Built for UK nursery owners and managers

Finally know exactly where your nursery makes — and loses — money

NurseryIQ gives you room-level profit, staffing efficiency, and funding gap intelligence — in one dashboard built for how nurseries actually work.

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Most nurseries are financially flying blind — and the sector knows it

You have a management system for registers. An accountant for year-end. Nothing in between that tells you whether today is profitable.

The questions that keep you up at night

Nine things nursery owners and managers still can't instantly answer

Every nursery owner and manager we spoke to is making critical decisions — on staffing, pricing, occupancy — without the data to back them up. NurseryIQ changes that.

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Which room makes money — and which doesn't?

Baby room costs vs toddler room costs are completely different. Most owners don't know the split.

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Which children or packages actually lose money?

Some sessions, after funding, cost you more to provide than you receive. You're probably guessing which.

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Is your staffing too high — right now, today?

Ratios are a floor, not a ceiling. Overstaffing by one person costs thousands per term.

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Does your occupancy support your wage bill?

The number that matters most — and almost nobody tracks it in real time.

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Which site performs worst across your group?

For multi-site operators, the underperformer is often hidden inside blended group numbers.

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Which manager is consistently overspending?

Good managers. Inconsistent spend. No visibility until the monthly accounts land — weeks too late.

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Where are your future staffing shortages?

Children moving rooms, leavers, new starters — the ratio risk is hiding in next term's roster.

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Are funded hours financially sustainable?

92% of nurseries say government funding doesn't cover their costs. Is your LA rate making it worse?

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How much profit does each room actually generate?

Not group-level margin. Not year-end accounts. Room-level P&L, updated in real time.

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What NurseryIQ does

Three layers of intelligence your nursery actually needs

Built around how nurseries work — not how accountants think.

Layer 1

Funding & Revenue Intelligence

Funding gap calculator — see exactly what you lose per funded hour
LA rate benchmarker — compare your council to all 150 others
Package profitability — which session types actually make money
Break-even fee modeller — what top-up fee covers your real costs
Child-level margin — which funded children cost you most
Scenario modeller — what if I take on 10 more funded 2-year-olds?
Layer 2

Operational Cost Intelligence

Room-level P&L — profit and loss by room, updated in real time
Staffing cost vs ratio tracker — overstaffing alerts before they cost you
Occupancy break-even — how full each room needs to be to cover fixed costs
Wage bill forecaster — next term's payroll against current bookings
Manager spend comparison — for groups, who overspends and by how much
Site performance dashboard — multi-site margin comparison at a glance
Layer 3

Forward Planning Intelligence

Term cash flow planner — when money arrives vs when wages go out
Occupancy forecast — bookings, leavers, and enquiries in one view
Staffing shortage predictor — ratio risk flagged before it becomes a crisis
Annual budget planner — build next year's budget from real operational data
Fee review assistant — when and how much to increase fees
Funding rate alerts — notify me when my LA rate changes

Pricing

Free during beta — all paid tools included

Priced for independent nurseries — not nursery groups

A fraction of the cost of a full management system. No long-term contracts.

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  • ✓Funding gap calculator
  • ✓LA rate benchmarker (all 150 councils)
  • ✓Break-even fee calculator
  • ✓National funding rate alerts
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£29
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  • ✓Everything in Free
  • ✓Room-level P&L dashboard
  • ✓Package profitability tracker
  • ✓Staffing cost vs ratio tracker
  • ✓Term cash flow planner
  • ✓Occupancy break-even alerts
  • ✓Scenario modeller
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£99
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  • ✓Everything in Independent
  • ✓Multi-site comparison dashboard
  • ✓Manager spend tracking
  • ✓Group-level forecasting
  • ✓Staffing shortage predictor
  • ✓Priority onboarding support
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"We had no idea our baby room was running at a loss every single month. We just assumed it balanced out. NurseryIQ showed us in ten minutes what our accountant couldn't tell us in ten years."
Sarah M. Owner, independent nursery, Hampshire — Early access tester

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