Childcare executive 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
- Also for childcare:
- Temp
- Permanent
- Contract
- Shift
- Multi-Desk
- All childcare desks
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.
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
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.
The AI Agents Guide for Childcare Recruitment
- Where agents help on the childcare desk, and where they should not
- Keeping enhanced DBS current without chasing
- Pay and bill: PAYE, umbrella or contract arrangements with AWR and holiday pay
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 do childcare placements 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.
See a week of your own childcare desk run in one system
Half an hour on your own kind of work.