Welcome to Ovivio – formerly Blossom Educational
Nursery software that grows with you
Powerful invoicing, faultless funding, easy observations and parent messaging, all in one place. So your team spends less time on admin and more with the children.
Welcome to Ovivio – formerly Blossom Educational
Nursery software that grows with you
Powerful invoicing, faultless funding, easy observations and parent messaging, all in one place. So your team spends less time on admin and more with the children.
Endlessly improving
Software tools that make your nursery day smoother
We’ve added new software features to support your daily childcare admin – whether you manage a location or work directly with children.
More ways be paid
Instant reconciliation. No more pay delays.
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Tax-Free Childcare is here on Ovivio, and it’s now easier than ever through the Ovivio Parent App. Best of all, it’s free to all customers.
The path
Your simple path to childcare success
3 steps to childcare champions
Step 1
Book a demo
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Book your personalised
call
- Choose the management features you want to see
- Put us to the test
- Ask every question
Step 2
Onboard your setting
Onboard your setting
We support onboarding your
setting(s) for free
- Support at every turn
- Decades of expertise
- We hand you the reins when you’re ready
Step 3
Train your staff
Train your
staff
Comprehensive training for your childcare team
- Group or individual training sessions
- UK-based support team
- Available by phone or email
What’s Ovivio?
Nursery management made easy
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to grow, we’re here for you
Watch a quick demo here
Something for Everyone
Ovivio is here for everyone in the setting
Here from top to bottom
Single-Site Owner
Everything you need to run your independent childcare centre efficiently
Area Manager
Tools to view several settings in one centralised place
Room Leader
Oversight on every child in your room under your team’s care
Parents
Two-way messaging, daily updates and a connection to your child’s journey in childcare
Practitioner
Observations and daily diaries logged with ease so you can get back to what you do best
Multi-Site Leader
Absolute oversight over every setting, starting with a Group Dashboard for quick and easy access to granularity
What do our customers say about Ovivio
Ovivio wouldn’t be anything without our customers, so here’s just a few of the nice things they have to say about us. For more in depth insights, take a look at our Customer Stories, case studies that go into more detail of howÂ
| quote | highlight | name | setting | photo | theme | case_study_url | case_study_title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| We make great use of the Home Observations feature on Ovivio. Parents can easily add in pictures and videos of what they've got up to during a holiday or over the weekend. It's another conversation point and helps to build strong partnerships. | helps to build strong partnerships | Claire Nichols | The Pheasant Nest | blue | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/ofsted-exceptional-inclusion-nursery-example-case-study/ | The Pheasant Nest - Exceptional Inclusion | |
| The transition to Ovivio has been so easy, from the initial enquiry to onboarding, and now embedding fully into daily routines. The team at Ovivio have listened, responded and provided clear instruction on how to use the system. If the helpcentre doesn’t answer your question, the team is always on hand however you need them. | Ovivio have listened, responded and provided clear instruction | Claire Carroll | Sheffield Hallam University Nurseries | purple | |||
| The Ovivio Pay feature is amazing. We have around 214 children and at this point in the month we would have 50 to 60 invoices still unpaid. I have just checked and we have only 15 unpaid invoices! | The Ovivio Pay feature is amazing | Eve Berea | Ballybrack Killiney Montessori | neutral | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/whats-the-new-be-paid-feature-like-user-experience-from-manager-eve-berea-ballybrack-killiney-montessori/ | What's Ovivio Pay Like? A Ballybrack Killiney Montessori Case Study | |
| Our staff find Ovivio easy to use and an effective communication tool to promote relationships with parents and carers. Our favourite feature recently is the ‘comments’ section for staff to add to home observations! | Our staff find Ovivio easy to use and an effective communication tool | Laura Wood | Humpty Dumpty's Kindergarden | https://ovivio.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Laura-Wood-Humpty-Dumpty-Kindergarten-circle.jpg | orange | ||
| Our management team loves the bulk invoicing on Ovivio - it’s saved us so much time! We also really love the different types of financial reports that are available as this gives us a clear view of what to expect in the coming months. | Our management team loves the bulk invoicing on Ovivio | Daniella Coleman | Blue Pear Day Nursery | neutral | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/choosing-blossoms-nursery-software-blue-pear-day-nursery-experience/ | Switching to Ovivio: Blue Pear Day Nursery's Experience | |
| Customer service is amazing, and our parents love Ovivio. It's also great having everything in one place! | Customer service is amazing | Westhorp | Blossom Barn Nursery | blue | |||
