Your manager called in sick at 6:45am.
What happens next?
Kalendit gives nurseries the tools to fill shifts in minutes — using your own bank staff first, with vetted educators as your safety net. No agency markup. No phone calls. No WhatsApp chaos.
- You control the staffing
- You set the rates
- You choose who works in your nursery
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The difference that changes everything
See how Kalendit’s direct model compares to the traditional agency approach.
Kalendit
- Transparent pricing20–23% booking fee. Pay as you go.
- 24/7 in-app bookingPost a shift in under 60 seconds.
- Automated vettingDBS, qualifications, right-to-work — verified and tracked.
- Build your teamRate educators. Build Favourites. Hire from your pool.
- Fair pay, better talentEducators set their rates. Better pay attracts better people.
Traditional Agency
- Hidden margins40–60% markups. Stacked fees. No transparency.
- Lengthy processBusiness hours only. Wait for callbacks.
- Opaque vettingManual checks. Spreadsheets. Your problem if it lapses.
- Mystery staffA body in the room. Unknown track record.
- Low pay, low motivationMinimum wage. No progression. No incentive.
Think of us like the good Uber for nursery staffing
We onboard and vet self-employed educators to work flexibly on our platform. You decide everything else — the rate, the timing, the requirements, and who gets to come back.
Our double rating system means educators are incentivised to maintain high standards. The best ones become your Favourites — and your most logical temp-to-perm candidates.
Your bank staff are your most underused asset
Most nurseries already have enough bank staff capacity. The problem isn’t supply — it’s visibility. You can’t deploy what you can’t see.
One place for all your bank staff
See who’s available, who’s qualified, and who’s already booked — across every site. No spreadsheets, no WhatsApp groups, no phone trees.
Your staff fill your shifts first
When a gap opens, your own bank staff are notified first. Only if they can’t cover does the shift go to the wider Kalendit network.
Compliance sorted before they’re booked
DBS checks, qualifications, right-to-work — verified and stored centrally. If Ofsted walked in tomorrow, every document is one click away.
See where your money’s actually going
Track spend by site, by month, by educator. Know exactly what you’re paying versus agency cover. No surprises on the invoice.
How It Works
In-app booking, 24/7
Fill gaps in under 60 seconds
Set the hourly rate, the qualification, the hours. Your own bank staff see it first. If they can’t cover, it opens to the Kalendit network.
Full transparency before you confirm
Vetted educators accept your shift. You see their DBS status, qualifications, and ratings from other nurseries before they walk through the door.
Build a reliable team over time
Rate and share feedback after every shift. Build a Favourites pool of educators who know your setting — your most logical temp-to-perm candidates.
Kalendit has completely changed how we manage bank staff across our nurseries. We can see who’s available, deploy them where they’re needed, and the compliance is handled for us. It’s exactly what we were missing.
Catherine Stoneman
CEO, Kido
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