletters, photos and parent updates on Android and iOS. Professional and Business plans add EYFS, CoEL, Montessori and SEND frameworks and an AI observation-writing assistant. Business also includes enquiries and registrations, in-app card, Apple Pay, Google Pay and direct-debit payments, Tax-Free Childcare integration and Funding Loop export. Sage, Xero and QuickBooks import and export are listed. Ovivio says it uses AWS, encrypts data in transit with 256-bit encryption and stores data in Europe. Essentials costs £89/month, Professional £149/month and Business £199/month, excluding VAT and billed monthly; an annual note starts at £79/mo.
Who it is for
Ovivio suits childcare businesses and teams, including childminders, nurseries, childcare institutions and nursery groups needing management, parent communication and payment tools.
What is good
- Covers enrollment, attendance, billing and lesson planning
- Parent App supports messaging, diaries, newsletters and photos
- Professional and Business include four educational frameworks
- Business adds in-app payments and Tax-Free Childcare
- Accounting imports and exports support Sage, Xero and QuickBooks
What to know first
- No free plan
- Monthly plans exclude VAT
- No public API
Verdict
Ovivio brings nursery administration, child development, parent communication and payments into one platform. Its plan structure reserves frameworks, AI assistance and payment integrations for higher tiers, with pricing shown for monthly plans.
Ovivio plans and pricing
All plansCompared on early childhood education software
- Free plan
- No
- Enrollment management
- Yes
- Family communication
- Yes
- Attendance and check-in
- Yes
- Billing and payments
- Yes
- Lesson planning
- Yes
- Mobile apps
- both
