New MagicBooking checkout for parents
The MagicBooking checkout has been redesigned to make things easier for parents, with a more intuitive and user-friendly experience. Please also see attached our parent guide and infographic (linked at the bottom of this guide under 'Attachments').
Booking Recap
The first stage of the checkout will show the parent a "Booking Recap" to review their basket before payment. This allows the parent to check what has been booked and the total cost before making any payment decisions. Their basket will be shown with an overview of what activity, session and children are booked. They can also click the "Dates Qty" button here to see the sessions booked on a calendar view.
The total cost of the booking will be clearly displayed and 'Proceed to Checkout' can be clicked when they are ready to make payment:
If the parent has a promo code, they can simply enter it and click ‘Apply’—their discount will be automatically deducted from the total!
Clicking 'Add another activity' will allow the parent to book a different activity within the same booking.Checkout (Payment Options)
The available payment options are now presented in a more streamlined list, making it easier for parents to review their options. The parent can also still check what has been added to their basket and enter a promo code at this stage.
Bank Transfer: With Open Banking parents can now authorise payments directly through their banking app or website, offering a faster, more secure, and convenient payment experience:
One-Off Tax Free Childcare: Parents are now able to connect their HMRC account when paying by TFC on MagicBooking. This will allow parents to make their TFC payments from within MagicBooking rather than the parent needing to separately log into their HMRC account and set up payments. To start they will need to select this option and add their child's Tax Free Childcare reference number:
Once their child's TFC number is added, the parent can click 'Connect account' which will redirect them to the HMRC website to link their TFC account. Parents will then be able to check their balance, top up their funds and pay directly within MagicBooking:
Please see the attached infographic for further guidance on the new Tax Free Childcare improvements!
Credit/Debit Card: This allows the parent to pay via Credit or Debit card. This has been improved to allow parent's the ability to edit their billing address directly on the payment page:
If their card matches their parent account details, they won’t need to enter it manually!
Split into Monthly Payments: This allows the parent to set up a monthly payment plan with the available payment options:
There is also a new ‘Split Evenly’ button for CCV/TFC payments, so parents don’t have to calculate amounts manually—just click and go:
If the parent choose to pay monthly by TFC then they will be able to connect / use their HMRC account.
Other Childcare Vouchers: This allows the parent to pay by any listed childcare voucher provider. They will first need to select their provider, select 'Total' or 'Other' amount to pay and then click 'Apply' to apply the payment:
If the parent choose 'Other Amount' then they will need to manually enter how much of the total is going to be paid by childcare vouchers. The remaining amount will be due by card.
Credit: If the parent has available credit (card or CCV credit) then they will be able to tick to apply this at checkout: