Turn unused capacity into income.
Parents book extra hours online, beyond their funded hours.
You sell places that would otherwise sit empty.
From spare place to paid booking
Booked in the parent portal. Paid on the council's own payment page.
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Availability calendar
Parents see the sessions with space at their setting. Availability comes from capacity and attendance patterns already in Admit.
- 2
Products
You decide what is on sale, where and at what price.
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Book and pay
Parents book the sessions in Admit and pay on the council's payment page. The booking shows against the child.
Payments
Parents pay through the council's own payment system. Admit holds no payment details, and no money passes through it.
Extra hours are kept apart from funded hours.
- No card details held in Admit
- Every booking on the record
- Reported alongside the rest of your admissions data
Who it suits
Settings with spare sessions
Funded placements do not fill every day or every session.
Families who need more
Parents whose working week is longer than their funded hours.
Teams taking bookings by hand
Managing extra hours with forms and spreadsheets.
What it could be worth
Income depends on your spare capacity and your prices. We will work through an illustrative example with your own figures.
Parent portal
Parents apply, track and book in one place.
Funded hours
The entitlement that extra hours sit on top of.
Partner providers
Council and partner nurseries on one system, working from the same figures.