| I love the fact that we have a full enquiry system through Ovivio’s nursery software. Ovivio really helps us to convert new enquiries by managing it all in one place. | Ovivio really helps us to convert new enquiries | Jennifer Brennan | Jungle Tots Day Nursery | https://ovivio.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Jennifer-Brennan-x100.webp | neutral | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/switching-to-blossom-jungle-tots-day-nurserys-experience/ | Switching to Ovivio: Jungle Tots Day Nursery's Experience |
| Ovivio is an amazing, user-friendly system with excellent support! | Vicky Powell | Tipton Early Steps | purple | ||||
| When our team has logged a query, Ovivio’s support team will contact you straight away. They look into the query for you whilst keeping you up to date with the progress. | Nicola Allanson | Little Clovers | orange | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/switching-to-blossom-little-clovers-experience/ | Switching to Ovivio: Little Clovers' Experience | ||
| I love the notifications button. It makes me understand what the staff are doing downstairs on the floor. It also notifies us of any accidents and incidents that have happened which is fantastic. | Mandy Prentice & Zoe Halford | Woodlands Day Nursery | neutral | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/switching-to-blossom-woodlands-day-nurserys-experience/ | Switching to Ovivio: Woodlands Day Nursery's Experience | ||
| Such a great service and so helpful! I received an answer to my query over the August bank holiday, allowing me to get on with my work on Ovivio. | Such a great service and so helpful | Mary Lazo | Clifton Children’s House | blue | |||
| I like the finance and occupancy reports. From a management standpoint, we have been able to cut down on our paperwork, and now all our registers for staff and children are online too! | Nicola Allanson | Little Clovers | neutral | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/switching-to-blossom-little-clovers-experience/ | Switching to Ovivio: Little Clovers' Experience | ||
| The simplicity of Ovivio is where it wins. From creating invoices to deep financial insights into our business, it is simple but powerful saving our group a lot of hours. | simple but powerful | Majella Mcelwee | Happy Tree Nursery | purple | |||
| The fact that Ovivio also sends automated payment reminders to parents definitely helps. And it means we just don’t have to do any of that chasing anymore! | Eve Berea | Ballybrack Killiney Montessori | neutral | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/whats-the-new-be-paid-feature-like-user-experience-from-manager-eve-berea-ballybrack-killiney-montessori/ | What's Ovivio Pay Like? A Ballybrack Killiney Montessori Case Study | ||
| Ovivio has cut time spent on paperwork, meaning our team can focus on the the children. | Ovivio has cut time spent on paperwork | Susan Mills | Cherubs day nurseries | neutral | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/save-money-with-ovivio-a-cherubs-case-study/ | Save Money with Ovivio: A Cherubs Case Study | |
| The latest in-app notifications feature has been amazing and it’s made life so much easier. I’m looking forward to other updates in the future from Ovivio! | amazing | Tanya Parker | Buddle Nursery | https://ovivio.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Tanya-Parker.jpg | orange | ||
| Ovivio's mobile payments feature has been very easy and convenient to use! At the end of the month I can quickly view the outstanding invoices & now I send out fewer reminders to parents. | Sarah Taylor | Banana Moon Day Nursery | blue | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/whats-the-new-be-paid-feature-really-like-user-experience-from-sarah-taylor-manager-at-banana-moon/ | What's Ovivio Pay Really Like? A Banana Moon Case Study | ||
| Change is always scary but now our staff are quickly becoming more confident when using the platform. Especially with creating observations and formative reports. | Sharon Lucas & Hayleigh Fry | Dockside Nursery and Pre-School | purple | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/dockside-nursery-and-pre-school/ | Switching to Ovivio: Dockside Nursery and Pre-School's Experience | ||
| I really like the look of Ovivio. I’m a visual person and I think the system is a lot more user-friendly. It’s bold & easy to find things - which is what we want. | Mandy Prentice & Zoe Halford | Woodlands Day Nursery | neutral | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/switching-to-blossom-woodlands-day-nurserys-experience/ | Switching to Ovivio: Woodlands Day Nursery's Experience | ||
| No more scraps of paper and endless hours spent creating staff rotas. With your occupancy and children’s numbers at your fingertips, nursery management becomes a breeze! | Hiral Bharadwa | Inspire Montessori | orange | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/blossom-staffing-feature-inspire-montessori-case-study/ | Ovivio Staffing Feature: An Inspire Montessori Case Study | ||
