One connected platform
Childcareexecutive search recruitment software
Map the childcare market, run the assignment, evidence the process.
Retained assignments on one record — mapping, confidential approaches, milestones and the nursery report.
- Mapping
- Approach
- Longlist
- Assessment
- Safeguarding
- Offer & fee
How the desk runs
One platform, from the market map to the offer.
Map the market
Build the target list on the assignment record — the nurseries, the nursery managers, area managers and heads of childcare inside them, and who has already been spoken to.
Confidential approaches
Approaches, conversations and declines are recorded against the assignment, so a discreet search still leaves a trail the team can work from.
Longlist to shortlist
Practitioners work locally and return season after season, so the people you cleared last year are the fastest to book again. Move candidates through the assignment stages with the reasoning attached, and send a formatted shortlist from the record.
Assessment and interviews
Interview stages, feedback and assessment notes sit on the candidate within the assignment. At this level the nursery is judging whether the practitioner arrives cleared, qualified and ready for the room, and the evidence for it belongs on the record.
Retained milestones
Retainer stages are tracked against the assignment, so what has been billed and what is due sits with the work rather than beside it.
The client report
Dashman shows fill-rate by setting, perm pipeline and the qualifications you are short of, so the update is drawn from the record rather than assembled before the call.
Checks and clearances
Safeguarding confirmed before any placement
Childcare placements turn on clearances that expire. Each one is held against the worker with expiry alerts, and confirmed before a booking is committed rather than after the practitioner has arrived.
How documents and expiry work- Enhanced DBS with expiry alerts
- Ofsted and EYFS suitability
- Paediatric first aid certification
- References confirmed on the worker record
What the agents add
AI agents working on the childcare desk in the background.
Sourcing Sam
Builds the target map of practitioners and keeps the assignment's longlist moving.
Compliance Clara
Flags enhanced DBS coming up for expiry.
Timesheet Tommy
Reads submitted timesheets and preps PAYE, umbrella or contract arrangements with AWR and holiday pay for review.
Growth Grace
Surfaces new nursery leads worth a call.
Manager Max
Briefs the desk each morning on fill-rate by setting.
Questions
Executive Search Childcare recruitment software questions.
Does it support retained assignments?
Retainer milestones are tracked against the assignment alongside the stages, so what has been billed and what is still due sits with the work.
Can approaches be kept confidential?
Approaches and conversations are recorded against the assignment with the access controls you have configured, so a discreet search still leaves a usable trail.
How is market mapping handled?
The target list of nurseries and practitioners is built on the assignment record, including who has already been approached and what they said.
What does the client see?
Assignment progress is drawn from the record stage by stage, so the update is reported rather than reconstructed before each call.
What checks does a childcare placement need?
Childcare placements turn on clearances that expire. Each one is held against the worker with expiry alerts, and confirmed before a booking is committed rather than after the practitioner has arrived. The desk holds enhanced DBS with expiry alerts, ofsted and EYFS suitability, paediatric first aid certification, references confirmed on the worker record.
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