# KinderStart

> KinderStart is a UK childminder management app (iOS, Android, web) that replaces paper-based admin with Ofsted-compliant digital records: invoicing, daily diaries, EYFS observation tracking, attendance registers, safeguarding logs, and HMRC Making Tax Digital tools. Built for registered childminders and early years educators in England, Scotland and Wales.

Key facts: founded in the UK; Standard Plan £119.99/year with a 7-day free trial; free Starter plan includes the Ofsted registration tracker. Apps: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/kinderstart/id6444826148 and https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kinderstart.app

## Product

- [Features overview](https://kinderstart.co.uk/features): everything the app does
- [Ofsted registration tracker](https://kinderstart.co.uk/features/ofsted-registration-tracker): free step-by-step registration progress tool
- [EYFS curriculum reports (England)](https://kinderstart.co.uk/features/england-eyfs-curriculum-reports)
- [ELC curriculum reports (Scotland)](https://kinderstart.co.uk/features/scotland-elc-curriculum-reports)
- [MTD childminder invoicing](https://kinderstart.co.uk/features/mtd-childminder-invoicing): HMRC Making Tax Digital compliant accounting
- [Mock Ofsted inspection simulator](https://kinderstart.co.uk/features/mock-ofsted-inspection-simulator)
- [Pricing](https://kinderstart.co.uk/pricing)
- [Reviews](https://kinderstart.co.uk/reviews)

## Guides for childminders

- [How to become a childminder](https://kinderstart.co.uk/resources/how-to-become-a-childminder): the full registration path
- [Ofsted registration step-by-step (2026)](https://kinderstart.co.uk/resources/ofsted-registration-step-by-step-2026)
- [Ofsted requirements](https://kinderstart.co.uk/resources/ofsted-requirements)
- [Childminder ratios explained (2026)](https://kinderstart.co.uk/resources/childminder-ratios-explained-2026)
- [Allowable expenses guide](https://kinderstart.co.uk/resources/allowable-expenses-guide): what UK childminders can claim
- [Tax return guide](https://kinderstart.co.uk/resources/tax-return-guide)
- [Making Tax Digital roadmap](https://kinderstart.co.uk/resources/mtd-roadmap)
- [Funded hours invoicing guide](https://kinderstart.co.uk/resources/funded-hours-invoicing-guide)
- [Safeguarding documentation guide](https://kinderstart.co.uk/resources/safeguarding-documentation-guide)
- [Startup costs](https://kinderstart.co.uk/resources/startup-costs)
- [Free templates](https://kinderstart.co.uk/resources/free-templates): contracts, policies, forms
- [All resources](https://kinderstart.co.uk/resources)

## Free tools

- [Ratio checker](https://kinderstart.co.uk/tools/ratio-checker): check EYFS staff:child ratios
- [Funding calculator](https://kinderstart.co.uk/tools/funding-calculator): stretched funding calculations
- [MTD readiness quiz](https://kinderstart.co.uk/tools/mtd-readiness-quiz)

## Blog

- [Blog index](https://kinderstart.co.uk/blog): articles on registration, EYFS, finance, compliance and growing a childminding business