Diaries, invoices and inspection records, done before the last pickup.
The childminder app for England, Scotland and Wales. Fill in the diary with one hand, invoice funded hours and keep your records ready for inspection, all from your phone.
- 7 days free, then from £11.58 a month
- Made for England, Scotland and Wales
- iPhone, Android or a computer
- Recognised by HMRC for Making Tax Digital
The jobs that eat your evenings, done in the day
Everything a childminder needs in one app. Tap one to see how it works.
Daily diary
Meals, naps and nappies in one tap. Parents see it straight away.
Invoices and funding
Funded hours worked out for you, and every line explained.
Observations
Snap a photo, tag the learning, and the journey builds itself.
Inspection records
Registers, accidents, medicines and policies, ready to show.
Parent app
Parents read the diary, sign forms and message you.
Expenses and tax
Photograph receipts and see your tax as the year goes.
Fill in the diary with a baby on your hip
Each entry is one tap: arrival, lunch, nap, nappy. Publish when you're ready and parents see their child's day on their phone.
See the daily diary
Invoices that show their working
KinderStart reads the hours from your diary and bookings, takes off the funded hours and explains every line, so you and the parent can see why it costs what it does.
See invoicing and tax
Parents see their child's day as it happens
When you publish, parents get the diary on their phone: what their child ate, how long they slept, and any photos. They can reply, sign forms and pay you from the same app.
See what parents get
Money at a glanceKnow who's paid without opening a spreadsheet
See what is owed, what came in and what your tax looks like so far. Remind everyone who owes you with one tap.
See finances
What childminders tell us
In their own words, from messages and reviews they've sent us.
"Other well-known apps felt overcomplicated and cluttered. KinderStart is a game-changer—it's clearly built with childminders in mind. I wouldn't go back to anything else."
"I can do things with just one hand and quickly! It's simple but has everything I need to be paperless. My time with the children isn't taken up, but nor is my time after work!"
"Everything is on my phone rather than having to get out my paperwork at the end of the day. You've got everything from attendance to tax and earnings. Absolutely love it!"
"The fact that you can do everything within one app was a massive selling point for me. The cost is minimal in comparison to other apps and it does exactly what I need!"
Simple, Transparent Pricing
Free while you get registered. When you take children, Solo is £14.49 a month after a 7-day free trial; cancel in the app before day 7 and you pay nothing.
Starter
Free while you get registered
- Step-by-step registration roadmap
- Basic Document Templates
- Home Safety Checklist
Solo
Billed monthly
7 days free first, then your plan price • Cancel anytime
- Everything in Starter
- Unlimited Children
- Daily Diaries
- 10GB Photo & Document Storage
- Forms for Ofsted, CIW & the Care Inspectorate
- Invoicing & Expenses
- Making Tax Digital Integration
Team
Billed monthly
7 days free first, then your plan price • Cancel anytime
- Everything in Solo
- Unlimited assistants & co-childminders
- Up to 4 staff clocked in at once
- Staff clock-in & timesheets
- 50GB Photo & Document Storage
- 3× the KinderAssist AI allowance
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Where your records live
Children's records are sensitive, so here is exactly how we handle them.
Stored in the UK
Your data is held on Amazon Web Services in London, not overseas.
Encrypted
Encrypted while it travels to and from your phone, and while it is stored.
ICO registered
Registered with the Information Commissioner's Office, reference ZC105416.
Kept as long as the law asks
Accident and medication records are kept until the child turns 21 years and 3 months, as insurers and regulators require.
Who builds KinderStart
I'm Dan. I write the code behind KinderStart, and when you email support, I'm the one who replies.
Most of the app started as a message from a childminder: a form that didn't match what inspectors ask for, an invoice that got funded hours wrong, a diary screen that needed two hands. Those get fixed first, and every change goes in the changelog so you can see what's moved.
Free guides for childminders
Ofsted & Care Inspectorate Registration in 2026: The Complete Roadmap
Registration Accelerator Hub: Launch Your Business
Mock Inspection Simulator: Practice with AI
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Curriculum for Wales & CIW Childminder App
Browse All 50+ Guides & TemplatesFrequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about starting with KinderStart.
Try it on tonight's paperwork
Seven days free. Add your children, send one invoice and fill in one diary, then decide.
Cancel in the app before day 7 and you pay nothing.