childcare – what do parents want and need?

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The future of childcare23 September 2013

Yvette Cooper MPYvonne Roberts (Chair)

Justine RobertsVidhya Alakeson

Anand Shukla

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#futureofchildcare

Childcare – what do parents want/need?

Resolution Foundation event at Labour Party Conference Sept 2013

Do you now, or have you in the past, found it diffi cult to access flexible, aff ordable, reliable childcare for your children?

• Yes 67%

• No 28%

• Don’t know 5%

Mumsnet survey, November 2012. 1191 respondents

If you have found it diffi cult to access flexible, aff ordable, reliable childcare for your children, what was the diffi culty?

• In the main, the available childcare was too expensive

• In the main, the available childcare was not flexible enough

• I could not find a comprehensive information source about all the different local childcare providers in my area

• In the main, the available childcare did not cover the hours/times I needed

64% 45%

35% 33%

Mumsnet survey, November 2012. 1191 respondents

It’s getting harder to pay for childcare

Mumsnet survey Sept 2013: 1358 Mumsnetters with at least one child completed survey online. Not weighted.

Have you ever done any of the following?

• Considered quitting your job because of childcare costs?

• Turned down a job because of childcare costs?

• Been unable to pay childcare fees on time because you were strapped for cash?

• Left a job because of childcare costs?

• Borrowed money from a friend/family/credit provider to pay for childcare costs?

38%

20%

17%

12%

17%

Mumsnet/Daycare Trust survey, June 2012. 1038 respondents

Mumsnet survey Sept 2013: 1358 Mners with at least one child completed survey online. Not weighted.

Mumsnet survey Sept 2013: 1358 Mners with at least one child completed survey online. Not weighted.

Do parents want to be in charge, or are we looking for a more universal model of state provision?

If free or subsidised childcare places were available to all but support was capped would you feel that was an improvement on the current system or not?

Yes

No

Don’t know

59%

22%

19%

Mumsnet survey Sept 2013: 1358 Mners with at least one child completed survey online. Not weighted.

Should support be targeted?

Average of those who gave a figure was £72,995Mumsnet survey Sept 2013: 1358 Mumsnetters with at least one child completed survey online. Not weighted.

Do you think the political priority given to childcare children is…

Pre-school Primary school Secondary school

(4-11)(11+)

Too much 8% 2% 4%

About right 29%` 28%28%

Too low 47% 50%39%

Don’t know 16% 21%30%

Mumsnet survey Sept 2013: 1358 Mumsnetters with at least one child completed survey online. Not weighted.

Mumsnet survey Sept 2013: 1358 Mumsnetters with at least one child completed survey online. Not weighted.

Who’s doing best?

The Guardian

Who’s doing best?

The Guardian

Who’s doing best?

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The future of childcare23 September 2013

Yvette Cooper MPYvonne Roberts (Chair)

Justine RobertsVidhya Alakeson

Anand Shukla

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

#futureofchildcare