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Your Views on Childcare - Leicestershire County Council
 
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PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A SEPARATE COPY OF THIS SURVEY FOR EACH OF YOUR CHILDREN.
Each submitted survey will be entered into a PRIZE DRAW with a chance to win £50 worth of High Street Vouchers
Section A : About your child
Q. What was the age of your child on their last birthday? (If they are not yet 1, please enter 0)  
Q. Does this child have a disability or a Special Educational Need?
Please select ONE option only
 
   
 
Formal childcare is registered childcare arranged through childminders, nurseries, crèches, nanny/au pair and employer nurseries etc.
Q. Do you currently use any formal childcare provision for this child?
Please select ONE option only
 
   
 
Section B : About your formal childcare usage  
Q. What type of formal childcare do you currently use for this child?
a) Please select ALL that apply for Term Time
b) Please select ALL that apply for School Holidays  
       
    Childminder    
    Day Nursery    
    Pre-School / Playgroup    
    Nursery Class in School    
    Holiday / Playscheme    
    Crèche    
    Nanny or Au Pair    
    Breakfast Club    
    After-School Club    
Q. Do your formal childcare arrangements for this child currently meet your needs?
a) Please select ONE box for Term Time
b) Please select ONE box for School Holidays
       
    Yes - fully    
    Yes - partially    
    No - not at all    
Q. Are there any types of formal childcare you currently don't use for this child that you would like to use?
a) Please select ALL that apply for Term Time
b) Please select ALL that apply for School Holidays  
       
    Childminder    
    Day Nursery    
    Pre-School / Playgroup    
    Nursery Class in School    
    Holiday / Playscheme    
    Crèche    
    Nanny or Au Pair    
    Breakfast Club    
    After-School Club    
Section C : Your views on formal childcare provision
Q. How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with each of the following aspects of the formal childcare provision you currently use for this child?
Please select ONE option only per row
    Very satisfied Fairly satisfied Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied Fairly dissatisfied Very        dissatisfied Don't know
    Quality
    Affordability
    Opening hours
    Location to home
    Location to work / study
    Overall
Q. How could the formal childcare provision you use for this child be improved?
a) Please select ALL that apply for Term Time
b) Please select ALL that apply for School Holidays
     
    Available before 7am  
    Available between 7am and 8am  
    Available between 8am and 9am  
    Available between 4pm and 5pm  
    Available between 5pm and 6pm  
    Available after 6pm  
    More flexible sessions  
    More affordable  
    Available closer to home  
    Available closer to work or study  
    Available closer to sibling(s) School  
    Better suited to my child's additional needs or disability  
    Better suited to my child's cultural needs  
    Better quality  
    Other (please select and specify below)  
 
Q. From home, how easy is it for you to access formal childcare for this child, using the following forms of transport?
Please select ONE option only per row
    Very easy Fairly easy Neither easy or difficult Fairly difficult Very difficult It does not apply/ Don't know
    Walking
    Car
    Public Transport
NOW GO TO SECTION E
 
Section D : Reasons for not using formal childcare provision
ANSWER ONLY IF YOU DO NOT CURRENTLY USE FORMAL CHILDCARE PROVISION
Q. Which, if any, of the following reasons describe why you do not currently use formal childcare provision for this child?
Please select ALL that apply
 
 
   
Q. Are there any types of formal childcare you currently don't use for this child that you would like to use?
a) Please select ALL that apply for Term Time
b) Please select ALL that apply for School Holidays  
       
    Childminder    
    Day Nursery    
    Pre-School / Playgroup    
    Nursery Class in School    
    Holiday / Playscheme    
    Crèche    
    Nanny or Au Pair    
    Breakfast Club    
    After-School Club    
CONTINUE TO SECTION E
 
Section E : Free entitlement to formal childcare
ALL TO ANSWER
Q. All children aged 3 to 4 years are entitled to 570 hours of free early years education each year.

