Hey people, we have another new service built using OneMap! This time, the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) has developed the MCYS Directory locator which makes it easier for users to search for social services based on locations.

To access this map-based service, click on this link: http://app1.mcys.gov.sg/dfcs/familyservice/default.aspx or just go to the MCYS website and click on the Directories tab on the right.


To search for locations of social services, first key in a postal code in the "Enter your location" form and hit the "Go" button. If you have not selected any of the categories on the left panel of the service, the default settings will search for Family Service Centres first.

The map will display icons of the nearest centres (in this case, family service centres) to the postal code which was keyed in. As usual, you can click on the icon to display the name and address of the family service centre.



To get a closer view of the location, you can either zoom in directly or click on the hyperlinked centre names in the middle column and you can view the mini map of the location together with the address.


For Child Care Centres, there is also a filtering option to narrow down your search. You can choose to only display results based on distance (maximum 5km away), price range (from below $300 to above $1000 per month) as well as the food menu options. This filter option provides great convenience for parents to find suitable child care centres for their kids. :)


For the Kindergarten and Student Care Centres, the filter option is by distance only.


And finally, for Voluntary Welfare Organisations, besides filtering locations based on distance, users can also choose the type of services available to be displayed on the map.


 That's it for MCYS's Directory Service! :)