Stay up to date with the latest features, compliance updates, and improvements to the KinderStart childminder platform.
Added paid invoice soft-deletion for trial account setup, extended child registration with preferred names and SEND details, daily cumulative sleep totals, medication consent updates, global search, CPD uploads, Ask KinderAssist AI, and native stability fixes.
Introduced KinderAssist AI assistant with booster credit support, unified SEND Support Plans with statutory Equality Act 2010 tagging, expanded child registration metadata, global search bar, and full contract lifecycle management.
Introduced a dedicated notifications history screen, separate snapshots from observations in the learning journey, support for manual PDF contracts, document uploads for risk assessments, and critical iOS UI fixes.
Introduced support for web browsers, premium typography rendering upgrades, a clean consolidated design system, and streamlined parent onboarding.
Localized support for Scottish childminders and major account security upgrades.
Enhanced observation tracking and high-quality photo-rich PDF exports.
Setting-wide announcements and comprehensive GDPR data export system.
Improved assistant onboarding and multi-session attendance stability.
New video onboarding guides and improved AI response processing.
Production launch of our unified AI Assistant and major storage enhancements.
Introduced premium custom branding and advanced wrap-around care scheduling.
Flexible onboarding for paper contracts and new safeguarding handover tools.
HMRC-compliant expense tracking and standardised fire safety compliance.
Introduced parent-facing invoices, funded hours reconciliation, and enhanced curriculum planning.
Major update to financial tracking, MTD compliance, and multi-user settings.
Launch of the Assistant role and multi-staff activity logging.
Digital signatures for outings and a new dual-session safety system.
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KinderStart strives for accuracy. Competitor features and pricing comparisons are based on publicly available information as of May 2026. Details are subject to change by respective providers.