Annex 1 SHS Childcare Module Questions
Asked about each individual aged under 16 in household
HE2 Which of these childcare arrangements, if any, do you use for (name)?
- Registered childminder
- Nursery or playgroup
- Before school care
- Holiday club/care
- Friend
- Relative or partner
- Other arrangements e.g. non-registered childminder, baby-sitter, au-pair
- None
HE3 Do you pay any money in return for the care that your friend/relative or partner/other arrangement gives?
- Yes, do pay
- No, do not pay
- Refused
- Don't know
Asked if any children aged 3 or 4 years
HE4 Do you use the free part-time nursery places for 3 to 4 year olds?
Asked about one child in the household randomly chosen
HE5N I would like to ask you some questions specifically about the childcare that you use for (random child). Which of the following best describes the reasons why you are using that childcare for (random child)?
- For my child's development and for education
- To enable me/my partner to go to work
- To enable me/my partner to work more hours
- To improve my/my partner's choice of jobs
- To enable me/my partner to earn more money
- To enable me/my partner to study more
- To give me/my partner time to do other (non-work/study) things
- Other (write in)
HE5AN To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements in relation to (random child)?
- I am satisfied with the quality of the childcare that I use
- It is difficult for me to get to the childcare that I use
- Given my family income, I find it hard to pay for the childcare that I use
- The childcare that I use meets the needs of my child
- It was easy to get a place in the childcare that I use for my child
- The times of the childcare that is available to me are convenient
- It is difficult to find out what childcare is available around here