Child diaries and care diaries on a tablet

Fast and easy record of your children’s day

Child Diaries & Newsfeed

Send photos, videos and messages in real-time to delight your parents. All available in the Parent App for your parents to enjoy whenever they wish to.

Easy to use
Easy to record meals, snacks, water, drinks, medication and sleep time activity so your parents can receive a daily notification they will love. We have also included a bulk add and edit function to make things a little easier for your early years practitioners.

Share activity logs with parents
Share daily activities and keep your parents updated with a diary of their child’s activity in nursery live in real-time.

Automatically record check in and out times
Drop-off and pick-up times are also recorded straight from your digital registers. Parents can see what meals and snacks have been eaten and at what time, so they can plan evening meals.

Share photos and videos with instant messaging
Keep your parents informed and connected with instant messaging and share photos and videos with ease.

Parents can download their children’s photo album

Photo Album

Everyone loves to see photos and videos of their children which also helps you to engage more with your parents and improve your parents in partnership which is a win-win for everyone.

Download Photos & Videos.
Allow your parents to download all those special moments into one photo album so they can keep those early years memories forever.

Photo & Video messaging
Share those magic moments with your parents and send multiple photos and videos so they are available on the Parent App to enjoy.

Easy to use
Easy for teachers to upload photos and videos and share these with your parents. Publish children’s stories in real time or schedule whenever the timing is right.

Stay connected

Engage and collaborate with your parents

Share magic moments with your parents every day with daily updates, photos and videos of children enjoying their early years.

Photo Album
Parents can download the photo album and keep those memories forever.

Daily updates
Keep parents updated with live or scheduled updates throughout the day.

Engage with Parents
Stay connected with your parents like never before with the parent app, news feed and daily diaries.

Screenshots of the Parent app provided by Nursery In a Box

Nursery Owners, Managers, Parents, Staff

What nursery & preschool leaders say about us…

Hayden McCann

Early Learners Nurseries

On average, the software saves me around £4,000 per month in secretarial and administrative costs across the sites – and that’s before I’ve accounted for the reduction in paper and ink cartridges.

Simon Capper

Manor Day Nurseries

We felt like we were just a small fish to the large corporate firm we were with, so we started to look around for an alternative and came upon Nursery in a Box. Our initial conversations with founders Dave and Milesh made us feel confident in moving to their system and we’ve not looked back.

Jackie Davis

Busy Little Bees

Across three settings, we probably had a monthly ink and paper bill of around £150 to £200 per site. With Nursery in a Box, that cost was gone overnight as everything is contained within the new software.

Elaine Burnett

Little Learners

I got in contact and spoke with the founder Dave Elebert, and after the initial conversation plus a trial I decided it was the way to go. We’ve not looked back. Nursery in a Box is user friendly, makes sense and most importantly I can speak to the team there.

Rob Kilby

Tynemouth Nursery Group

Nursery in a Box ticks all the boxes for us. Everyone in the team uses it in some way and the parents do too. If I was to put a figure on it – I would say it saves us the equivalent of 2 or 3 admin salaries across the group. It lets our staff get on with what they love – caring for the children. Nursery in a Box most definitely pays for itself.

Elaine Wright

Tynemouth Nursery at Billy Mill

Great company always happy to help with any question and always updating the program to make it better, our parents love the online diary’s and pictures we send daily.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I log a photo or video on child diaries?

Yes, as simple as 3 clicks.

Select a child
Upload a photo
Add a comment

And you’re done.

Can our staff use the software on our tablets?

Yes, the software can be used on tablets, mobiles and desktops.

Can parents use mobile phones or tablets to access the Nursery In a Box Parent app?

Yes, the Parent App is mobile responsive to work on any device. Most of your parents will log in to the parent app from their mobile phones so we have a hand parent app usage report so you always see how has logged in.

Do we have an online diary?

Yes, you have an online diary that automates birthdays, show rounds, and registrations and allows you to add your events to the diary.

What do our parents see on the Nursery In a Box Parent app?

Parents can view their invoices, account history, HMRC eligibility codes, childcare registration details, and the ability to notify them of changes to their accounts or any questions they may have. They have a newsfeed, daily activity diary, photo album and much more. Click here to see the parent app guide.