Overview
Childcare funding is a key part of your finances. In Childminding App, you can deduct funding by hours or by £ directly on an invoice. The invoice total updates instantly and the change is reflected across Finance.
Prerequisites
Make sure you’ve set up the following first:
Funding Grants (your local authority schemes and rates)
Generated an invoice for the child
Need help? See: Adding a Funding Grant and Generating an Invoice.
How to add funding
Generate an invoice for the child (or open an existing one).
Click View Invoice.
Scroll to Reductions from Invoice.
Click Select Funding Grant.
Choose the grant from the dropdown (this list comes from your Funding setup).
Enter the deduction by hours or by £.
Updating one will auto-calculate the other.
Click Set to apply.
You’ll see a success message and the invoice will refresh with the funding line item.
What updates automatically
A Funding Grant line is added to the invoice with your deduction.
Current Amount Due recalculates to reflect the funding.
The Invoicing table for that child shows the updated funding value.
Tips
Use hours if your grant is hour-based (the app multiplies by your funding rate).
Use £ if your authority provides a fixed amount.
If you need to adjust, return to Reductions from Invoice, edit, and Set again.
Troubleshooting
Don’t see your grant? Check Funding Grants are created and active.
Numbers look off? Confirm the child’s sessions/hours and your funding rate in Funding setup.
Multiple grants? Repeat the steps to add additional reductions (each appears as its own line).