A survey of childcare and work decisions among families with children
"This working paper is a technical report presenting key results and data tables from a survey of families on childcare and work. The survey was undertaken to address a gap in the existing evidence base and so support the broader evidence gathering process of the work of the Government’s childc...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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London
2013
Crown |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19129345124919475279-a-survey-of-childcare-and-work.htm |
| Summary: | "This working paper is a technical report presenting key results and data tables from a survey of families on childcare and work. The survey was undertaken to address a gap in the existing evidence base and so support the broader evidence gathering process of the work of the Government’s childcare commission.
Background on the childcare commission
A commission on childcare, led jointly by the Department for Education (DfE) and the Department for Work and Pensions, was announced by the Prime Minister in June 2012 to consider three key themes:
• Ways to encourage the provision of wraparound and holiday childcare for children of school age.
• Identifying any regulation that burdens childcare providers unnecessarily because it is not needed for reasons of quality or safety.
• How childcare supports families to move into sustained employment and out of poverty.
The survey contributes to the third of the commission’s themes; adding to an already extensive evidence base on childcare by looking specifically at the use of childcare to allow families to work to provide a deeper understanding of how childcare and work decisions interact for different types of families.
Comparison to existing evidence
Differences in the results between this and other childcare surveys, such as the DfE Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents (2010) are likely to be due to differences in survey methodology and design. Although care was taken to explain ‘childcare’ and other terms used in the questionnaire, and to control the sample for certain population characteristics, the results should be interpreted in light of the specific questions asked, the survey’s on-line format and respondents’ characteristics.
The fieldwork for the survey was conducted online by GfK NOP in November 2012 and was completed by 1,689 families with children under 16 in the UK.
DWP recognises that childcare forms an important part of parents’ labour market behaviour. Evidence from this report has enhanced our understanding and is being used to inform labour market strategies for increasing parental employment." |
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| Physical Description: | 37 p. Digital |