Parent Know How directory update
NCMA Policy Team (11/12/09)
Work is still being undertaken to improve the way childcare
information is displayed and presented to the public on the Parent
Know How Directory.
The Directory is currently available on the Directgov website at
http://childcarefinder.direct.gov.uk/childcarefinder/
and also on the Information for Families website at http://informationforfamilies.dcsf.gov.uk/.
The Daycare Trust also offers an online childcare search at
www.daycaretrust.org.uk/fid.
A complete set of family services information is not yet
available from all local authorities, but will be added soon. NCMA
continues to urge the Department for Children, Schools and Families
(DCSF) to work with local authorities to ensure this information is
updated as soon as possible, and NCMA is supporting the DCSF in its
efforts to improve the site.
NCMA has now been given the following information by the DCSF to
clarify to childminders whom they should contact if there is a
discrepancy with any of the information currently provided.
If the details of your provision are incorrect, whom should you
contact?
Details of childcare services are collected and published by
your local authority using a combination of information from Ofsted
and specific local information, such as current
vacancies.
Basic information on your service is provided by Ofsted and
cannot be amended by the Families Information Service (FIS). These
details include provider name, address, telephone number, fax,
email, contact person, type of childcare and registration details.
If there are any errors in your basic information, please contact
Ofsted on 08456 404040.
Supplementary information such as the description of your
service, vacancies, additional qualification information and
special provisions are added by the local authority and can be
amended by them. If your supplementary information is incorrect,
please call 0800 2346 346 to be put through to your local Families
Information Service (FIS).