The best of nursery care, without the trade-offs.
Most parents never think to look for a childminder. The ones who find a tiney home can’t believe what they’ve been missing.
One person who knows them, year after year
Your child has the same educator every day, someone who greets them by name and remembers what they got up to yesterday. They stay with that same person for years, without the fresh start that comes each time they’d move up a room.
Smaller groups, deeper bonds
A tiney home is a small, mixed-age group that feels more like a family than a classroom. Your child is truly seen here, one of a handful rather than one of thirty, and the older and younger ones learn from each other all day.
Get them ready for the world, not just the classroom
Your child spends their days out in the world: going to the shops instead of playing shops, being in nature rather than reading about it. They’re always hand in hand with a familiar face, and their friends alongside.
“In a nursery, sometimes you’re just a number. With a childminder it’s like your family. They get one-to-one attention, and they learn a lot more.”
A tiney parent
Step inside our tiney homes
We’re on a mission to give every child a great start in life. Watch three tiney childminders open their doors and share their stories.
tiney offers so much more for families
At a nursery, even a wonderful key worker is ultimately an employee, who can move rooms, change jobs, or be off sick. When you choose a tiney childminder, you’re choosing their home and their business. It’s the same trusted person, year after year.
How tiney compares to other childcare options
tiney childminder | nurseries | nannies | |
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The same known adult, every dayThe same familiar educator who knows your child, day in, day out. | |||
Mixed-age groupsSiblings together, with older and younger children learning from each other. | |||
Trips out into the communityRegular trips into the local area: the shops, the park, the library. |
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tiney | nursery | nannies | |
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The same known adult, every day | |||
The same familiar educator who knows your child, day in, day out. | |||
Mixed-age groups | |||
Siblings together, with older and younger children learning from each other. | |||
Trips out into the community | |||
Regular trips into the local area: the shops, the park, the library. | |||
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Everything behind the front door is taken care of
An Ofsted-rated childminder agency
We train and quality-assure every childminder, and visit them at least once a year.
Your childminder runs their own home
Childminders own their own businesses, with tiney’s training and standards behind them.
Funded hours and tax-free childcare, sorted
tiney makes it easy to use your funded hours and tax-free childcare, all in the tiney app.
Why choose a tiney childminder?
Behind the door of every tiney home, you’ll find a passionate early years educator dedicated to raising the next generation in their community. tiney childminders are carefully selected, professionally trained, and quality-assured more frequently than any other local nursery or childminder.
Plus, when you choose a tiney home, you’re choosing a real local person over a faceless chain. It’s a wonderful choice for your child, and one you’ll feel proud of.
More than a nursery
Smaller groups, real-world days, and one familiar face who truly knows your child.
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Life with the tiney app
Get daily photos, videos and milestone updates, plus easy payments and funded hours, all in one place.
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Browse trusted childminders in your area and arrange a visit.
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Everyone is talking about tiney
Alicia Wilkins
Former Teacher
“I didn’t start this with a business mindset…tiney took care of the hard stuff, which is great for someone who's never been self-employed before.”
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Never miss a thing
See your child’s day as it happens in the tiney app, the trips, the discoveries, the little milestones. And if you want to, carry the learning into the weekend with simple ideas to try at home. You’re as involved as you’d like to be.
Become a childminder
Could you create days like these?
Mums wanting more flexibility, career changers wondering what’s next, nursery workers who want the independence of their own business: they’ve all found their fit with tiney. Meaningful work that fits around family life, and a career to be proud of. Come and meet the movement leading a new generation of early years education.
What is a childminder agency?
Childminder agencies (CMAs) like tiney provide new and existing childminders with a popular alternative to direct Ofsted registration. Childminder agencies were introduced by the Government to provide more support and services to childminders and their families.
tiney is the biggest CMA in England and has fast become the most popular registration route for many new childminders. In recent months, almost half of all new childminders chose to register with tiney! All childminder agencies are fully regulated by Ofsted, meaning they are licensed to train, support and quality assure their registered childminders (you can read tiney’s glowing Ofsted report here!).
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