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Extended Free
Entitlement (30 hours) Parent Survey – summary report Overview
In September 2017 West Sussex County Council will introduce the 30 hours of extended free
childcare for the working parents of 3 and 4 year olds. We asked for views and experiences of parents to help shape the operation and delivery of the extra childcare. This will also help us
improve current and future childcare for parents and their children within West Sussex. We targeted young families but also welcomed views from parents with older children to let us know how they would have used the funding if it were available to them.
Why Did We Consult
This consultation sought views on how the 30 hour extended free childcare might work best for you.
Specific aspects that we welcomed your views on were:
how places might be delivered more flexibly;
provision for children with special education needs and disabilities, and information about childcare for parents.
The survey is anonymous and all answers were kept confidential. You were asked at the beginning of the survey to consider the age of the child you will be basing your answers on,
this informed us if your answers related to current or future childcare.
Consultation opened 25 June 2016 and closed 1 July 2016 Survey questions can be found in Appendix A
Summary
Total responses: 1,292
Accessing childcare:
From the responses:
89% currently use childcare
49% currently use Free Entitlement o 73% (of these) pay for additional childcare
Additional hours
34% responded to say they use Free Entitlement and access additional hours over and above 15 hours.
15.19 = the average number of additional hours.
60% access up to, and including, an additional 14 hours per week. 40% access 15 hours and above per week.
33% access 7 or fewer hours per week (over and above 15 hours) 27% access between 8-14 hours per week (over and above 15 hours)
20% access between 15-20 hours per week (over and above 15 hours) 7% access between 21-25 additional hours per week (over and above 15 hours)
13% access 26 or more hours per week (over and above 15 hours)
Breakdown of additional hours accessed on top of current universal free childcare:
88% said they ‘definitely would’, ‘very likely’ or ‘fairly likely’ use the additional hours.
45% would split their funding over more than one provider if their current provider
can only deliver 15 hours.
46% would switch provider in order to use the full 30 hours.
For parents who do not use any childcare – 25% would consider using formal childcare
such as a nursery, pre-school or a childminder for their child if they could use 30 free
hours of childcare.
For parents currently in work, 56% would increase their work hours or look for
another job if able to use the additional 15 free hours of childcare.
20% who are currently not working would look for work to become eligible for the
additional 15 hours.
For parents with another child 39% would start using formal childcare or increase the
childcare used for other children.
Breakdown by area:
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Response by area
Use childcare by area
Switch provider by area
Response by areaUse childcare by
areaSwitch provider
by area
Chichester (Central andRural)
10% 88% 40%
Chichester (Central and Rural)
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%
Arun East
Arun West North
Arun West South
Arun East Arun West North Arun West South
Switch provider by area 39% 60% 64%
Use childcare by area 89% 100% 83%
Response by area 6% 0.35% 5%
Arun
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Adur East
Adur West
Adur East Adur West
Switch provider by area 46% 25%
Use childcare by area 92% 89%
Response by area 6% 3%
Adur West and Adur East
Implications from this survey are being considered against current sufficiency of childcare
mapping and capital requirement assessments.
For further information on Free Childcare, please visit our webpage
www.westsussex.gov.uk/freechildcare
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Crawley
Horsham
Horsham Rural
Crawley Horsham Horsham Rural
Switch provider by area 55% 50% 35%
Use childcare by area 89% 90% 92%
Response by area 14% 11% 6%
Horsham, Horsham Rural and Crawley
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Response by area
Use childcare by area
Switch provider by area
Response by area Use childcare by areaSwitch provider by
area
Mid Sussex 17% 89% 39%
Mid Sussex
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Response by area
Use childcare by area
Switch provider by area
Response by area Use childcare by areaSwitch provider by
area
Worthing 21% 88% 48%
Worthing
Appendix A – WSCC Survey questions
What is the child's current age and which the following answers will be based on?
Single choice radio buttons (Required)
Under 1 year
1 year
2 years
3 years
4 years
5 years and over
Has your child regularly (i.e. at least once a week) received any childcare* in the past 6
months?
