Why eyworks?
We help you build resilient, thriving nurseries
You’ve likely reviewed some nursery management software. On the surface, we all offer digital registers, invoices, parent apps, and observation tools. The dashboards look similar, the feature lists overlap, and the pricing seems comparable. So we want to make the comparison easier for you by explaining how we differ from our colleagues in the space.
Seeing past the surface
At eyworks, our purpose guides our product philosophy. We believe that simply “managing” a nursery isn’t enough, because it implies you’re just covering the basics and just about holding on. We want more for you. We want to help you build resilient, thriving nurseries.
So everything we do, from product decisions to customer support, is designed to help you thrive, not just survive. At the product level, what makes eyworks fundamentally different is that we’re the only platform that grows with you instead of boxing you in.
You’ve likely reviewed some nursery management software. On the surface, we all offer digital registers, invoices, parent apps, and observation tools. The dashboards look similar, the feature lists overlap, and the pricing seems comparable. So we want to make the comparison easier for you by explaining how we differ from our colleagues in the space.
The problem with traditional nursery management solutions
Most nursery management software in the early years sector is built on the traditional all-in-one approach, originally designed for simplicity. But it introduces some hidden problems.
- Forced adoption: You might love the parent communication feature in one software, but their invoicing doesn't handle your funding splits properly. With the traditional approach, you’re forced to adapt all features whether you like it or not.
- Maximum disruption: With the old approach, you'd have to abandon the systems your teams like and understand to learn a whole new system. Replacing tools across the board often means months of complete disruption for your staff and operations.
A different product philosophy: building blocks, not bundles
We know that a setting in Milton Keynes doesn’t have the exact same needs as a nursery chain in London, so we didn’t want to follow the same rigid software structure.
We reject the “one-size-fits-all” status quo that dominates our market. Instead, we have built the sector’s only “grow-with-you” nursery management software.
"We want to fit into our customers’ world; we don't want to force them into ours."
eyworks takes a modular approach to our product architecture. This simply means you get the flexibility to adapt individual software modules (such as invoices, HR, observations, and recruitment) separately. It also means you don’t pay for what you need.
As an eyworks customer, this means that you’re:
- Not forced to compromise: If you have a finance system you trust or an observation software that works for you, we don't force you to change. a "rip-and-replace" disruption on your staff just to access the tools you actually need.
- Paying for tools you don’t need: We believe that you shouldn't have to pay for features you aren't ready to use. Unlike the traditional all-in-one approach, you don’t have to pay for the whole suite of tools to access the ones you need.
- Growing at your own pace: Begin with the core features you need today, and add new tools only when your nursery is ready for it. You adapt software based on your actual needs, not when a software vendor dictates it.
- Not settling for “good enough”: Every eyworks module was designed to operate independently. So while they’re deeply integrated with each other, they’re also individually robust. They’re not just "good enough" as part of an all-in-one bundle.
Tackling the real problems in the early years sector
Because we aren’t trying to force every feature into a single, generic box, we have the freedom to solve the problems others ignore. We know that right now, one of the biggest threats that the sector faces is the talent crisis.
That’s why we built eyrecruit, the sector’s only dedicated solution to help you find, hire, and onboard the best staff. We help you solve the recruitment headache without weighing down the rest of your operations. You can read more about our early years recruitment software here.
Our promise
Our promise is to stand behind you as a reliable partner as you build a thriving nursery with stable finances, happier staff, strong parent relationships, and, most importantly, help you focus on what matters most: changing children’s lives.
Don’t just take our word for it, read some of our customer success stories
Start your journey to simplified admin with our early years nursery management software.
