Provider Portal: Self-update
FAO all schools and providers providing Early Years Education and Childcare. Please action by 17th January 2022.
Dear Colleagues,
As many of you have reported, parent’s childcare needs have changed since the beginning of the pandemic and we are aware that this has caused anxiety about sustainability.
We are asking you to log in to the self-update area of the Provider Portal by TODAY 17th January 2022, to review and update the information that parents are receiving about your services and to enable us to develop a robust childcare sufficiency assessment.
As previously stated, we need your support on an ongoing basis to make sure your information is kept up to date, so that the sufficiency assessment is as accurate as it can be.
You can access the Provider Portal through this link https://ems.bolton.gov.uk/ProviderPortal_LIVE/Account/Account/Login . A guidance note on how to use the self-update area of the Provider Portal can be found on the Bolton Start Well website here.
If you are not currently using the Provider Portal, or are a new provider, we can support you to get started and have specific training sessions for you to book on, free of charge. Please email families@bolton.gov.uk if you want more information about this and the training that we can provide to support you on the Provider Portal.
Thank you in advance for updating your information and helping to develop a robust childcare sufficiency assessment for Bolton.
Best Wishes
Bernie Brown Helen Shearer
Director of People Services Head of Start Well, Strategic Lead Early Years