Multipurpose Nursery Management Software

Award-winning Nursery Management Software with the tools you need at a price you’ll love

At Tapestry we believe in a nursery management software that is convenient and reliable. We also believe that a high-quality product shouldn’t cost a fortune.

That’s why with Tapestry, what you see is what you get.

From as little as £2.71 + VAT per child per year, your subscription will include all the tools you need and even some you didn’t know you wanted! Including unlimited data, unlimited staff and relative accounts, custom monitoring and reporting… and loads more.

Are you ready to join the affordable nursery management revolution?

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Try Tapestry’s nursery management software now with a no-obligation trial account and see all of the benefits for yourself. No credit card details required!

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Effectively manage the day-to-day running of your Nursery

Smooth invoicing – easier for you, easier for your families

Forget about invoicing headaches and unhappy parents because of overcomplicated systems. Keep it clear, transparent and accurate to the penny!

  • Price sessions
  • Allocate funded hours
  • Create and add discounts
  • Create customisable extra charges
  • Generate and send invoices
  • Record payments
  • Keep track of account balances

Tapestry Invoices runs the numbers for you, so you have one less thing to worry about.

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Boost your revenue with smart occupancy planning

Keep capacity, ratios and scheduling all one in place.

  • Set up your opening hours, closures and holidays
  • Design your sessions and pricing structure
  • Add rooms, and set child limits and staff ratios
  • Create regular schedules for your children and schedule room changes
  • Identify gaps to maximise occupancy and revenue, and plan your staffing requirements

And what’s best – booking data feeds into the Invoices section, so when you’re ready to send out a bill, simply choose the child and time period you’d like to cover, and Tapestry does the rest.

Keep everyone safe with in-app attendance registers for children and staff

An efficient way to meet your Safeguarding & GDPR policies, and Fire & Emergency Evacuation Procedure requirements.

  • Access real-time whole-setting and room-specific registers wherever you are
  • Swiftly mark children in and out
  • Get staff to sign in and out
  • See scheduled absences, and include ad-hoc ones as and when they happen
  • Download and print paper copy alternatives
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Build meaningful relationships with parents and carers

Create strong relationships with families, where parents’ input is truly valued and educators’ knowledge of children is strengthened. In collaboration with each other, create a child’s learning journal, sharing the learning that happens at home and in the setting.

  • Create a picture of each child’s unique development
  • Reduce barriers to engagement for families
  • Support families with playful learning at home
  • Record and share each child’s daily care routines
  • Use quick and simple communication tools to stay in touch
  • Prepare for a welcoming transition from home to setting
  • Celebrate children’s development with parents and carers using a consistent report format

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Have you heard about Tapestry’s printed journals?

Parents and carers of children at your nursery can have their children’s Tapestry journals professionally printed! We’ve teamed up with publisher Group Hugs to create these beautiful keepsakes.

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A child-centred approach to planning, monitoring and reporting

Getting to know each child is at the heart of your good practice. That means spending time sharing in their learning experiences, and remembering what they know and can do.

It’s a lot to juggle. Tapestry can help.

  • Easily capture every child’s unique learning journey
  • Plan tailored provision for each child – help them flourish in all areas of learning
  • Embed reflective practice and demonstrate its impact on your provision
  • Empower your staff with the tools that they need to implement your unique curriculum

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Dolphins Pre-School Case Study

Find out about how Dolphins Pre-School uses Tapestry to support children as they develop and learn.

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The best management tools for Nurseries - big or small

We know that early years settings come in many shapes and sizes. And that wherever you are, you are working hard to serve the children and families in your community.

All our features have been designed by our expert Education Team alongside our skilled developers and in collaboration with early years settings – so you can be sure they’ll work for you.

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Start your Tapestry free trial now to discover how our award-winning nursery management software can reduce your workload, streamline your management processes, and boost parental engagement.

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