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Free childminder tool

Plan a sustainable mix of places.

Explore how funded and private places could fit your setting, including holidays and the unpaid work around the day. Nothing is saved and there is no sign-in required.

Your assumptions

Use approximate figures. This is a planning estimate, not a ratio or funding decision.

Capacity and ratios

The planner uses a simple six-under-eight, three-under-five and one-under-one planning model.

Funded places

Private places

Time and target