Ovivio
Thame nursery platform with finance, rotas, enquiries and a parent app in one
Key data
| Company | Blossom Educational Limited (trading as Ovivio) |
|---|---|
| Category | Childcare and Nursery Management Software |
| Headquarters | Thame, United Kingdom |
| Founded | Not stated |
| EU Presence | Yes - United Kingdom |
| Data Location | not stated on the pages we read |
| Open Source | No |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | No |
| Main Features | Invoicing for whole sites, rotas, ratios and reporting, parent app, enquiry to enrolment, observations and development tracking, payments, activities, websites, nursery funding calculator |
| Pricing | not shown on the pages we read; the site offers a cost saving calculator and contact with an early years expert |
| Best For | UK day nurseries, preschools, nursery groups and Montessori settings that want finance, staffing and parent tools from one supplier |
| Replaces | Brightwheel |
Full review
Ovivio is the trading name of Blossom Educational Limited, incorporated and registered in the UK with company number 09942836. The privacy policy and data processing agreement give the registered office as 30 Upper High Street, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3EZ, and name HelloDPO Law Ltd as data protection officer.
The site describes 35 years of experience in childcare, from Blossom and KidsKonnect to Ovivio. It has UK and Dutch language versions and separate pages for day nurseries, Montessori, after-school clubs, preschools, nursery groups and childminders.
Platform areas in Ovivio
Ovivio groups its software into finances, staffing, quality communication, enquiries and lifelong learning. The finance area invoices whole sites in minutes, and the staffing area covers rotas, ratios and reporting across rooms.
Further products listed are payments, activities and websites. The site also offers a nursery funding calculator that works out funded hours.
Switching to Ovivio
Ovivio advertises free migration and onboarding whether a setting comes from paper or another provider, and a UK-based support team by phone or email. A cost saving calculator estimates yearly savings.
No subscription price appeared in the text we read, so a quote is needed to compare.
Ovivio as a European alternative to Brightwheel
Ovivio is contracted with a UK company and publishes a data processing agreement in which the customer is the controller. Brightwheel's pages in the pack name no entity.
The pages we read do not state a hosting country or the group that owns Blossom Educational, so ask for both.
Known limits
Ovivio shows no prices, hosting country or parent company in the text we read. The product follows UK funding and Ofsted practice, so settings elsewhere have fewer matching features. The legal pages read were policies and a DPA, not a full contract. For published monthly prices see Famly.
Best suited to users of Ovivio
UK day nurseries and nursery groups that want invoicing, rotas, enquiries and parent communication from one supplier and value migration support.
What works, what does not
Pros
- Company number and registered office stated in legal texts
- Data processing agreement published
- Free migration and onboarding advertised
- UK-based phone and email support
- Pages for Montessori, groups and after-school clubs
Cons
- No prices on the pages we read
- Hosting country not stated
- Ownership of the company not shown
- UK-specific funding and inspection focus
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Company number and registered office stated in legal texts
- Data processing agreement published
- Free migration and onboarding advertised
- UK-based phone and email support
- Pages for Montessori, groups and after-school clubs
Cons
- No prices on the pages we read
- Hosting country not stated
- Ownership of the company not shown
- UK-specific funding and inspection focus
Alternatives to Ovivio
Alternatives from Europe in the childcare and nursery management software group:
See all European childcare and nursery management software or compare them directly against Brightwheel on our alternatives page.
Questions buyers ask
Yes for UK nurseries. Blossom Educational Limited, trading as Ovivio, is registered in the UK and covers invoicing, rotas, enquiries and a parent app. It lists no CACFP menus.
The pages we read show no price. The site offers a cost saving calculator and a contact route to an early years expert.
The Ovivio site says its 35 years in childcare run from Blossom and KidsKonnect to Ovivio, and the legal pages name Blossom Educational Limited as the company trading as Ovivio.