Parents Survey - childcare and out of school provision 2022

This survey is now closed.

As part of the local authority’s childcare sufficiency duties to supply enough childcare in its area, where reasonably practical, for working parents or parents who are studying or training for employment, we opened a survey to all BCP Council parents of children aged 0-14 to assess their access to childcare services. We also reached out to understand the childcare needs of families with children aged 0-25, that have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). In addition to their survey response, they could also provide additional ideas or comments on the Ideas Board.

The survey closed at midnight on 12 January 2022.

If respondents had any questions or required the survey in a different format, they could email earlyeducation.fundingteam@bcpcouncil.gov.uk(External link).

Outcome

The survey allowed parents to express a range of challenges including the lack of availability of SEND-specialised care and general childcare places, inflexible session times, costs and many other factors, both positive and not so positive. The insights highlighted gaps in resources that impacted some families. This feedback along with parents' valuable comments were used in our annual Childcare Sufficiency Assessment(External link), which was published on the council’s website. Parents' feedback, in conjunction with other data-led information, supplies our private childcare providers with a clearer picture of unmet needs, particularly in certain local areas, encouraging them to consider expanding or adapting their services to address gaps in the market, including that for school-age wraparound care.

This survey is now closed.

As part of the local authority’s childcare sufficiency duties to supply enough childcare in its area, where reasonably practical, for working parents or parents who are studying or training for employment, we opened a survey to all BCP Council parents of children aged 0-14 to assess their access to childcare services. We also reached out to understand the childcare needs of families with children aged 0-25, that have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). In addition to their survey response, they could also provide additional ideas or comments on the Ideas Board.

The survey closed at midnight on 12 January 2022.

If respondents had any questions or required the survey in a different format, they could email earlyeducation.fundingteam@bcpcouncil.gov.uk(External link).

Outcome

The survey allowed parents to express a range of challenges including the lack of availability of SEND-specialised care and general childcare places, inflexible session times, costs and many other factors, both positive and not so positive. The insights highlighted gaps in resources that impacted some families. This feedback along with parents' valuable comments were used in our annual Childcare Sufficiency Assessment(External link), which was published on the council’s website. Parents' feedback, in conjunction with other data-led information, supplies our private childcare providers with a clearer picture of unmet needs, particularly in certain local areas, encouraging them to consider expanding or adapting their services to address gaps in the market, including that for school-age wraparound care.

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