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South Gloucestershire Council |
Childcare in South Gloucestershire |
Questionnaire for parents - April 2013 |
It is government policy to enable children of pre-school age to have early education and childcare. This is to help children have a good start in life and be better prepared for school. It is also intended to assist parents and carers in meeting work or study commitments. For children in less advantaged circumstances, pre-school provision is seen as additionally important in helping to give them the best possible start.
Under this policy, free early education/childcare for all three and four year old children was extended to 15 hours per week for 38 weeks per year in September 2010. From September 2013, this will be extended to 2 year olds from families in less advantaged circumstances.
Local authorities have a legal duty to ensure that sufficient childcare places are available for local families. In South Gloucestershire, this is done in partnership with providers and childminders from the private, voluntary or independent sectors. |
The local authority also has a legal responsibility each year to assess local views on the availability of local childcare to check whether it is sufficient.
In order to carry out this task, South Gloucestershire is sending this questionnaire to parents, carers, employers and providers of childcare to seek their views on the local position.
It would be very helpful if you could complete the attached questionnaire and return it to the council. This will assist us in reviewing the current position, identifying any problems and planning any improvements.
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Anyone who has a view on the provision of childcare in South Gloucestershire is very welcome to put their views forward. |
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Responses and comments may be put forward by completing the following questionnaire. |
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The closing date for receipt of responses is Friday 24 May 2013 |
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Questionnaire parents and carers |
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Please submit a separate response for each child that lives with you. |
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Does this child have Special Educational Needs (SEN), or require specialist care due to a disability? |
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Do your childcare arrangements for this child currently meet your needs? |
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How could the formal childcare provision you use for this child be improved? Please tick all that apply. |
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What are your reasons for using childcare? Please tick all that apply. |
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How easy was it for you to find the childcare you wanted for this child? |
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To enable us to check that what we are providing is fair and effective, we would be grateful if you would answer the questions below. You are under no obligation to provide the information requested, but it would help us greatly if you did. Any information you provide will be kept securely in accordance with the Data Protection Act and will not be published. |
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Are you a lone parent? |
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If no, does your partner work? |
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Are you a carer family? |
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Do you consider yourself to have any long standing illness or disabillity? |
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What is you ethnic group? Please choose one option that best describes your ethnic group or background. |
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Thank you for completing this questionnaire. |
The deadline for return of questionnaire is Friday 24 May 2013. |
All personal information you have provided will be held in accordance with the Data Protection Act. This information will only be used to support our work on childcare within South Gloucestershire and will not be passed to any third party. |
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