Success story
Early Learning Peak Body
A new state funding model meant 38 kindergartens had to swap data with their governing body, with no system to do it.
- Client
- Early Learning Peak Body
- Industry
- Education
- Technologies
- Power Pages, Dataverse, Power Automate, Entra ID, Azure Functions
This organisation is the central governing body for 38 community kindergartens across Queensland, sitting between each service and Queensland Treasury.
The challenge
A new funding model required two-way data exchanges between every kindergarten, the governing body and Queensland Treasury, and there was no portal to handle it.
What we did
We built a portal in Power Pages as the one-stop shop for submissions, documents and live funding data.
A new state funding model meant 38 kindergartens had to swap data with Treasury. We built the portal that carries it.
Why it mattered
The funding model required two-way data exchange between each kindergarten, the central governing body and Queensland Treasury. With 38 community kindergartens involved, doing that through forms and email was never going to hold. Each service needed one place to make submissions and see their funding position, and the body in the middle needed the data to be consistent enough to pass on.
What we did
- Built the Kindy Portal on Power Pages. A single interface for kindergartens to submit and view funding data.
- Managed identity through Entra ID. Secure sign-in for each service.
- Stored the data in Dataverse. With documents managed in SharePoint Online.
- Automated the flows. Power Automate handling the process behind each submission.
- Built the integrations. API consumption through Power Apps and Power Automate, and API provision through Azure Functions.
The difference it made
- Two-way data exchange running between kindergartens, the governing body and Treasury.
- Real-time access to funding data instead of waiting on a reconciliation.
- Centralised, consistent data across 38 services.
- Secure identity management and scalable APIs as the model develops.
The results
What Early Learning Peak Body got
One portal for 38 kindergartens
Child data, service updates and documents in one place
Funding visible in real time
Treasury data flows straight back to each service
Secure, accurate exchanges
Entra ID sign-in and automated workflows cut errors
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