* By childcare we mean:
Nursery school Nursery class attached to primary or infants' school
Special day school or nursery or unit for children with special educational needs Day nursery Playgroup or pre-school Childminder Nanny or au pair
Baby-sitter who came to home Breakfast club After school club/activities Holiday club/scheme Ex-partner/the child's other parent who does not live in this household The child's grandparent(s) The child's older brother/sister
Another relative A friend or neighbour
Single choice radio buttons (Required)
Yes
No
Has your child regularly (i.e. at least once a week) received any childcare in the past 6 months from any of the following providers? Please tick any which apply
Multiple choice checkboxes (Required)
Nursery school [1]
Nursery class attached to primary or infants' school [2]
Special day school or nursery or unit for children with special educational needs [3]
Day nursery [4]
Playgroup or pre-school [5]
Childminder
Nanny or au pair
Baby-sitter who came to home
Breakfast club
After school club/activities
Holiday club/scheme
Ex-partner/the child's other parent who does not live in this household
The child's grandparent(s)
The child's older brother/sister
Another relative
A friend or neighbour
Other (please specify)
[1] Nursery school is a school in its own right, with most children aged 3 to 5. Sessions normally run for 2 ½ to 3
hours in the morning and/or afternoon.
[2] Nursery class attached to a primary or infants' school is often a separate unit within the school, with those in the nursery class aged 3 or 4. Sessions normally run for 2½ to 3 hours in the morning and/or afternoon.
[3] Special day school/nursery or unit for children with special educational needs is a nursery, school or unit for children with special educational needs.
[4] Day nursery runs for the whole working day and may be closed for a few weeks in summer, if at all. This may
be run by employers, private companies, community/voluntary group or the Local Authority, and can take children who are a few months to 5-years-old.
[5] The term ‘pre-school’ is commonly used to describe many types of nursery education. For the purposes of this
survey, pre-school is used to describe a type of playgroup. This service is often run by a community/voluntary group, parents themselves, or privately. Fees are usually charged, with sessions of up to 4 hours.
On average how many hours per week in total does your child normally spend at your childcare provider?
Single choice radio buttons (Required)
7 or fewer hours per week
8 - 14 hours per week
15 – 20 hours per week
21 – 25 hours per week
26 – 30 hours per week
31 – 40 hours per week
41 or more hours per week
It varies
Don’t know
The government currently provides 15 hours of free childcare per week for all 3- and 4-year-olds and some 2-year-olds. Do you currently receive any free hours
under this scheme? Single choice radio buttons (Required)
Yes
No
If yes
On average, how many of the free hours are you currently using per week? Single choice radio buttons (Required)
1 - 5 hours per week
6 - 10 hours per week
11 – 15 hours per week
If No
Have you previously accessed 15 free hours childcare for your child? Single choice radio buttons (Required)
Yes
No
Either answer takes you to next question:
Why doesn’t your child currently receive these free hours of childcare? Single choice radio buttons (Required)
Child too old
Child too young
Not eligible for two year funding
No available childcare to meet family's needs
No need to access
Other (please specify)
Do you pay for any hours of childcare for your child? Single choice radio buttons (Required)
Yes
No
Other not access free hours
If no, skips next question
If yes:
On average, how many hours of childcare do you pay for per week?
Single choice radio buttons (Required)
7 or fewer hours per week
8 - 14 hours per week
15 – 20 hours per week
21 – 25 hours per week
26 or more hours per week
On which days of the week do you pay for childcare? Multiple choice checkboxes (Required)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
In this section, we would like to ask your views on some changes to the childcare provision the government is introducing in full from next year.
Currently all 3 and 4 year olds are eligible for 15 hours of free childcare per week during term
time. From September 2017, some 3 and 4 year olds will be eligible for an extra 15 hours of free childcare per week.
