Childcare sufficiency assessment
The Families' Information Service regularly surveys parents, providers and employers to find out their views on the childcare situation in Calderdale.
We wanted to know what you think about childcare in terms of
- availability (are there enough places of the right type for your children?)
- accessibility (are the places in the right area and are they open at the right time?)
- affordability (do the places cost too much and do you have enough information about additional financial help?
- quality (do the places offer a safe, welcoming and enjoyable experience for your children?).
We spoke to over 1000 parents, our major employers and all of our childcare providers to establish a full picture of childcare demand and supply in Calderdale.
The 2010 - 2013 Childcare Sufficiency Assessment is available to download:
- Please note: this a large file and may take a while to download
Childcare Sufficiency Assessment 2010 - 2013 [PDF file 19168KB]|
- Executive Summary [PDF file 93KB]|.
The 2011 Childcare Sufficiency Assessment (CSA) refresh report:
- Calderdale Council Childcare Sufficiency Assessment Review [PDF file 210KB]|
- Appendix [PDF file 44KB]|
During Summer 2011, Kids and Mencap carried out a national survey into the issues disabled children and their families have in accessing appropriate childcare. This survey found that one in ten disabled children were refused a childcare place over the summer of 2011 due to their disability and one in three disabled children received no childcare at all.
For further findings see the report on the Kids Website|
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Calderdale Council’s Play Development Service’s Play 4 All project decided to look at the childcare in our area and the gaps in provision faced by some parents. A copy of their report can be found here Local Childcare Survey [PDF file 349KB]|. For more information, call Ryan Bateman on 01422 380995.
We'd like to hear your views
Thinking about each of the following areas, do the findings of the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment agree with your experiences of childcare in Calderdale?
- Childcare places overall
- Range of childcare
- Affordability of childcare
- Sustainability of childcare
- Accessibility of childcare
- Inclusion
- Quality
- Flexibility.
Contact
- fis@calderdale.gov.uk
- Telephone
- 01422 253053
- Address
- Families' Information Service
Children and Young People’s Services
Northgate House
Halifax HX1 1UN.
