Posted on Friday 17th June 2011
From Monday June 20th families in the West Midlands will be able to access information about childcare from a new website - Open Family Services (http://www.openfamilyservices.org.uk/ofs/|). The directory contains details of childcare from 25 other Local Authorities and includes a simple search function.
Open Family Services is using the same software that ran the national childcare service on direct.gov.uk up until the end of March, but several enhancements and changes have been made to make the site easier to use and quicker to operate.
The key benefit for childcare settings and family services providers is that families no longer have to find one website - details of your setting and activity will be more freely available. To check if your details are being uploaded, contact the Family Information Service on 0300 111 8007.