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Childcare provision 2025 - parents/carers survey - have your say

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1.  

What is your relationship to your child/children?

2.  

Please select the category that best describes your household

3.  

Please select the category that best describes your employment status

4.  

Do you have children in the following age groups?  Please select all that apply.

5.  

Do you have any children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND)?

6.  

Do you currently use childcare for your child/children?

By childcare we mean formal childcare such as nursery; childminder; nanny/au pair; before and after school clubs and holiday clubs as well as informal childcare such as grandparents and friends.

7.  

On which days of the week do you want/need childcare for your child/children? Select all that apply:

8.  

What type of childcare do you currently use for your child/children? Please select all that apply.

9.  

Please tell us why you use childcare for your child/children. Please select all that apply (up to 5). 

10.  

If you are not currently using childcare, we’d be grateful if you could share your reasons. Please select all that apply (up to 5):

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12.  

How many days do you use before school childcare, for your child/children of school age, over a normal week during school term time?

If you have more than one child using before school childcare, please give the number of days for the child who uses the most childcare.

13.  

Would you like to use more childcare than you currently do?

14.  

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

Childcare providers are in the location I want (e.g. near to home, school, work, family etc.)
Childcare sessions are available at the times I need
I am happy with the quality of childcare available to me
It is easy to find information about what childcare is available in my local area
Childcare is affordable for me
It is easy to find out about getting help with childcare costs
15.  

How many days do you use after school childcare, for your child/children of school age, over a normal week during school term time?

If you have more than one child using after school childcare, please give the number of days for the child who uses the most childcare.

16.  

Why are you not currently using as much childcare as you would like to? (Please select all that apply, up to 5).

17.  

Do you use any of the following support with childcare costs?

30 hours Free Childcare for working parents
15 hours Free Childcare for eligible 2 year olds with parents receiving certain benefits
15 hours Free Childcare for all 3 and 4 year olds
Tax Free Childcare or Childcare vouchers from your employer
Universal or Tax Credits for childcare
Support while you study
18.  

Since September 2025, the Government has been funding childcare for children from 9 months old with working parent(s). How has this changed your use of childcare?

20.  

If you use the 15 or 30 hours funded childcare entitlement, how satisfied are you with the following?

If you do not use this entitlement, please just skip this question.

The session times
The locations
Choice of providers
21.  

If you use 15 or 30 hours funded childcare, how many days do you use these hours over per week?

22.  

How easy is it for you to find suitable childcare for your child or children?

Please select from the following
24.  

If you use 15 or 30 hours funded childcare, how many weeks per year do you use it?

26.  

Where would you go to find out about childcare? Please select all that apply (up to 5).

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