Viewing & Downloading Invoices

Find, review, and download your childcare invoices from the Parent App — no more chasing paper receipts.

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

Viewing & Downloading Invoices

Video Walkthrough

Every invoice your childminder issues is available in the KinderStart Parent App the moment it's sent — no more waiting on a paper copy or a forwarded email.

🧾 Finding Your Invoices

  1. Tap the Menu (top left) on your Parent Dashboard.
  2. Select Finances.
  3. Filter between Due, Paid, and All to find the invoice you're after.
  4. Tap any invoice to open the full breakdown.

💷 Reading an Invoice

Each invoice shows exactly what you're being charged for and why:

  • Contracted hours for the billing period, at your agreed rate
  • Funded hours deducted, if your child receives government-funded childcare
  • Any extras — consumables, holiday retainer, or one-off charges
  • The total due, and your childminder's payment details

Because invoices are generated from the same attendance and contract data your childminder logs day to day, the numbers should always match what you've actually seen recorded in the Daily Diary.

💡Something look off?

If a figure doesn't match what you expect — a funded hours deduction, a rate, an extra charge — message your childminder directly from the app rather than querying it separately. They can see the same breakdown you can.

📥 Downloading a Copy

Tap Download on any invoice to save a PDF copy — handy for your own records, a childcare voucher claim, or year-end paperwork.

Why it matters

Having every invoice in one place, generated automatically from real attendance data, means fewer disputes and a much easier time at tax return season if you're claiming childcare costs.

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