Provider Self Update
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What is the Provider Self Update?
The Provider Self Update (PSU) is a data collection tool for gathering information about early years and childcare provision that will be used by:
- the Early Years and Childcare Service (part of Devon County Council) for assessing the sufficiency of provision and
- will be published to Find Childcare in Devon (a searchable directory of childcare) for parents to view information about your services (depending on your consent levels). This is a tool for you to advertise your business.
Assessing the sufficiency of provision and providing information to parents are both statutory duties for Devon County Council as set out in Early education and childcare: Statutory guidance for local authorities.
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What do I need to do?
Every provider will need to complete the Provider Self Update for each service offered (e.g. breakfast club, day nursery, after school club, holiday club). Initially this will take approximately 20 minutes for each service. After that you will only need to make updates as and when your service offer changes. For example, you change your opening hours, or change your charges. Making changes will only take a few minutes.
Funded providers are asked to check their details once a term. This can be done at the same time you are in the portal completing your funding information (headcount).
Non-funded providers are asked to check their details every six months.
If there are no changes, you can click a button to say there are ‘No Changes Required’.
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How do I complete the Provider Self Update
Please read the Guidance Notes and/or watch the training videos.
There is a suite of training videos that you can complete in your own time or watch as you are completing the Provider Self Update. There are also Guidance notes with more detailed information on each question.
Video Length (mm:ss) 1 What is the Provider Self Update? 05:19 2 Logging in to the Provider Portal 03:05 3 Home Screen 01:47 4 Navigating to the Self Update 01:25 5 Navigating around the Self Update 02:13 6 Completing the Self Update 02:29 7 Service Details 01:27 8 Consent 04:51 9 Opening Dates and Availability 04:57 10 Age Range, Capacity Details and Vacancies 04:10 11 Travel and School Pick-Ups 02:39 12 Costs 02:54 13 Facilities 02:20 14 Additional Information 02:05 15 File Upload 02:22 16 No Changes Required 00:59 17 Finished 00:42 18 Early Years Census (Funded Providers only) 04:39 -
Take me to the Provider Portal
Funded Providers will already have log in details to the Provider Portal. This is the same username and password you use to access the Provider Portal to complete headcount tasks and the Early Years Census.
Non Funded Providers will be emailed a username and password to the nominated contact via separate emails.
If you have not received this please email childcareinfo@devon.gov.uk.
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Help Me
If you have a problem, please refer to the guidance notes and training videos in the first instance.
If your have any other queries, please email childcareinfo@devon.gov.uk
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Find Childcare in Devon
Find Childcare is a searchable directory of childcare in Devon for parents to view information about your services. This displays the information you submit on the Provider Self Update for parents in an accessible way.
Please share and promote the Find Childcare in Devon website to parents.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I can not see the Self Update button and it does not appear in the menus.
A: Please go to your account by clicking on the little arrow next to your username in the top right hand side of the screen. Tick the box next to ‘Show all menus’. Self Update should now appear.