Description

This publication provides information on a survey of parents with children aged 0 to 14. It covers parents’ use of childcare and early years provision, and their views and experiences, including:

• what childcare is used by different types of families
• changes in take-up of childcare over the years
• parents’ reasons for using or not using childcare and for choosing particular providers
• parents’ views on the providers they used and on childcare provision in their local area in general
• the influence of childcare arrangements on mothers’ decisions about whether to go out to work and working patterns
• the home learning environment, including the type and frequency of activities undertaken by parents with their children, such as reading and learning about words and numbers