Your modern community of exceptional childminders

High quality early years education is just round the corner with tiney, the UK’s fastest growing childminder agency

Ofsted approved & quality assured

As an Ofsted approved childminder agency, all tiney childminders go through rigorous training and frequent inspections.

Education focused & fun

tiney childminders focus on learning through play every day, building strong loving relationships in local homely settings.

Affordable, safe & convenient

tiney childminders cater for the unique needs of different families offering flexible, quality assured, local childcare.

Become a tiney childminder

Whether you’re completely new to the industry, or an experienced educator, we’ve got a pathway that’s right for you

New to childminding?

Discover why tiney is the most popular route for new childminders.

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Existing childminder?

Discover our bold, new breed, of childminder agency and how we can work together.

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News

£1200 bonus for new childminders

The Government has announced a new £1200 grant, available to newly registered tiney childminders.

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News

tiney receives Ofsted’s highest grading of ‘effective’

tiney is an Ofsted Registered Childminder Agency enabling a new generation of modern childminders.

We’re the UK’s fastest growing and most loved childminding agency

Our mission

A community of professional educators with children at the centre

tiney exists to make transformative early years education accessible to every family. Find out more by watching our mission video.

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Why choose a tiney childminder?

Research shows that a home from home environment, with low adult-child ratios, is the best place for your child’s development. Our tiney homes are friendly, safe, affordable and fun. Each home offers a high quality early years education and the chance to build meaningful bonds, all powered by a world class app. It’s childminding, but with a 21st century twist.

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The tiney app - making life super simple

We streamline payments and daily communication, celebrate learning progress with daily updates, and much more to make your life easier.

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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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Childcare you can trust

Reviews

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News

Do something BIG, work with small children at tiney

Seen the Government's new campaign? Get your new Early Years career off to a flying start with tiney.

Find a tiney childminder near you

Search nationwide for quality assured, safe & flexible childcare

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Business with a deep rooted social purpose

As part of our commitment to social impact we have pledged to play our part in meeting the 2030 Global Goals initiative around Quality Education set by World Leaders. We are also proud to be part of the Meaningful Business Network. Learn more.


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