The additional 15 hours will be available to families where both parents are working (or the
sole parent is working in a lone parent family), and each parent earns, on average, a weekly minimum equivalent to 16 hours at national minimum wage (NMW) or national living wage
(NLW), and less than £100,000 per year. This includes employed and self-employed parents as well as parents on zero hours contract who meet the criteria.
How likely is it that you will use some or all of the additional 15 hours for your child if these were available to you now or when you/your child becomes eligible?
Single choice radio buttons
Definitely would
Very likely
Fairly likely
Not Sure
Unlikely
Very unlikely
Definitely not
Please explain further
How likely or unlikely would you be to do any of the following if you were able to use some or all of the 30 free hours of childcare?
(Required) Likely Unlikely
I would use more
than one childcare provider in order to use the additional
free hours if my current provider
could only deliver 15 hours.
Likely Unlikely
(Required) Likely Unlikely
I would switch to
another provider to use the full 30 hours
if my current provider could only
deliver 15 hours.
Likely Unlikely
Likely Unlikely
For parents who do not use any childcare
- I would consider
using formal childcare such as a
nursery, a pre-school or a childminder for my child if I could
use 30 free hours of childcare.
Likely Unlikely
For parents who are currently in work - I
would increase my hours or look for
another job if I was able to use the
additional 15 free
hours of childcare per week.
Likely Unlikely
For parents who are not currently in work
- I would look for work to become eligible for an
additional 15 free hours of childcare for
my child(ren).
Likely Unlikely
For parents with
another child - I would start using formal childcare
(such as a nursery, a pre-school or a
childminder) or increase the
childcare I use for
my other child/ren.
Likely Unlikely
For parents who
have a partner in work - would your
partner increase their hours of work or look for another
job if they could use the additional 15 free
hours of childcare?
Likely Unlikely
Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
(Required) Agree Disagree
The additional 15 free hours of
childcare would significantly reduce
the cost of childcare for our household.
Agree Disagree
I would use the
additional 15 free hours towards the
childcare that I currently pay for.
Agree Disagree
If you have more than one dependent child please answer the following statements as well
Agree Disagree
I would only use the
additional 15 hours if I could use the same childcare provider for
all my children.
Agree Disagree
I would use all or
some of the additional 15 hours
even if it meant my children had to go to different childcare
providers.
Agree Disagree
Special Educational Needs/Disability
Do you consider your child to have special educational needs and/or a disability?
Single choice radio buttons (Required)
Yes
No
If yes:
How easy was it to find a suitable childcare provider for your child with special
educational needs and/or a disability? Single choice radio buttons (Required)
Very easy
Easy
Difficult
Very difficult
Please explain
Were you able to access childcare at the times and dates that were suitable for
you/for your child with special educational needs and/or a disability? Single choice radio buttons (Required)
Yes
No If no, were there any specific reasons why?
How confident are you in your childcare provider’s ability to sufficiently meet the needs of your child with special educational needs and/or a disability?
Single choice radio buttons (Required)
Very confident
Confident
Unsure
Unconfident
Very unconfident
If you are unsure, unconfident or very unconfident, are there any specific reasons why?
Is there anything in particular you would like the Department for Education or the Local Authority to do to better support you and other parents of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities?
Town
Please select the nearest town to where you currently live Single choice radio buttons (Required)
Billingshurst
Bognor Regis
Brighton
Burgess Hill
Chichester
Crawley
East Grinstead
Emsworth
Hassocks
Haywards Heath
Henfield
Horsham
Lancing
Littlehampton
Midhurst
Petworth
Pulborough
Shoreham-by-Sea
Steyning
Worthing
Other (please specify)
Other town live in
If the additional 15 hours were available to you now, or when your child becomes eligible,
please select the town(s) where you would access childcare
Multiple choice checkboxes (Required)
Billingshurst
Bognor Regis
Brighton
Burgess Hill
Chichester
Crawley
East Grinstead
Emsworth
Hassocks
Haywards Heath
Henfield
Horsham
Lancing
Littlehampton
Midhurst
Petworth
Pulborough
Shoreham-by-Sea
Steyning
Worthing
Other (please specify)
Other town access childcare
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