v1.18.2
31 October 2026
Speak Your Observations
Say an observation and the app writes it up for the children you named, ready for you to check.
What's New in KinderStart
Stay up to date with the latest features, compliance updates, and improvements to the KinderStart childminder platform.
v1.18.2
30 October 2026
Invoices That Add Up, Funded Hours by the Day and a Calmer App
A week of fixes: invoices price the right contract and credits, funded hours follow each day's real hours, and the app stops warning about your connection when nothing's wrong.
v1.18.2
24 October 2026
Please Sign These, Absences That Span Days and Stronger Signatures
Parents get a "please sign these" list, Mark Absent takes an end date, and a week of invoice, signature and sign-in fixes.
v1.18.2
22 October 2026
Voice Diary, Receipt Scanning and PDFs That Open in the App
Talk through your day and the app drafts each child's diary, photograph a receipt to log the expense, and open contracts, invoices and policies without leaving the app.
v1.17.0
17 October 2026
The Learning Tree, Welsh Pathway Statements and Key Persons
Fill in each child's Learning Tree by tapping its leaves, tag observations with the Welsh Developmental Pathways statements, and choose each child's key person.
v1.17.0
9 October 2026
Solo and Team Plans, Your KinderStart Page, Quiet Hours and Referrals
Choose a Solo or Team plan (Founders keep their price), get your own page on kinderstart.co.uk, set your own quiet hours, earn free months by referring a childminder, and a round of invoice, consent and risk assessment fixes.
v1.16.0
7 October 2026
Healthcare Plans for Several Conditions, Read Receipts and Outstanding Items
Give each condition its own section in a healthcare plan, see which parents have read what you send, chase everything waiting on parents from one screen, and log quick actions separately for each child.
v1.16.0
3 October 2026
Morning Updates, Medicine Consents and an Activity Library
Parents can send a morning update and give medicine consent from their app, you can save activities you run again and again, and you can log fridge and reheating temperatures.
v1.16.0
2 October 2026
Funded Weeks per Term, Offer Back Dates and Reopening Questionnaires
See how many funded weeks each term has, choose the date when you offer back banked hours, and reopen a questionnaire you closed.
v1.16.0
29 September 2026
Consents Overview, Child Risk Assessments and Parental Responsibility
See every child's consents in one grid, write a risk assessment for an individual child, and record parental responsibility separately for each child.
v1.16.0
28 September 2026
Invoice, Funding and Policy Fixes
A round of fixes from your support requests: invoices, funded hours, policy signing, reports and the sign-in list.
v1.16.0
24 September 2026
Individual Healthcare Plans, Bookings Overview, and Automated Invoicing
Create and mutually sign Individual Healthcare Plans with parents, view and amend extra bookings in one place, and choose when monthly invoice drafts are generated. We have also refined daily diary notes, medication logs, and funded hours calculations.
v1.15.0
18 September 2026
Half Terms, Scottish Term Dates and Snack Fixes
Half terms from your calendar now count on invoices and funding, Scottish autumn terms can start in August, and a few fixes from your feedback.
v1.15.0
17 September 2026
Desserts, Invoice Day, Private Log Files and Fixes
Log the dessert with lunch and tea, choose the day your draft invoices are created, keep several files on one Private Log record, and a round of fixes from your feedback.
v1.15.0
7 September 2026
Menu Planner, Allergen Safety and Shopping Lists
Plan the week's meals and snacks in one place, with allergen and choking-hazard guidance, a nutrition scorecard for inspections, and a shopping list that adds up your quantities.
v1.14.4
3 September 2026
Your Own Children on the Register, Next Steps and Feedback Fixes
Your own children can now be checked in for ratios without a contract, observation next steps are gathered in one tab, and a batch of fixes from your feedback.
v1.14.1
2 September 2026
Sign-Out Reminders, Booking Previews and CPD Reflections
A next-day nudge for missed sign-outs, a preview of contracted hours before you book a future session, and space to record what you took from your training.
v1.14.0
28 August 2026
Scottish Curriculum Tagging, Parent Visibility and Inspection Prep
GIRFEC and Curriculum for Excellence tagging for Scottish settings, parents can now see Personal Plans and your qualifications, and a question bank to prepare for inspection.
v1.13.18
21 August 2026
Contracts, Funding and Invoicing Overhaul
A rebuilt contract builder with live calculations, per-session funding allocation, draft invoice previews, and funding engines for Wales and Scotland.
v1.13.17
18 August 2026
Welsh Funding Support, Safer Records, and Daily Work Fixes
Added Welsh Childcare Offer and Flying Start support. Improved safeguarding records, finance tools, HMRC connections, diaries, reports, sessions, and child registration.
v1.13.14
5 August 2026
Platform Improvements and Reliability Updates
Improved records, reports, and day-to-day app reliability.
v1.13.13
4 August 2026
Paid Invoice Reset, Extended Child Metadata, Cumulative Sleep Tracking & Stability Enhancements
Added paid invoice soft-deletion for trial account setup, extended child registration with preferred names and SEND details, daily cumulative sleep totals, medication consent updates, global search, CPD uploads, Ask KinderAssist AI, and native stability fixes.
v1.13.11
21 July 2026
Ask KinderAssist AI, Unified SEND Support Plans & Contract Lifecycle Management
Introduced KinderAssist AI assistant with booster credit support, unified SEND Support Plans with statutory Equality Act 2010 tagging, expanded child registration metadata, global search bar, and full contract lifecycle management.
v1.13.5
10 July 2026
Notifications Screen, Document Uploads & Learning Journey Polish
Introduced a dedicated notifications history screen, separate snapshots from observations in the learning journey, support for manual PDF contracts, document uploads for risk assessments, and critical iOS UI fixes.
v1.13.0
26 June 2026
Web Browser Support & Design Polish
Introduced support for web browsers, premium typography rendering upgrades, a clean consolidated design system, and streamlined parent onboarding.
v1.12.0
20 May 2026
Scottish Localization & Security
Localized support for Scottish childminders and major account security upgrades.
v1.11.2
20 May 2026
Curriculum & PDF Learning Journeys
Enhanced observation tracking and high-quality photo-rich PDF exports.
v1.11.0
12 May 2026
Noticeboard & Data Archives
Setting-wide announcements and comprehensive GDPR data export system.
v1.10.2
7 May 2026
Assistant Management & Attendance
Improved assistant onboarding and multi-session attendance stability.
v1.10.0
25 April 2026
Video Guides & AI Robustness
New video onboarding guides and improved AI response processing.
v1.9.0
24 April 2026
KinderAssist & Media Optimisation
Production launch of our unified AI Assistant and major storage enhancements.
v1.8.8
22 April 2026
Custom Branding & Split-Shifts
Introduced premium custom branding and advanced wrap-around care scheduling.
v1.8.7
16 April 2026
Manual Contracts & Handover Logs
Flexible onboarding for paper contracts and new safeguarding handover tools.
v1.8.6
13 April 2026
Smart Expenses & Fire Safety
HMRC-compliant expense tracking and standardised fire safety compliance.
v1.8.0
31 March 2026
Financial Transparency & Advanced Planning
Introduced parent-facing invoices, funded hours reconciliation, and enhanced curriculum planning.
v1.7.0
27 March 2026
Finance & Compliance Engine
Major update to financial tracking, MTD compliance, and multi-user settings.
v1.6.0
20 March 2026
Team & Assistants
Launch of the Assistant role and multi-staff activity logging.
v1.5.0
11 March 2026
Digital Consents & Safety
Digital signatures for outings and a new dual-session safety system.
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