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Nursery Time and Attendance Simplified
Manage registers and timesheets effortlessly with our Digital Check-In App. A simple 4-digit PIN lets parents, staff, and visitors check in and out in seconds, giving real-time visibility of who’s on site.
Ensure accurate time tracking and HMRC compliance, with staff-confirmed shifts and error-free payroll exports.
Child Registers
Stay on top of attendance with digital or paper registers in daily, weekly, or monthly views. Manage occupancy and availability by A–Z, room, or ratio.
Record absences and extras directly, with automatic flags for allergies, medical needs, or funding, keeping you inspection-ready at all times.
Digital Visitor Book
Keep your nursery secure with our Digital Visitor Book. Track who’s on site, their arrival time, visit duration, and reason for visiting, all stored safely in the cloud.
Say goodbye to paper logs. With everything recorded digitally, you’ll maintain accurate visitor records that are accessible, compliant, and always up to date.
Fire Registers App
Be ready for fire drills and emergencies with one quick click. Take digital fire registers for children and staff using your mobile, tablet, or PC, selecting individual rooms or the whole nursery at once.
Fire register reports can be saved online or printed instantly, ensuring safety and compliance are always covered.
Children’s Room Moves
Automate room moves to ensure registers and ratios stay accurate as children transition. You can manually adjust moves to suit each child’s stage or needs and use bulk moves for efficient updates.
View future room availability, occupancy, and forecasts at a glance, helping you plan ahead and make the most of every space.
Ofsted Information
Always be prepared for that Ofsted call. Instantly see key details such as gender, EAL, SEND, and attendance right from your registers.
Our Ofsted Info Report combines all the essentials for easy printing and review. Staff can also access “All About Me” forms to keep every record current and inspection-ready, giving you peace of mind when it matters most.
Children in Ratio
Easily manage room ratios to stay compliant and organised. Monitor ratios daily, weekly, or every 15 minutes for accurate planning and smooth operations.
Check and adjust room setups instantly or automate moves to keep ratios correct, giving you the flexibility to maximise space and maintain balance across your nursery.
What Our Clients Love About Nursery in a Box
Nursery in a Box makes running your nursery easier. From day-to-day admin to smooth parent communication, our software helps nurseries and preschools save time, stay organised, and focus on what really matters.
On average, the software saves me around £4,000 per month in secretarial and administrative costs across the sites and that’s before I’ve accounted for the reduction in paper and ink cartridges.””
“We absolutely love using Nursery In A Box. It has everything that we need, we keep finding new things that we can do with it, and love having everything in one place. The feedback from the parents is super positive and they love the daily communication. I am amazed at the support..”
“We felt like we were just a small fish to the large corporate firm we were with, so we started to look around for an alternative and came upon Nursery in a Box. Our initial conversations with founders Dave and Milesh made us feel confident in moving to their system and we’ve not looked back.”
“We would be absolutely lost without it. We use it every day without fail and personally I believe it is the way forward for most nurseries.”
“We love using the system, there is three of us that use it day in and day out. It is amazing having everything in one place and being able to completely move away from paper. The support team are brilliant, when we raise a ticket, the response is so fast and the constant communication with the team is great. You can tell a lot of time and energy”
“We absolutely love it; our lives have been made 10X easier with Nursery In A Box. When we raise a support ticket, the team get back to us so quick, the longest we have ever waited is about 20 minutes. The system and team are brilliant, and we would be lost without it.”
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Why choose Nursery in a Box?
Having owned our own nurseries and faced the same challenges you do, we created Nursery in a Box to make things easier for you.
All-in-One Management System
Take the stress out of admin with everything in one place. From invoices and funding to registers, HR, and accounts - our easy-to-use system keeps it all organised and running smoothly.
Substantial Cost & Time Savings
Say goodbye to piles of paperwork! By going digital, you can cut admin costs by up to £4,000 a month across multiple sites and reduce printing costs by as much as 80%. More time and money saved means more focus where it really matters.
Enhanced Parent Communication
Keep parents in the loop with ease. Share daily diaries, instant messages, photos, and learning journeys, building stronger relationships and keeping families connected every step of the way.