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About Us
We are building modern infrastructure for the UK childcare sector — empowering independent childminders to thrive while giving families complete peace of mind.
Who We Are
We are a team of passionate innovators redefining how childcare works in the UK. Driven by a deep understanding of the early years sector, we watched as the childcare industry entered a severe crisis. Independent childminders—the backbone of local, affordable care—were closing down at an alarming rate, overwhelmed by administrative burnout and isolated by outdated technology. At the same time, parents faced a stressful, fragmented journey trying to find and manage trusted care.
We didn't just want to build another static directory. We set out to build modern infrastructure for the childcare sector. Our platform is an all-in-one ecosystem designed to empower childminders to run thriving micro-businesses while giving parents total peace of mind and seamless, daily connection to their child’s world.
Our Mission
Our mission is to sustain and modernise the UK childcare workforce by removing the administrative burdens of running an early-years business. We give childminders hours back of their personal lives by automating complex paperwork—from Ofsted-aligned policy drafting to digital contracts and daily diaries. By simplifying the business side of care, we enable childcare professionals to focus entirely on what they do best: nurturing and educating children.
Our Vision
Our vision is a future where every local community has an abundant, stable, and highly trusted network of childcare providers. We envision a seamless, tech-enabled early years experience where matching a parent and provider is just the beginning. Through smart automation, intelligent logging, and frictionless communication, we aim to be the definitive platform that elevates childcare standards, ensures operational compliance, and creates an environment where small childcare businesses can thrive for generations to come.
How it works
One calmer journey from first search to everyday care
Local-Childcare brings discovery, communication and childcare records into one trusted place, while keeping family information private.
Build trust together
Families and childminders can move from an enquiry to invitations, messages, documents and contracts with clear next steps.
For childmindersStay connected
Once care begins, authorised families can share updates, diaries, observations, photos and important records securely.
Sign inThe platform
Practical tools for real childcare work
These are the live building blocks behind our mission to reduce administration and make trusted care easier to manage.
Families & messages
Keep enquiries, family relationships and secure conversations connected.
Documents & policies
Create, version, share and acknowledge setting documents securely.
Contracts
Issue clear contract versions and preserve signing history.
Diaries & observations
Record children’s everyday experiences for authorised family access.
Trust is designed into the experience
Public directory information is kept separate from private family records. We use authorised access for childcare updates, preserve document history and make it clear when a listing has not yet been claimed by its provider.
Private family records
Clear provider status
Secure authorised access
Join Local-Childcare
Whether you are an independent childminder looking to simplify your business or a parent seeking trusted, loving local care, we are here to support your journey.