Snacks, art supplies, nappies — one list, always ready.
Nurseries and childcare settings go through consumables fast. Stock Runner helps your staff flag what's running low and your manager order it all in one efficient run.
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Real benefits, on day one
Sound familiar?
If any of these feel like your daily reality, you're not alone.
- ✕High consumption of food, nappies, wipes, and art supplies
- ✕Staff too busy with children to manage complex stock systems
- ✕Strict budgets and funding constraints
- ✕Health and safety compliance for food and cleaning products
The way you restock today vs the way it should be
If any of this looks familiar, you're not alone. It's how almost every independent business runs — until they find a better way.
Today
- ✕Staff jot notes on paper that get lost or smudged beyond reading
- ✕Messages pinging in your WhatsApp: "we're out of milk", "bring beans", "and bread"
- ✕Some staff forget to write things down at all — you only find out when the shelf is empty
- ✕The owner guesses quantities at the cash & carry — over-buying slow lines, missing fast ones
- ✕Nobody can do the supplier run except the owner — there's no shared, trusted list
- ✕Stock knowledge lives in the owner's head. One day off and everything falls apart
With Stock Runner
- ✓One live list, shared across every phone in the shop — paper and lost notes gone
- ✓Staff scan, tap or photograph what's low as they work. No typing, no WhatsApp chaos
- ✓Real-time visibility: you see what's needed from home, on the school run, anywhere
- ✓Buying list is sorted by supplier and final — the owner doesn't need to guess any more
- ✓Any staff member can take the list to the cash & carry and come back with everything
- ✓Full audit trail. Nothing is forgotten, nothing falls through the cracks
Your tools & suppliers
Works with every early years supplier
Stock Runner is supplier-agnostic. Group your list by whichever wholesalers you already buy from — no new systems to learn.
Plus hundreds more — use a different supplier? Add yours in seconds.
Run your business without running yourself ragged
The biggest win isn't just smarter restocking — it's peace of mind.
Real-time visibility into every shelf
Know exactly which items are low or out of stock from your phone — without setting foot in the shop. Every scan, tap or photo from your shop updates the live list instantly.
Stop chasing your staff for answers
No more phone calls asking "are we low on milk?" or "did anyone check the crisps?" Your staff flag what's needed as they work, and you just see it appear.
Stress-free, sleep better
No more waking up at 2am wondering if you forgot the bread order. Stock Runner remembers everything, flags anything urgent, and lets you switch off at the end of the day.
Delegate the supplier run — confidently
The list is final and complete. Any staff member can take it to the cash & carry and come back with exactly what you need. Run your business from home while someone else handles the run.
How Stock Runner helps
Built around the way childcare & nurseries actually work.
Tap to request
Staff taps a button when nappies are running low. The manager sees it instantly on their phone.
Category sorting
Food, art supplies, cleaning, hygiene — each category sorted for the right supplier run.
Budget visibility
Track spending by category. Know exactly where your consumables budget is going.
Template orders
Weekly snack run? Monthly art supplies? Save templates and reorder in one tap.
Compliance audit
Every order tracked. Useful for Ofsted, food hygiene records, and health and safety reviews.
Real-time shop
Multi-room nurseries — each room flags its own needs to the central buyer.
A day with Stock Runner
From the shop floor to the supplier run, here's how it fits.
- 1Throughout the day
Room staff flag low items
Wipes running low? Tap. Nappies down to last pack? Tap. The manager sees it without anyone leaving the room.
- 2Weekly
Manager builds order
Manager opens the app, sees all room requests, groups by supplier, and sends.
- 3Monthly
Owner reviews spend
Owner checks budget per category, spots over-ordering, and tightens the next month.
“Before, the staff would write things on a whiteboard and someone would forget to copy them down. Now everything's in the app — and we've stopped running out of nappies.”
Simple pricing
Try free for 30 days. Cancel any time. No card required.
Starter
For trying Stock Runner out.
- ✓1 business
- ✓Up to 2 staff
- ✓Unlimited lists
- ✓7-day history
Business
For a single busy location.
- ✓1 business
- ✓Unlimited staff
- ✓Supplier run sorting
- ✓Smart suggestions
- ✓30-day history
Group
For owners with multiple sites.
- ✓Up to 5 locations
- ✓Unlimited staff
- ✓Cross-site reports
- ✓Priority support
Frequently asked
Questions owners like you ask
Honest answers to the things that matter before you sign up.
Yes. Raising a request is a single tap. No forms, no login hassle, no hunting for the manager. Staff add it and get back to the children immediately.
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Keep your nursery stocked and safe
Free 30-day trial. No card required. Cancel any time.