Does your child qualify for this entitlement and if so, do you use the entitlement?
Please select ONE option only
 
 
 
Q. If your child does qualify but you do not take up the full entitlement, why is this?
Please select ALL that apply
 
 
       
Q. All parents who start an education or training course before the age of 20 are entitled to 'Care to Learn' to cover costs of registered childcare providers.

Based on your age, are you eligible for 'Care to Learn' and if so, do you use it to cover childcare costs for this child?
Please select ONE option only
 
 
Q. If you are eligible but you do not use 'Care to Learn', why is this?
Please select ALL that apply
 
 
       
If you would like to know more or have any questions about Care to Learn please contact Katie Phillips Telephone: 01530 513 820 or Email: katie.phillips@leics.gov.uk
Section F : Sources of information
Q. Can you indicate below whether you are aware of or use any of the following sources of information regarding childcare providers:
a) Please select ALL that you aware of
b) Please select ALL that you use
       
    Leicestershire County Council - Early Learning & Childcare Service    
    Leicestershire County Council - Family Information Service    
    Leicestershire County Council Website - (leics.gov.uk)    
    Government Website (direct.gov.uk)    
    Other (please select and specify below)    
     
Section G : About you
To enable us to check that what we are providing is fair and effective, we would be grateful if you would answer the questions below. You are under no obligation to provide the information requested, but it would help us greatly if you did.  Any information you provide will be kept securely in accordance with the Data Protection Act.
Q. years  
Q. Are you male or female?
Please select ONE option only
 
   
 
Q. Do you have any long-standing illness, disability or infirmity?
Please select ONE option only
 
   
 
Q. Is your family a...  
Please select ONE option only
 
 
     
Q. What is your ethnic group?
Please select ONE option only
 
 
Q. Which of these activities best describes what (a) you and (b) your partner (if applicable) are doing at present?
a) Please select ONE box only for yourself
b) Please select ONE box only (if applicable) for your partner
       
    Employed in full-time job (30 hours plus per week)    
    Employed in part-time job (less than 30 hours per week)    
    Self employed full or part-time    
    On a government supported training programme - e.g. Modern Apprenticeship / Training for Work    
    Full/part time education at school, college or university    
    Unemployed and available for work    
    Permanently sick / disabled    
    Wholly retired from work    
    Looking after the home    
    Doing something else. Please select and specify below    
     
Q. Into which bracket does your total gross (before tax and including benefits and tax credits) household income fall?
Please select ONE option only
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
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Q. In what way(s) did you hear about this survey?
Please select all that apply
 
 
 
     
Section H: Further consultation
We will be running some focus groups later this year to discuss childcare issues in more detail. The sessions last for approximately 1 - 1.5 hours and are informal groups, all comments are treated as confidential and your name will not be attributed to any comments you make.
Q. Would you be interested in attending?
Please select ONE option only
 
 
 
Q. If you have answered yes or maybe to either of the above questions, please could you include your details below. Please be assured any responses you have given are confidential and will be kept separate to your personal contact details.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PRIZE DRAW
If you want to be included in the prize draw please provide your details below and submit your completed questionnaire by 30th July 2010. Prizes will be drawn and the winner will be notified within 4 weeks of this date. Please note that your name and contact telephone number will not be used in conjunction with any other information provided in this questionnaire and will be used solely for contact purposes should you win. All contact details will be destroyed once the prizes have been awarded.
 
 
Thank you for your time. Please click the button below to submit your response.

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If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Mark Hearfield: Tel: 0116 305 6512 or Email: Mark.Hearfield@leics.gov.uk
DATA PROTECTION

The purpose of this survey is to ensure that there are sufficient childcare places to enable parents and carers within Leicestershire to work, or undertake training leading to work. All the information you have provided will be kept completely confidential and used only to inform Leicestershire's Childcare Sufficiency Assessment as a means of improving services or to compare with future surveys. Data will not be shared with any third party.  
 
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