| Before Ovivio we made staffing decisions by looking at spreadsheets. With this nursery software it’s so much quicker to work it out. And as a group nursery this works really well for us. | With this nursery software it’s so much quicker | Christine Pouncett | Forfar Education | https://ovivio.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Christine-Pouncettx100.png | blue | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/switching-to-blossom-forfar-educations-experience/ | Switching to Ovivio: Forfar Education's Experience |
| I especially like the financials and the forecasting reports. In my financial role, Ovivio absolutely gives our nursery information we did not have visibility on before. | Christine Pouncett | Forfar Education | purple | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/switching-to-blossom-forfar-educations-experience/ | Switching to Ovivio: Forfar Education's Experience | ||
| The team recognises there is a need to go on a journey with people, and the fact we have got through it with minimum headaches is an amazing testament to Ovivio. | Christine Pouncett | Forfar Education | orange | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/switching-to-blossom-forfar-educations-experience/ | Switching to Ovivio: Forfar Education's Experience | ||
| Our previous nursery software was quite complicated to use, and it just didn’t flow right. Ovivio is very easy to use and all of our staff have picked it up already! | Nicola Allanson | Little Clovers | blue | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/switching-to-blossom-little-clovers-experience/ | Switching to Ovivio: Little Clovers' Experience | ||
| Ovivio’s customer service is amazing! They really listen to feedback. Even negative ones, and they’ll turn into positive ones. I know that my voice matters. | Ovivio’s customer service is amazing | Tanya Parker | Buddle Nursery | https://ovivio.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Tanya-Parker.jpg | purple | ||
| Ovivio’s new mobile payments feature is saving us so much time as I don’t have to chase as many payments anymore! And our parents are finding it much better to pay because it’s instant. | Sarah Taylor | Banana Moon Day Nursery | orange | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/whats-the-new-be-paid-feature-really-like-user-experience-from-sarah-taylor-manager-at-banana-moon/ | What's Ovivio Pay Really Like? A Banana Moon Case Study | ||
| Ovivio has been a breath of fresh air as previously we struggled with both usage and support from our previous company. | Ovivio has been a breath of fresh air | Sharon Lucas & Hayleigh Fry | Dockside Nursery and Pre-School | blue | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/dockside-nursery-and-pre-school/ | Switching to Ovivio: Dockside Nursery and Pre-School's Experience | |
| Our onboarding with Ovivio was very good. We got all our info on much quicker than we thought. Using Ovivio is so easy and the software is just fabulous. | Using Ovivio is so easy and the software is just fabulous | Mandy Prentice & Zoe Halford | Woodlands Day Nursery | neutral | https://ovivio.com/uk/blog/switching-to-blossom-woodlands-day-nurserys-experience/ | Switching to Ovivio: Woodlands Day Nursery's Experience | |
| When I had my demo with Anna from Ovivio she knew exactly what we were looking for. And what our business needed. She pointed out things that made me say: ‘Yes! We’ve been wanting to do this for so long!’ I’ve never seen anything like Ovivio before | Ben Spielman | Happy Tots R Us | neutral |
Something on your mind?
Frequently Asked
Questions
Everything you need to know
What is Ovivio?
Ovivio is a modern, all-in-one nursery management software platform designed to streamline operations, enhance communication, and simplify daily workflows for your nursery business and teams. Whether you’re a childminder, day nursery, childcare institution, or nationwide nursery group, Ovivio brings together powerful tools in one intuitive environment to help you stay organised, connected, and efficient.
How long do I get support?
Forever. What more can we say?
We're always here for you, with a specialised team that's been where you are and will work tirelessly to find the answer you need.
What else do I get with Ovivio?
Ovivio brings together a suite of software providers under one roof, which you can pick and choose as you need to build the platform that's right for you. Nursery management through the main platform, CPD-certified training through NoodleNow!, limitless learning experiences on Ovivio Activities, and many more to come.
Who we are
Why Ovivio?
For over 35 years, we’ve been supporting childcare and primary education with solutions, trust, and expertise for a smooth, transparent, and more collaborative way of working. We’ve grown from 15 different products specifically developed for childcare and primary education.
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We offer more than just software:
- 50+ colleagues who innovate and improve every day
- 20+ consultants who provide you with personalized advice based on their expertise
- 20+ support staff who are ready every day
- Specifically developed for childcare and primary education
- Solutions tailored to specific goals: planning, communication, data and insights, invoicing, development, satisfaction surveys, activities, and training.
- No false promises: we’re here for you and set realistic expectations.
News and updates
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News and updates
Expert early years insight and summaries
Everything you need to know
