How to grow your payments app with nurseries and after-school clubs
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Nurseries and after-school clubs collect fees from parents every week or month, plus extras for trips and meals. Many still take cash or bank transfers and spend time chasing late fees. A payments app that sends parents a simple link to pay can win these clubs, and every parent who pays sees your app.
Talk to nursery and club managers
Ask local nurseries and after-school clubs:
- How do parents pay fees today?
- How much time do you spend chasing late payments?
- How do you collect money for trips and extras?
- What would make paying easier for parents?
Send fees as a payment link
A link sent each week or month lets parents pay from their phone in seconds, with a receipt for their records.
Collect for trips and extras
A separate link for a trip or event lets the club collect small amounts without handling envelopes of cash.
Grow through parents
Parents also pay childminders, tutors and sports clubs. One nursery on your app can introduce you to the others they pay.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about school fees?
The school fees guide covers how parents pay larger school bills.
Parents paying school fees →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.