Wraparound Childcare Programme January 2024 - Parent/Carer Questionnaire

Childcare Places, After School Club Provision and School Holiday Childcare Places

You may be aware that the government are aiming to ensure that all local authorities and schools have adequate wrap around options from September 2024 onwards. While schools await further guidance on the finer detail, leadership teams and governing bodies of infant and junior schools are keen to be proactive in finding out about the need for childcare places that parents pay for.

Whether or not you require additional places for childcare based within our school community, we ask that everyone completes this short survey below, to support future decision making in the area of childcare provision in our community, by 6pm on Friday 23rd February 2024. We only need one survey return per family please.

We are aware that parents and carers utilise different providers and arrangements to support their own childcare needs and this may well already meet the needs of our community. Leaders and governors of both schools will analyse all available information and communicate any changes to our provision that are made as a result. You may wish to visit the Government’s Childcare Choices website to support you in answering survey questions and to find out more about help for childcare costs.

Please rest assured, none of the existing provision is changing and normal service will continue. Thank you in anticipation of your help with the survey and spending the time to reflect upon your personal childcare needs.

To be clear, this survey is about childcare that parents and carers pay for.

You will be asked to insert your postcode only so that we can use this to analyse childcare sufficiency and any gaps in specific parts of the county.

Many thanks.