From Monday 2 November 2026, bookings at The Learning Nest Co. are made in our own parent portal. Here is what has changed, and how to get started in a few minutes.
We have moved to a parent portal made just for The Learning Nest Co. Booking, paying and managing your sessions now all happen in one place.
Choose a session, see the price as you go, and pay by card in the same few steps.
See all your upcoming sessions in one list, and cancel a booking yourself when plans change.
Your children's enrolment details, contacts and account credit all live in your account, so keeping them up to date is easy.
Your account is already set up. Your family's details, your children's enrolment forms, and any account credit, gift card balance or sessions you had with us have come across.
We are emailing every family a message called “Your Learning Nest Co. account is ready”. If it is not in your inbox, please check your junk or spam folder. We are sending them in batches, so yours may take a day or two to arrive.
Open “Set my password” in the email and choose a password. From then on you sign in with your email address and that password. Prefer Google? Choose Continue with Google instead. The link works for 30 days.
Everything from your enrolment form has come across, including allergies, medical conditions and medication. Check it on one screen, change anything that is out of date, then confirm.
We also ask a few new questions: whether an allergy can cause anaphylaxis, your photo permissions, and our current terms. It takes a couple of minutes.
Once your child's details are confirmed, you can book straight away. See how to book below.
Link expired, or no email? Create an account with the same email address you used with us, and we will find your account.
Two parents? The account goes to the parent who filled in our enrolment form or made the bookings. To add another parent or guardian, just ask us and we will send them an invitation.
Welcome! Getting set up only takes a few minutes.
Create an account with your email address and a password, or sign up with Google. If you use an email address, we will send you a link to confirm it.
Add each child and fill in their enrolment: health and allergy details, emergency contacts and who can collect them, photo permissions, and our terms. Each child must be enrolled before they can be booked.
Choose your first session. See how to book below.
Has another parent already enrolled your child with us? Ask us to add you to their account instead of enrolling again.
Log in, choose Book, then follow the steps on one page.
For example Educational Childminding or Parent Co-Working.
Add another child and the price updates as you go. Your second and later children are charged at our sibling rate.
Pick the day, then how long you need, then a start time. Times that are not available are dimmed.
If you have account credit, you can put it towards the booking.
We email you a confirmation, and the booking shows in your account.
Daytime sessions are booked by the hour, Monday to Friday between 10am and 4pm, with no lock-in days. Friday Date Night and our special events are booked in the portal too.
Need more privacy for calls or meetings? Our private office is available on request: just ask us and we will book it for you.
You can cancel a booking yourself: open it in your bookings and choose Cancel booking. Before you confirm, the portal shows you exactly what will happen.
Cancel at least 2 hours before the start and what you paid comes back to your account as credit, ready for your next booking. Inside those 2 hours the booking is charged in full and nothing comes back. If we ever cancel a session, we credit your account.
To move a booking, cancel it with at least 2 hours' notice and book the new time.
A few things our old booking system could not do.
Notes and photos of what your child did and learnt during their session.
If anything happens during a session, you receive a written report in the portal as well as hearing from us.
Notes from our educators about your child, kept together on your child's page.
Centre news by email. We will also email you centre news, events and updates. You can turn these off at any time in your account, or from the link at the bottom of any newsletter.
We are happy to help you get set up. Call us on (02) 6106 9729 or email info@thelearningnestco.com.