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SmartNursery
by SmartNursery
What SmartNursery is
SmartNursery is a web-based nursery management application for organising childcare operations. Child records can hold contacts, medical information, dietary requirements, and development milestones. Check-in and check-out provide real-time attendance monitoring, while staff rotas, qualification monitoring, and statutory ratio planning support staffing oversight. Monthly invoices are generated from booked sessions, funded hours, and additional charges. FEEE tracking covers funded entitlement hours, headcount submissions, and 15- and 30-hour funding claims. Family communication, billing and payments, and attendance are listed capabilities. Multi-site management adds centralised reporting and group oversight, with pricing available by enquiry. SmartNursery lists a 25-child capacity. The monthly plan is £375 a month, with a £75/month minimum and £3 per child/month above 25 children. The annual listing is £2.50 a year, described with an example of £750/year for up to 25 children. A free demo and customer-data trial are available.
Who it suits
SmartNursery suits nurseries needing child records, attendance, staffing ratios, invoicing, funding claims, and family communication in one web application. Multi-site operators can enquire about group pricing.
What it does well
- Real-time attendance monitoring
- Tracks funded 15- and 30-hour claims
- Creates invoices from sessions and charges
- Includes staff rota and ratio planning
- UK-based email and phone support
What to know first
- No free plan
- Listed capacity is 25 children
- Multi-site pricing requires an enquiry
- Data export window is typically 30 days after termination
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| SmartNursery | Monthly; pay monthly and cancel anytime with 30 days' notice. · £75/month minimum · £3 per child/month once over 25 children · multi-site pricing on request | £375 a month |
| SmartNursery annual | Pay annually and get 2 months free; example: £750/year for up to 25 children. · Annual plan · multi-site pricing on request | £2.50 a year |
As smartnursery.co.uk lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
SmartNursery covers daily nursery administration from records and attendance through staffing, billing, and funding. Check the child-capacity pricing, annual-plan terms, and multi-site quote before choosing it.
Facts from SmartNursery's own pages
- Attendance
- The system provides check-in/check-out and real-time attendance monitoring. · smartnursery.co.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Attendance and check-in
- Yes · smartnursery.co.uk, 22 Sept 2026
- Billing and payments
- Yes · smartnursery.co.uk, 22 Sept 2026
- Child capacity
- 25 · smartnursery.co.uk, 22 Sept 2026
- Child records
- Child records can include contacts, medical information, dietary requirements, and development milestones. · smartnursery.co.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Data retention
- After subscription termination, the maker typically allows 30 days to export nursery data before secure deletion, and backup copies may remain for up to 90 days. · smartnursery.co.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Family communication
- Yes · smartnursery.co.uk, 22 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · smartnursery.co.uk, 22 Sept 2026
- Funding
- FEEE tracking supports funded entitlement hours, headcount submissions, and 15- and 30-hour funding claims. · smartnursery.co.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Unit 1, Vision House, 119 Factory Road, Hinckley LE10 0AF, UK · smartnursery.co.uk, 19 Oct 2026
- Invoicing
- It generates monthly invoices from booked sessions, funded hours, and additional charges. · smartnursery.co.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Multi-site
- Multi-site management includes centralised reporting and group oversight, with pricing available by enquiry. · smartnursery.co.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy and compliance
- Trolltec Ltd says it is registered as a data controller with the ICO and complies with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. · smartnursery.co.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- SmartNursery is a nursery management application for managing nursery operations. · smartnursery.co.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Security and storage
- The maker states that data is stored in the UK and protected with encryption in transit and at rest, access controls, security assessments, and daily backups. · smartnursery.co.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Staff and ratios
- It supports staff rotas, qualification monitoring, and statutory ratio planning. · smartnursery.co.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- UK-based email and phone support is included for all customers. · smartnursery.co.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Trial
- The maker offers a free demo and says it can set up a trial using the customer's own data; it does not state the trial duration. · smartnursery.co.uk, 11 Oct 2026
Where SmartNursery stands on Freedom251
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