Childcare Funding Management Made Simple

Take control of your nursery funding with Pigeonhole's comprehensive childcare funding management software. Track every pound, automate claims, and maximize your funding potential with real-time insights and intelligent automation.

The Funding Management Challenge

Managing childcare funding shouldn't feel like a full-time job. Between tracking eligibility, calculating claims, managing multiple funding streams, and ensuring compliance, many nursery managers spend hours each week on funding administration. Manual spreadsheets lead to errors, missed revenue opportunities, and audit anxiety.

Pigeonhole's childcare funding management software transforms this complexity into clarity, giving you complete visibility and control over your funding operations while automating the heavy lifting.

Complete Funding Management Tools

Everything you need to manage childcare funding effectively, from tracking to claiming

Real-Time Funding Tracking

Monitor all funding streams in one dashboard

  • Live funding status per child
  • Revenue forecasting tools
  • Funding utilization analytics
  • Custom funding rate setup

Automated Claims

Generate accurate funding claims instantly

  • Automatic claim calculations
  • Attendance-based funding
  • Termly headcount reports
  • Export ready for councils

Proactive Alerts

Never miss critical funding deadlines

  • Expiring code notifications
  • Claim deadline reminders
  • Missing documentation alerts
  • Eligibility change tracking

Budget Management

Plan and optimize your funding budget

  • Revenue vs capacity analysis
  • Funding mix breakdown
  • Historical comparisons
  • Projected income reports

Compliance Management

Stay compliant with all regulations

  • Audit trail for all claims
  • DfE guidance compliance
  • Local authority requirements
  • Document retention policies

Revenue Optimization

Maximize your funding income

  • Identify funding opportunities
  • Stretched hours analysis
  • Pricing strategy insights
  • Gap analysis reporting

Your Funding Command Center

The Pigeonhole funding dashboard gives you instant visibility into your entire funding operation. See what's working, spot issues early, and make data-driven decisions to optimize revenue.

Live Funding Overview

See total funding value, claims in progress, and revenue trends at a glance

Child-Level Detail

Drill down to individual children to verify eligibility and funding status

Custom Reports

Generate management reports for trustees, investors, or local authorities

Multi-Site Support

Manage funding across multiple nursery locations from one platform

Funding Management Dashboard

Transform Your Funding Management

Nurseries using Pigeonhole's funding management tools see dramatic improvements in efficiency, accuracy, and revenue capture.

15 Hours

Saved per month on admin

99.8%

Claim accuracy rate

£8,000+

Additional annual revenue

Zero

Missed claim deadlines

How Funding Management Works

1

Setup Your Funding Rates

Configure your local authority funding rates, stretched hours policies, and any supplements. Pigeonhole stores these for automatic calculation across all claims.

2

Track Eligibility Automatically

As parents provide funding codes and complete forms, Pigeonhole automatically updates each child's funding status and eligibility periods.

3

Monitor in Real-Time

View your funding dashboard to see live data on current funding, upcoming expirations, and projected revenue for the term.

4

Generate Claims Instantly

When it's time to claim, Pigeonhole automatically calculates hours used, applies your rates, and generates submission-ready reports for your local authority.

Ready to Simplify Funding Management?

Join nurseries across the UK who have eliminated funding admin stress with Pigeonhole. Start maximizing your funding revenue with complete confidence and control.