In May, we provided information regarding the planned update that Ofsted are making to the Family Information Directory (FIDy) service that they provide. Read the original post In a change to our plan, we are intending to connect to the new service in the first half of 2024. This is to make sure that we… Continue reading Ofsted feed update
Category: Announcemnets
Extending Early Years Funding
For those customers who use our Funded Early Learning (FEL) module (aka ‘2 Year Old Checker’), we’re consulting with you on changes following the 2023 Spring Budget. The early education and childcare entitlements for eligible working parents in England will be extending in a phased rollout from April 2024. We’re proposing a change to accommodate… Continue reading Extending Early Years Funding
New Open Referral UK API for Directory
As discussed at our user forum earlier this year, we are busy developing our new UK Open Referral API that will enable you to share your directory data in a consistent and secure way with other platforms. As we near the completion of our build, we are now engaging customers to be early adopters. Please… Continue reading New Open Referral UK API for Directory
Ofsted Certificate Updates
We are aware that several Local Authorities will have been contacted by Ofsted and issued with a new certificate for their Ofsted feed. Ofsted will normally send the Local Authority a link to access their new certificate (Zip file). Please be aware that Idox cannot access these certificates via this link. This link is only… Continue reading Ofsted Certificate Updates
New in May and June
Our team have been working on some wonderful Directory updates and refreshes in May and June. We thought our community would like to have a look: We welcome Cambridgeshire County Council and their new Local Offer https://send.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ Liverpool‘s eye catching and comprehensive Start for Life offer https://fisd.liverpool.gov.uk/ Gloucestershire have a new look GlosFamilies Directory https://www.glosfamiliesdirectory.org.uk/… Continue reading New in May and June
Ofsted feed update
Ofsted have recently contacted local authorities to give an update about the planned changes to the Family Information Directory (FIDy) service that they provide. We directly take a feed of data from Ofsted for a large number of local authorities and so would like to take this opportunity to share our plans. The information below… Continue reading Ofsted feed update
Thurrock’s Start for Life
We’re delighted to share a new Start for Life piece which is the latest addition to Thurrock’s Young People & Families Directory. There is a focus on supporting expectant parents and children aged 0-2. This is called the Start for Life Local Offer and citizens can find out what’s available in each locality. It takes… Continue reading Thurrock’s Start for Life
Browse our latest Directory Websites
Thank you all who attended our Virtual Customer Forum last week. It was great to see so many familiar faces. We hope that you enjoyed seeing what we’ve been up to in partnership with our customers. Here is a list of our latest customer websites for you to explore further: https://findyour.islington.gov.uk/ https://www.calderdalechildcare.org.uk/ https://hsm.manchester.gov.uk/ https://find.redbridge.gov.uk/… Continue reading Browse our latest Directory Websites
Virtual Customer Forum
We are inviting our customers to come together to discuss all things Directory! In this session, we will present our platform development roadmap for 2023, including the results of our research to enhance the platform’s search function. We are also keen to showcase some of the great new websites that we’ve been collaborating with our… Continue reading Virtual Customer Forum
Planned enhancements to Media Manager
We are currently planning enhancements to the Directory Platform’s Media Manager as part of next year’s roadmap, and we’ll be sharing the details of this with customers soon. In the meantime, we have created a quick user guide of how the Media Manager app currently works as a reference for customers. Over the coming months,… Continue reading Planned enhancements to Media Manager