Expecting and New Parents' Questionnaires Continued Survey

1. What is the most important factor influencing your choice of childcare?

What is the most important factor influencing your choice of childcare?

2. In an 'ideal' world, what would your choice of childcare be and why?

In an 'ideal' world, what would your choice of childcare be and why?

3. Mothers only: are you currently working or on maternity leave?

Mothers only: are you currently working or on maternity leave? Yes, answer questions 4 and 5

No, follow to question 6

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4. If yes... If you could afford to give up work, would you prefer to stay at home?

If yes... If you could afford to give up work, would you prefer to stay at home? Agree

Disagree

Neither

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5. If yes... If you could afford it, would you work fewer hours so that you could spend more time with your child/children?

If yes... If you could afford it, would you work fewer hours so that you could spend more time with your child/children? Agree

Disagree

Niether

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6. What ingredients make a high quality childcare provider? Please rank the following factors in order of priority:

Staff qualifications

Ofsted rating

Safe physical environment

Cost of provider

Convenience

Ratio of staff to children

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7. What other three quality factors (if not already mentioned) do you consider important?

What other three quality factors (if not already mentioned) do you consider important?

8. Will/has an Ofsted report of your provider influence/influenced your decision?

Will/has an Ofsted report of your provider influence/influenced your decision? Yes

I do not know what Ofsted is

I did not know Ofsted inspected the Early Years

9. Were you given support in choosing the right childcare to suit you and your child?

Were you given support in choosing the right childcare to suit you and your child? Yes

If yes, who or where did this come from?

10. For reference, please state your name again...

What additional support or information would you consider helpful in making choices about childcare?

Please feel free to make any further comments on the subject of childcare.
If not, thank you very much for taking part!

For reference, please state your name again... What additional support or information would you consider helpful in making choices about childcare? Please feel free to make any further comments on the subject of childcare. If not, thank you very much for taking part!