About the CM Database
Advantages
  • There are NO fees or subscription charges
  • It is NOT on-line so no interruption of access 
  • The database can be installed on multiple devices 
           (MS Access is needed for this database to open and run)
  • You can enter as many children as you wish
  • It has a password protected front end - for added security
  • Lots of tutorial videos and user guide support documents available
  • Forum where help is available 24/7 from 100's of happy customers
  • The Main Page is visible at all times, additional pages open on top (in a smaller window), so you can view multiple windows at one and the same time.
Advantages:
  • All pertinent child data is captured on the one form
  • Charges for sessions are automatically calculated and totalled
  • A single glance will show you a profile of given child
  • Relevant data is automatically fed through to  appropriate items e.g. attendance registers, invoices etc
Advantages:
  • All features are grouped, based on purpose
  • Each set of ‘grouped’ items is colour coded, to make it easier to locate and find a given item
Advantages:
  • Coloured coded (additional) item buttons are only shown - if purchased – to reduce screen clutter 
  • At a glance you can see all grouped items
  • No navigation needed - as all grouped items are shown on the one page
  • For ease of use, items are further grouped into 'Child Related' and 'Setting Related'
Advantages:
  • All data entry sections are coloured to simplify completion
  • The print function allows you to save to PDF or output to a printer
  • The print options are not coloured to save on printer inks
  • All data entered into a coloured box are automatically saved on exit of that box

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​All forms and reports that are created within the database can be saved as PDF and e-mailed direct to the parents as an attachment.


​You are able to save and back up your database as easily as you would a WORD or an EXCEL document. 

You can copy the database (with all information in place) to a USB or upload onto your secure account such as Onedrive or google drive. 

​You choose the password to be used on your database, and you can then select to return to the password screen, with the click of a button on your homepage. 

Further passwords can be added throughout your database, if you want to keep certain aspects confidential, especially if you are working with assistants, who also access the database.
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It is important to be reassured that this database does not need internet access at any time. Childminders who use this database are therefore adhering, strongly, to their safeguarding requirements; by keeping constant access to the important information that they hold on the children in their care.  The data and personal information is not accessible to anyone outside of your home, and the database can only be accessed using the PC that it has been downloaded onto. 
As this database is saved onto the hard drive of your PC or laptop, and taking into consideration the amount of information and hard work that it holds, it is good practise to back it up on a regular basis. You can do this by saving it to a portable hard-drive, a USB stick or saving it to your personal account on Icloud or Google drive. The online data storages are very secure and as you need to set up a personal account with them before you can use it, they are safe to store information of such a delicate nature as only you can access them with your log in details.
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For a FREE demo version of the database e-mail ddsys@hotmail.co.uk or use the 'contact us' page.