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Early years insights, activities, summaries and more, written by early years experts. All on the Ovivio blog
Grants for Setting Up a Nursery: How to Grow Your Business and Support Families
Let’s talk about the ‘f’ word. No, not that one. We’re talking about funding. It’s no secret that early year funding...
The top 5 features in nursery management software: When to know it’s a good purchase
When choosing a nursery management software it’s important to select a platform that works for everyone; staff, children, parents, and...
10 Steps to Help Children and Parents Settle When Starting Nursery
Nursery is the place where many firsts are experienced: first friends, first words and first steps. It can be a...
How nursery software helps to connect families and nurseries
Good parental engagement is crucial for child development in the Early Years. And nursery software should be your best tool...
Recurring Card Payments and mobile payment reporting
Ovivio’s mobile payments has been upgraded to offer nurseries and parents more flexibility and insight into fee payments. With so...
Currency switcher and app enhancements
Just when you thought Ovivio couldn’t get more user-friendly, it has. We’ve released a software update that streamlines your daily...
Ovivio’s all new mobile payments and user experience improvements
Team Ovivio have been at it again to deliver the best user experience to help your nursery business grow, in...
Parent Requested Leave
We are back to announce an exciting release that is now available on the Ovivio App. Nurseries now have the...
Easily manage your deposits all in one place with Ovivio
Deposits, customisable menus – oh my! Ovivio has been busy. We’ve been hard at work this month to deliver new...
All you need to know about the new EYFS Framework
The EYFS Framework changed for nurseries in 2021. Here's a breakdown of the ‘new’ EYFS Frameworks and the options available...
Choosing Ovivio: A Humpty Dumpty Day Nurseries Case Study
Ovivio has been a life saver! For ease of use & transparency for parents finances, we have felt confident and...
Ovivio staffing feature: an Inspire Montessori case study
Before we used Ovivio, staffing was a very time-consuming task. We used spreadsheets we had designed ourselves that were old...
Siblings Nursery Case Study
In 2021, Siblings Nursery joined Ovivio, formerly Ovivio. This is their story. Siblings Nursery's indoor and outdoor play areas are...
What features are in the Ovivio Custom package?
The Ovivio Custom Package is perfect for giving your staff, parents and settings the best of Ovivio and making it...
What features are in the Ovivio Business package?
The Ovivio Business Package is great for focusing on your performance and increase business profitability. Here you’ll find all of...
What features are in the Ovivio Learning package?
The Ovivio Learning Package is great for managers in need of more in-depth information, with all the features you need...
Ovivio Essentials Package Features
The Ovivio Essentials Package is great for smaller start-up nurseries, with all the features you need to run an efficient...
Disappointed in your current nursery software? Switch to Ovivio
There is such a variety of nursery software providers available that it can be challenging to choose the best one...
How to take your nursery from good to outstanding
Receiving an Ofsted rating that left you disappointed can be frustrating. After all the effort put into your setting, it...
Operating a successful nursery school in a covid-19 world
Carrying on with ‘business as usual’ just isn’t a possibility in these times. In fact, it has become more like...
The brand new integrated Enquiry Management App
Ovivio’s new Enquiries App allows you to manage new parent enquiries, directly from the Ovivio platform. Say goodbye to those...
Fill up your nursery quiet sessions and grow your revenue
Quiet Mondays and Fridays anyone? Our latest update enables parents to request extra sessions on the Parent App. This makes...
Ovivio & the new early years foundation stage (EYFS)
With the recent launch of Birth to 5 Matters by the Early Years Coalition, and September’s deadline drawing nearer, things...
Ovivio software: Import payments in bulk and add custom payment types
March may be one of the longest months in the year, but it seemed to fly by! As schools return...