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What are the childcare places our community needs?

From April 2024 the government is funding the 2-year-olds of eligible working families to have 15 hours of free childcare each week for 38 weeks per year. From September 2025 this will increase to 30 hours per week.

Currently, eligible 2-year-olds can have 15 hours of free childcare each week, all 3- and 4-year-olds are funded for 15 hours a week over 38 weeks per year, regardless of parents’ income or working status (a ‘universal offer’), and eligible working families can have 30 hours for their 3-4-year-olds.

We are working out how to offer the newly-funded places so that we meet the needs of our community.

Please fill out this survey so that we can do our best to meet your needs.

When you submit your survey you will be redirected to the 'Join our schools' page which explains our current application process.

How old is your child? (in years and months)

Choosing a provider

1. When do you wish your child to start nursery school?January 2024April 2024September 2024January 2025a later date

2. Which nursery school site are you interested in?Church Hill Nursery SchoolLow Hall Nursery Schoolboth

3. When choosing a childcare provider, what is most important to you? Choose up to 3

4. If we could provide your ideal hours, would we be your only childcare provider?yesno

If 'no', what/who else would you use?

Your current childcare

1. Do you currently receive 15 hours free early education?yesno

2. What kind of childcare have you been using until now?nonefamilychildminderearly years providerother

If 'other', please tell us what/who this is:

3. How many hours per week of childcare do you use?0-15 Hours per week15-29 Hours per week30 Hours per week40 Hours per weekCurrently not using childcare

Your childcare plans

1. If you are entitled to claim the new free 30 hours for 2-year-olds, will this increase the amount of childcare you use?yesno

2. Please choose the pattern of free childcare you would ideally like to use:only 15 hoursless than the maximum new offer for 2-year-olds, 15-29 hours per weekmore than 30 hours per weekover 40 hours per week

3. Please tell us your ideal hours by selecting all the sessions you would like. Note: if you select morning and afternoon, we will assume that your child will stay for lunch.* Do you have anything else to tell us about this?

Your situation

1. Why do you need childcare?Necessity as I am workingProviding opportunities for my child to play with other childrenother reason

If 'other', please tell us:

2. What is your working pattern?‘Normal’ office hours between 9am-5pm Monday to FridayOther regular fixed working patternFlexible working patternTerm-time onlyWeekend workEvening work

If 'Other regular fixed working pattern', please tell us what this is:

3. Is your household likely to qualify for the newly-funded places for 2-year-olds?
The criteria are not yet confirmed, but the government’s current definition of ‘eligible working families’ is households where either both parents/carers or the sole parent/carer earns more than £1,976 over a three-month period and less than £100,000 per year.

Please tick the box that describes your household best:

Eligible working families:Dual-parent/carer household, both likely to earn more than £1,976 over the next 3 months and less than £100,000 in the next yearLone parent/carer household likely to earn more than £1,976 over the next 3 months and less than £100,000 in the next year

Not eligible working/non-working families:Dual-parent/carer household with both likely to earn less than £1,976 over the next 3 monthsLone parent/carer likely to earn less than £1,976 over the next 3 monthsDual-parent/carer household with only one likely to earn more than £1,976 over the next 3 months and less than £100,000 in the next year

Please tell us your name so we can verify our results. Please tell us your email address to receive a copy of your responses.

Do you consent to the Forest Alliance of Nursery Schools storing the information you have provided here in accordance with our Privacy Policy?*I do

Tick here if you would like to be contacted with the results of our consultationplease let me know what you decide

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