Compare nursery software
Most nursery software charges by tier or a flat monthly fee, and some keep their prices behind a quote. Pigeonhole is from £4.13 a month, and £16.50 for 40 children, with every feature included. Move the slider to your nursery's size and see the difference.
- Pigeonhole£198
- Famly£948
- Ovivio£948
- Connect Childcare£1,890
- Nursery in a Box£1,788
- Parenta£810
- Eyworks£1,068
- Kinderly£275
- Cheqdin£652.80
- Daily Connect£480
- BloomKidz£398.89
- nursery.click£588
A year is twelve months of each provider's cheapest published plan at that size, ex VAT, from each provider's own pricing page, checked 10 November 2026. Providers that only quote on request aren't shown. Prices change, so please check before deciding.
Why nurseries look again at their software
Paying for modules
Many systems price by tier, so invoicing, funding or the parent app can mean a dearer plan. Pigeonhole has one plan with everything in it.
A price that doesn't fit your size
A flat fee costs a small pre-school the same as a large nursery. Pigeonhole is priced by the number of children, so a small setting pays a small price.
Funding forms on paper
Chasing parents for signed declarations every term takes hours. In Pigeonhole parents fill them in and sign online.
Software that feels old
Parents expect an app, and staff expect to work from a tablet in the room. Pigeonhole does both, with nothing to install on the nursery's side.
Pigeonhole beside each one
What each costs, where Pigeonhole stands out, and how to move across.
- Pigeonhole vs FamlyNursery management, priced per setting by planFrom £79 a month per setting, ex VAT
- Pigeonhole vs Ovivio (formerly Blossom)Nursery management, formerly Blossom EducationalFrom £79 a month per setting billed yearly, ex VAT
- Pigeonhole vs Connect ChildcareNursery management with the ParentZone app£175 a month per setting +VAT, or £157.50 billed yearly
- Pigeonhole vs Nursery in a BoxNursery management, priced per nursery by size bandFrom £149 a month billed annually, ex VAT
- Pigeonhole vs ParentaAbacus nursery software, priced by commitmentFrom £75 a month +VAT on a 36-month plan
- Pigeonhole vs EyworksModules sold separately, including eyLogeymanage and eylog from £41 a month together, ex VAT
- Pigeonhole vs KinderlyLearning journal and parent app, up to 100 childrenFrom £12.50 a month +VAT, for up to 100 children
- Pigeonhole vs CheqdinChildcare management, priced by number of childrenFree up to 5 children, then from £68 a month
- Pigeonhole vs Daily ConnectChildcare app, priced per child£1 per child a month, minimum £12.99
- Pigeonhole vs BloomKidzNursery management, priced by number of childrenFrom £24.99 a month, free until the end of 2026
- Pigeonhole vs nursery.clickNursery management, flat price per nurseryFrom £49 a month per nursery, ex VAT
What every nursery gets with Pigeonhole
Everything, at every size
No modules and no add-ons. The register, learning journals, termly reviews, invoicing, council funding forms, custom forms, safeguarding and occupancy are in the one price, so the only thing that changes it is the number of children.
Council funding forms, done for you
Parents fill in and sign their council's funding declaration online, and you get a correctly completed form every term. If your council isn't set up yet, upload its form and we'll add it.
Invoices from the sessions children attend
Invoices are worked out from each child's sessions, funded hours and extras, then synced to Xero or QuickBooks.
A parent app with nothing to set up
Families get photos, the care diary, news, invoices and forms on iPhone or Android, with a Face ID or fingerprint lock. It already works for every family at your nursery.
Learning journals written faster
Staff capture a photo and a rough note or a voice note, and AI turns it into a written observation for a manager to approve.
Built for a shared room tablet
The staff app signs people in with a PIN, so a key person can do observations and termly reviews on the room's tablet in a quiet moment.
See it with your own nursery
30 days with every feature, no card, and no setup fee.