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Childcaretemp recruitment software

Fill the nursery's shift while they are still on the phone.

Availability, checks and rates in one view — from the booking to the nursery invoice, on one record.

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Availability
Safeguarding
Book the shift
Timesheets
Weekly pay
Fill-rate

How the desk runs

One platform, from the cover call to the invoice.

Who is free, right now
A nursery needs a qualified practitioner today. Booking Desk shows which practitioners are available, cleared and suitable, so the booking is filled on the call.
The list worth ringing first
Practitioners work locally and return season after season, so the people you cleared last year are the fastest to book again. Plain-English search runs across everyone you have placed, and pulls a profile from LinkedIn into the record in a click.
Checks beside the button
Before anyone is committed the desk shows whether the practitioner can be paid, where they stand on AWR, and how the rate compares. What the nursery is really judging is whether the practitioner arrives cleared, qualified and ready for the room — so the check happens before the booking, not after.
Timesheets without the chasing
Nurseries approve online through branded portals, and scanned or photographed timesheets are read automatically and queued for review.
Pay the week, bill the client
PAYE, umbrella or contract arrangements with AWR and holiday pay, run from the hours that were approved — and the nursery invoiced in the same straight-through run.
Where the week stands
Dashman shows fill-rate by setting, perm pipeline and the qualifications you are short of, in one live view rather than a spreadsheet rebuilt every Friday.

Checks and clearances

Safeguarding confirmed before any placement

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
Works the day's open shifts and has the call list of practitioners worth ringing.
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.

Meet the agents Get the childcare guide

Questions

Temp Childcare recruitment software questions.

How quickly can a childcare shift be filled?

Start from the open job or from the practitioner. The desk shows who is free, who is booked elsewhere, and who is cleared, so the booking can be made on the call rather than after a round of phoning.

What happens when a booking is cancelled at short notice?

Cancel the job or the booking with the date and the reason attached. The history stays on the record, so the whole team has the same answer when the nursery asks about it weeks later.

Does it handle AWR and holiday pay?

PAYE, AWR and holiday pay run from the hours approved on the timesheet, and umbrella and limited arrangements run for contractors on the same approved workflow.

Can we see a whole week of bookings at once?

Timeline shows the week read down the people or down the jobs: who is on what, for which client, on which day, with the unfilled gaps visible.

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.