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Community Childcare Needs

Measures local families' childcare needs, satisfaction with their current provider and priorities for improving services.

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Your Childcare Needs

  1. Thank you for taking part. We are asking local families about their childcare arrangements so that services can better match what the community needs.

  2. When do you usually need childcare?

    Choose one:

    • Every day
    • On weekdays only
    • At weekends only
    • Only now and then

  3. In a typical week, about how many hours of childcare do you use?

    A number from 0 to 168

  4. Which best describes your main regular childcare arrangement?

    Choose one from a list:

    • A daycare centre or nursery
    • A nanny or babysitter
    • Relatives or friends
    • I have no regular childcare
    • Other

  5. Please describe your childcare arrangement.

    Condition: Shown when 'Other' is chosen

    Open answer

Your Current Provider

  1. Overall, how satisfied are you with your current childcare provider?

    Condition: Asked of families with a regular childcare arrangement

    Choose one:

    • Very dissatisfied
    • Dissatisfied
    • Neutral
    • Satisfied
    • Very satisfied

  2. What do you value about your current provider? Select all that apply.

    Condition: Asked of families with a regular childcare arrangement

    Choose any that apply:

    • Well-qualified, approachable staff
    • Flexible hours
    • Affordable fees
    • Learning activities for children
    • Clean and safe premises

  3. Is there anything you would like to add about what you value? (optional)

    Condition: Shown when at least one quality was selected

    Open answer

Improving Local Childcare

  1. How important would each of these changes be for improving childcare in your area?

    • Cleaner and safer facilities
    • Lower costs
    • Better-qualified staff
    • More flexible opening hours
    • More educational activities

    For each row: choose one:

    • Not at all important
    • Slightly important
    • Moderately important
    • Very important
    • Extremely important

  2. What else could be done to improve childcare services in your community?

    Open answer