Published on childcarecanada.org (https://childcarecanada.org)

Home > Childcare and early years survey of parents in England, 2017

Childcare and early years survey of parents in England, 2017 [1]

Findings from the January 2017 to August 2017 survey of parents on childcare and early years.
Author: 
Department for Education
Source: 
Government of the United Kingdom
Format: 
Article
Publication Date: 
20 Dec 2017
AVAILABILITY
Access online [2]

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


 

Related link: 
Demand for breakfast clubs booms, while poorer families miss out on formal childcare [3]
Region: 
Europe [4]
Tags: 
data [5]
survey [6]
civic engagement [7]
early childhood education and care [8]
demand [9]
hours [10]
entitlement [11]
funding [12]
availability [13]
affordability [14]
social policy [15]
spaces [16]

Source URL (modified on 27 Jan 2022):https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/18/01/childcare-and-early-years-survey-parents-england-2017

Links
[1] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/18/01/childcare-and-early-years-survey-parents-england-2017 [2] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents-2017 [3] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/18/01/demand-breakfast-clubs-booms-while-poorer-families-miss-out-formal-c [4] https://childcarecanada.org/category/region/europe [5] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/data [6] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/survey [7] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/civic-engagement [8] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/early-childhood-education-and-care [9] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/demand [10] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/hours [11] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/entitlement [12] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/funding [13] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/availability [14] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/affordability [15] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/social-policy [16] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/spaces