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Funding, invoicing & payments

Manage funding.
Send clear invoices.
Stay on top of payments.

Track funded hours, bring fees and extras onto clear family invoices, and see what has been paid, what is still due and what needs attention.

From place to payment

Booked place
Funded
Private
Record
Bookings, sessions and funded hours are captured.
Invoice
£239.00
Invoice
Fees, funding and extras come together clearly.
£239
Get paid
Invoices reach families by email and through the Parent App.
Account status
Paid
Due
Overdue
See what’s due
Paid, due and overdue amounts remain visible.
Plan ahead
A clearer financial picture for the nursery.
Invoicing

“Can a parent see exactly what they owe, without emailing to ask?”

Clear invoices. Fewer questions.

Review every invoice as a draft before it’s sent, so families see a bill that’s already been checked.

Fees, funded hours, meals, discounts and extra sessions come from the bookings and sessions already recorded, then the whole run goes to bill payers by email and through the Parent App.

Review drafts before sending
Funding, extras and discounts clearly itemised
Send invoices by email and through the Parent App
Example Nursery
Example account
Example invoice
Example period
Example account · Example roomBill payer: Example family
DescriptionAmount
Nursery fees, 5 sessions£410.00
Funded hours (15h)−£225.00
Meals£28.00
Extra session£41.00
Sibling discount−£15.00
Amount due£239.00
Example run reviewed & readySend all invoices
Powered by Nursery in a Box
Parent App
Invoice ready
£239.00
Pay nowView invoice

Sent by email and to the Parent App

Funding

“Have this term’s funded hours been allocated correctly?”

Know where every funded hour goes

Entitlement, allocation and any remaining hours sit on one record, tracked by age, week, term or year.

Apply funding to one child or a whole room in bulk, and the same figures flow straight onto the family invoice.

Example term
Funded entitlement
15h
per week
Allocated
12h
per week
Remaining to allocate
3h
per week
Funding code Confirmed
Application method Bulk
Invoice display Itemised
Funded hours shown clearly on the family invoice
Payments & revenue

“What’s still owed, and who needs chasing?”

Get paid. Miss nothing.

Parents can pay through the Parent App, while Auto Pay and reconciliation help keep payment records up to date.

01Extras, meals and ad hoc sessions are captured before invoicing.
02Funding still to allocate is visible before the invoice is built.
03Overdue accounts are easy to spot, with Auto Pay and reconciliation keeping records current.
Expected income
£18,940
Still to collect
£2,735
Extra sessionExample account · Example room£41.00Ready to invoice
Account overdueExample account · 34 days£410.00Follow up
Forecasting & accounting

“Can your accountant get clean figures without another spreadsheet?”

Plan ahead. Keep the figures clean.

Use booking data to forecast ahead and understand the nursery’s future financial position.

The same connected figures can then support month-end work, accountant access and clean exports.

Five-year forecasts from booking data
Clean CSV exports
Accountant access, nominal codes and journal entries
5-year forecastProjected income
Yr 1
Yr 2
Yr 3
Yr 4
Yr 5
Yr 1Yr 2Yr 3Yr 4Yr 5
Illustrative forecast from booking data
Accountant handoffSame figures, shared
Accountant login
Separate access for month-end tasks
Invite
Export CSV
Clean data for Sage, QuickBooks & Xero
Export
Nominal codes & journal entries
Full visibility, built in
View

Optional managed service

Want the payment matching handled for you?

NurseryPay is a separate managed service that matches incoming payments to family accounts and keeps paid, outstanding and needs-attention statuses visible.

Explore NurseryPay →
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See your nursery’s finances more clearly

Book a demo and see how funding, invoicing, payments and forecasting work together in Nursery in a Box.