What is a tiney childminder?

Ofsted-approved childminder

Caring for a small group of children in your own home, empowered by our all-in-one app that helps you create contracts, process payments, communicate with families, and track children's learning - the first of its kind!

An Early Years
educator

Armed with world-class training, continuous professional development and a diverse but like-minded community.

A self-employed entrepreneur

Running your own business and calling all the shots – but without the boring bits.

Meet Former Primary School Teacher
Alicia Wilkins

"I didn’t start this with a business mindset. I created my own fees and policies but they take care of the hard stuff, which is great for someone who's never been self-employed before."

As a tiney childminder, you'll receive...

Over £3000 of value provided in your first year alone, including world class Early Years training (if you need it - if not you can fast track!)
Ofsted approval, paediatric first aid, DBS update service covered by us
Personalised business coaching, free marketing materials and step-by-step guidance to help you land your first customers

1:1 support from our team throughout your registration process
Billing, contract and customer support once you’re working with families
Lifetime Access to a collaborative community of other tiney childminders

Find out more

Earn £40,000 by making a difference

It’s realistic to earn £40,000 by the end of your first year. Some veteran tiney childminders are earning over £60,000.

The low-risk way to start your own business

We cover most of your start-up costs, help you find customers AND you can kick things off with us while working your current job.

A career with freedom and flexibility

You'll be changing lives, but with the freedom to control your schedule and run your setting exactly as you see fit.

Meet Former Early Years Practitioner
Nikki Walsh

"In my previous childcare roles. the thing that I didn’t enjoy was not being able to give the children 1-on-1 attention. Working in a childminding setting means I can give them all the attention that they need."

Meet some tiney home owners

Explore our tiney homes and get to know your local tiney community.

Ramisha & Romana Kiyani

Mitcham

Chloe Payne

Southgate

Polly Duque

Brent & Harrow

Alicia Smith

Dagenham

tiney stories

Read stories from our home leaders and how life with tiney works for them...

How years in the corporate world inspired Libby to train with tiney

She's even brought her Mum along for the ride!

Meet the former florist whose love of children sparked a career change

How tiney helped Rebecca make a great move for her family.

“What’s the catch?” The most frequently asked questions about tiney

The answers to some of the questions we get asked the most.

Reimagine

Childcare.

tiney is a different way to do childcare. We’re on a mission to partner with brilliant people who share our dream of giving every child a quality early years education. Our online curriculum was created by a team of world-class early years experts. They’ll provide mentorship and 1:1 support to help you build a successful business in under 3 months and start changing children's lives.
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Together we can breathe a new sense of purpose into childcare, supporting our children and communities to learn, grow, and play together.

Make a living by making a difference in your local community.

If you want to help us unlock the potential of every child, enter your details below to take the next step and find out more.

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