Nursery in a Box

Simplify nursery time and attendance

Track and manage nursery staff time and attendance with digital registers, and handle absences, sickness, lateness, maternity, and holidays quickly for easy approval. Reduce payroll admin and simplify the process to focus on managing your team. Record hours worked accurately to ensure everyone gets paid correctly.

Automate pay changes with custom settings and notifications to keep your team informed of updates. Approved time sheets integrate seamlessly into your payroll export for accurate and easy processing, ensuring timely and precise payments.

See all of the features on our pricing page that our Nursery Management System has to offer or book a demo to learn more.

Time sheets made simple

Essentials for a safer, connected team

Absence Tracking

Easy to track absences across the year with a Bradford Factor score to keep on top of staff absences.

Holiday Approvals

Requests & approvals makes holiday management effortless with real-time tracking for your entire team.

Absence tracking management system

All your HR insights and staff information in one place.

HR Insights

Powerful insights into your HR side of the business. Easily see what’s happening, compare sites by type or location, and access real-time management information.

Shift Planner

Your shift planner makes it simple to manage efficient staffing levels and record any surplus staff you may have and plan room movements with ease.

Staff Rotas

Plan your staff weekly rotas with ease to keep you in ratio and record any last minute changes to make staff rota planning easier.

HR Dashboard by Nursery in a Box
Staff shifts on the staff app by Nursery in a Box

What our Clients Say About Nursery in a Box

Nursery in a Box makes running your nursery easier. From day-to-day admin to smooth parent communication, our software helps nurseries and preschools save time, stay organised, and focus on what really matters.

“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.”

Hayden McCann
Hayden McCann

Early Learners Nurseries

“We absolutely love using Nursery in a Box. It has everything that we need, we keep finding new things that we can do with it, and love having everything in one place. The feedback from the parents is super positive and they love the daily communication. I am amazed at the support.”

Nesha
Nesha

My Little Explorers

“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.”

Simon Capper
Simon Capper

Manor Day Nurseries

“We would be absolutely lost without it. We use it every day without fail and personally I believe it is the way forward for most nurseries.”

Shelby
Shelby

Parkhead Cottage Nursery

“We love using the system, there is three of us that use it day in and day out. It is amazing having everything in one place and being able to completely move away from paper. The support team are brilliant, when we raise a ticket, the response is so fast and the constant communication with the team is great. You can tell a lot of time and energy”

Sam
Sam

Rydal Day Nursery

“We absolutely love it; our lives have been made 10X easier with Nursery in a Box. When we raise a support ticket, the team get back to us so quick, the longest we have ever waited is about 20 minutes. The system and team are brilliant, and we would be lost without it.”

Faye
Faye

The Old School Nursery

100k

Happy Users

20Y

Years Experience

98%

User Satisfaction

Why choose Nursery in a Box?

Having owned our own nurseries and faced the same challenges you do, we created Nursery in a Box to make things easier for you.

All-in-One Management System

Take the stress out of admin with everything in one place. From invoices and funding to registers, HR, and accounts - our easy-to-use system keeps it all organised and running smoothly.

Substantial Cost & Time Savings

Say goodbye to piles of paperwork! By going digital, you can cut admin costs by up to £4,000 a month across multiple sites and reduce printing costs by as much as 80%. More time and money saved means more focus where it really matters.

Enhanced Parent Communication

Keep parents in the loop with ease. Share daily diaries, instant messages, photos, and learning journeys, building stronger relationships and keeping families connected every step of the way.