Sharing an activity with other childminders

Share an activity from your library with the community, and follow it through review to live.

Written byDaniel Broadhurst (Founder)|Published: 18 June 2026|
Ofsted Aligned

ℹ️Who this is for

Childminders who want to share an activity that works well in their setting. Needs the Standard plan or a free trial. It takes about two minutes.

Video Walkthrough

Other childminders can use the activities you already run. Share one from your Activity Library, and our team checks it before anyone else sees it.

1. Open your Activity Library

Open the Tools tab, choose Weekly Planning, and tap Activity library.

2. Add the activity

Tap + and give the activity a name. Tap More details and describe how it works, so another childminder can run it straight away.

3. Choose its type and age range

Pick a Category, like Sensory, and an Age range. Other childminders filter by both when they browse.

4. Share it

Switch on Share with community and tap Save. The card is marked Pending review. You need a name, a description and a type before you can share.

5. Follow it through review

Tap the card to see its progress: Submitted, Approved, then Live in community. If it's turned down, the reason shows here, and your own copy stays in your library. Tap Unpublish to take it down at any time.

⚠️Photos stay private until reviewed

Every shared activity is checked by our team before anyone else sees it, and its photo stays private until then. If you edit a live activity's name, description, resources, type or photo, it goes back for review.

✅Why KinderStart does it this way

Childminders already swap ideas in groups and at the park. Checking each one first keeps photos of children private and keeps the library safe to browse.

What to do next

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