Tiney

I joined tiney because of their vision and ethos. I've thoroughly enjoyed my experience so far working for tiney - the team are extremely passionate about tiney's mission, and it's inspiring to be a part of a company striving to improve the childminding sector.

tiney's values are very clear and I love how they play a key role in both customer interactions and the company culture. They keep the team aligned and focused and play an important part in the onboarding process as well.

From the moment I started at tiney, I felt that I had all the support I needed to ensure I was able to learn quickly and start having an impact within the company. My manager is really supportive, taking the time to get to know me and answer any questions I may have to help me grow within my role and team.

I feel confident enough to put forward ideas and every idea is considered and recognsied fairly. It enables me to feel valued in this company, even as a more junior member of staff.

We are trying to create something amazing and every person working in this company is driving towards that mission. It's an amazing feeling to be apart of something where you are making a difference. The positivity and comradery that comes with this is what I was searching for.

The work that has gone in to this and is still going in to this is fantastic. Also the honesty about how far we have to go still. We have recently appointed a Diversity, Equality and Belonging Advisor. I think it's great that we are making this a priority even when our team is still so small.

Giving young children an amazing start in life - positively impacting their life trajectories! What more meaningful work for our society.

Empowering people to run their own business and to make a difference to their lives and young children lives.

Changing the world isn't easy but it's important work that means everyday is filled with opportunities to learn and get better.

At tiney it's inspiring to do work that's changing the lives of individual children, families and micro-entrepreneurs, but which also has the potential to transform the whole Early Education and Childcare sector. It's great to work somewhere where everyone's so passionately unified around a really exciting, important goal.

Everyone at tiney is both an expert in their field and a thoroughly lovely human being. There's an amazing spirit of collaboration and incredible drive, pace and momentum. It's a really uplifting, fun and dynamic place to be.

There's real trust in the team at tiney. A lot of us have young families, and we're encouraged to put them first and arrange our life so that we get to spend great time with them.

I love working for tiney because the work we do is meaningful and helps change the lives of children and adults alike! We are helping children unlock their potentials by unlocking the potentials of tiney childminders. We are literally changing people's lives for the better and giving them an opportunity to feel empowered and own their career path.

At tiney my opinions and feedback matter and are valued by every member of the team. We are all being encouraged to speak out and give feedback on anything we wish to. Feedback is always returned with actions and plans on how to make it count.

Tiney really cares for its employees. We get a free day off after our first month "reflection day" to reflect on how we feel and the work we have done/what we have learned. You have autonomy of your time and can be flexible to fit in your family or errands that are important to you. You will really feel looked after at tiney!

My first few months at tiney didn't quite go according to plan: within 3 weeks of joining, we were in a global pandemic and I had to juggle getting to grips with my shiny new job with two small children at home - nightmare! Due to the nature of the business, being family friendly was a big part of tiney's values from the start but obviously nobody expected this to be tested in such an extreme way. It's been handled incredibly well, I've felt brilliantly supported all the way and empowered to work flexibly. The founders are all parents themselves, and around half the team have caring responsibilities too, so it feels like we're all in it together.

The leadership team are all very friendly and approachable and it feels like the culture of transparency is a definite strength here. Even though we've grown fast (the team has doubled in size in the 8 months or so since I joined), it feels like people still have close relationships with their managers and are able to go to them whenever they need support or just to chat. It feels like the whole team are appreciated for the individuals strengths they bring rather than feeling like they have to fit a prescriptive job description.

One of the best things about working at tiney is seeing the impact we're having on the lives of so many people: both the community of "tiney home leaders" and the children they care for, who are getting a wonderful start in life. Thanks to the way the tiney brand and culture has been built, our community is lively, engaged, diverse, caring and loyal, which is a huge source of pride for the whole team.

The interview process at tiney is rigorous, such that the people who get through are of a really high calibre. As such, I am constantly learning from the people around me.

Working in tech doesn't always come with having a positive impact on peoples lives, so it's awesome that tiney is so mission-driven. Early childhood education is an underserved area in tech, and we get to see the impact we are having on a daily basis.

Because it's a small team with a pretty flat hierarchy, I get to work with pretty much everyone in the business so I am constantly learning from all of our brilliant people.

All of our executive team have achieved incredible things in their careers so far. Brett OBE founded Teach First - CEO, Stephanie has led operations for Uber for the past few years - COO, John founded 383 - CPO and Edd founded Graze.com - CTO. The benefit of this is that they have a wealth of experience to bring to the table, they are exceptional role models and they lead in a very human and mature way.

We are 40 people now at tiney and have hired a Diversity and Inclusion Advisor - this is huge. Our leadership team know that we need to build a strong and diverse team to reach out mission and they put their money where their mouth is. Our mission is to unlock the potential of every child and to do this, we know our product, team and education strategy needs to reflect everyone.

We are changing children's lives - sounds cliche but we are. Every Monday we see new nurseries opening up and hear from our tiney home leaders. The children are taken through an education framework and can interact with adults and children in a smaller setting - this impact of this is huge.