The extent to which respondents agreed the entitlement application process was easy to follow, broken down by annual household income

Ease of entitlement application process by household income

Whether respondents were accessing the working parents childcare entitlement, broken down by whether respondents had a disability

Whether accessing childcare entitlements by respondent disability

Whether their child was placed on a waiting list before accessing their entitlement place, broken down by whether respondents look after any children with SEND

Waiting lists by whether respondents look after any children with SEND

Challenges respondents experienced finding a childcare place, broken down by whether respondent had a disability

Challenges finding a childcare place by respondent disability

Whether there are any restrictions from respondents' main provider about when they can use their funded hours, broken down by the childcare type they claimed the majority of their entitlement hours on

Restrictions on usage of childcare hours by main childcare type

What influenced respondents' decisions to use formal childcare, broken down by annual household income

Reasons for using formal childcare by household income

Hours of formal childcare used in a typical week, broken down by whether respondents look after any children with SEND

Weekly childcare hours by whether respondents look after any children with SEND

Whether respondents use tax free childcare

Tax free childcare usage

Whether respondents will change the amount of tax free childcare they use (alongside the 15 funded hours they receive)

Changes in amount of tax free childcare used

How satisfied respondents were with the number of hours offered by their main childcare provider, overall and broken down by the type of childcare they claimed the majority of entitlement hours on

Satisfaction with number of hours offered by childcare provider

How satisfied respondents were with the opening hours of their main childcare provider, overall and broken down by the type of childcare they claimed the majority of their entitlement hours on

Satisfaction with opening hours of childcare provider

How satisfied respondents were with the days per week offered by their main childcare provider, overall and broken down by the type of childcare they claimed the majority of their entitlement hours on

Satisfaction with days per week offered by childcare provider

How satisfied respondents were with the weeks per year offered by their main childcare provider, overall and broken down by the type of childcare they claimed the majority of entitlement hours on

Satisfaction with weeks per year offered by childcare provider

Proportion of respondents who paid various types of additional childcare charges

Additional charges paid to providers

How respondents' working hours have changed since the childcare entitlements were introduced in April 2024, broken down by whether respondents look after any children with SEND

Change in working hours since entitlements introduced by whether respondents look after any children with SEND

How respondents' working hours have changed since the childcare entitlements were introduced in April 2024, broken down by whether respondent had a disability

Change in working hours since entitlements introduced by respondent disability

How respondents' working hours have changed since the childcare entitlements were introduced in April 2024, broken down by the extent to which respondents agree childcare is affordable

Change in working hours since entitlements introduced by perceptions of affordability

How influential respondents thought the introduction of the childcare entitlements were in their decision to change their working hours, broken down by hours of childcare used in a typical week

Influence of childcare entitlement on change in working hours by weekly childcare hours used

How influential respondents thought the introduction of the childcare entitlements were in their decision to change their working hours, broken down by whether they look after any children with SEND

Influence of childcare entitlement on change in working hours by whether respondents look after any children with SEND

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The extent respondents agreed the entitlement application process was easy to follow, broken down by several demographics.

Section 2 - Ease of the working families childcare entitlement process

Whether respondents were accessing the working parents childcare entitlement, broken down by several demographics.

Section 2 - Accessing the 15 hours funded working families childcare entitlement

Reasons respondents were not using their childcare entitlements

Section 2 - Reasons for not accessing the 15 hours funded working families childcare entitlement

Whether children were placed on a waitlist before accessing entitlements, or are currently on a waiting list (for respondents not currently claiming their entitlement), broken down by several demographics.

Section 3 - Waiting lists

Challenges experienced when finding a childcare place, broken down by several demographics.

Section 3 - Challenges finding a childcare place

Whether there are any restrictions from respondents' main provider about when they can use their funded hours.  Data is given for all respondents (Total) and broken down by main childcare type.

Section 3 - Restrictions on usage of funded childcare hours

Proportions of respondents reporting using each type of childcare arrangement.

Section 4 - Childcare arrangements used

Reasons respondents use formal childcare.  Data is given for all respondents (Total) and broken down by household income.

Section 4 - Factors influencing respondent's decision to use formal childcare

Average hours of formal childcare used in a typical week.  Data is given for all respondents (Total) and broken down by main childcare type and whether respondents look after any children with SEND.

Section 4 - Hours per week spent in formal childcare

Whether respondents use tax free childcare.

Section 4 - Tax-Free Childcare usage

Whether respondents will change the amount of tax free childcare they use.

Section 4 - Change in Tax-Free Childcare

How satisfied respondents were with the number of hours offered by their main childcare provider.  Data is given for all respondents (Total) and broken down by main childcare type.

Section 4 - Satisfaction with number of hours offered by respondents main childcare provider

How satisfied respondents were with the opening hours of their main childcare provider.  Data is given for all respondents (Total) and broken down by main childcare type.

Section 4 - Satisfaction with opening hours offered by respondents main childcare provider

How satisfied respondents were with the days per week offered by their main childcare provider.  Data is given for all respondents (Total) and broken down by main childcare type.

Section 4 - Satisfaction with days per week offered by respondents main childcare provider

How satisfied respondents were with the weeks per year offered by their main childcare provider.  Data is given for all respondents (Total) and broken down by main childcare type.

Section 4 - Satisfaction with weeks per year offered by respondents main childcare provider

How respondents' childcare costs changed since the entitlements were introduced in April 2024.  Data is broken down by main childcare type and household income.

Section 5 - Changes in childcare costs since the expansion to Early Years childcare entitlements

Proportion of respondents who paid various types of additional childcare charges.

Section 5 - Additional extra charges paid to providers

How respondents' working hours have changed since the childcare entitlements were introduced in April 2024, broken down by several demographics.

Section 6 - Change in respondent working hours since the expansion to Early Years childcare entitlements

How influential respondents thought the introduction of the childcare entitlements were in their decision to change their working hours, broken down by several demographics.

Section 6 - Influence of the expansion to Early Years childcare entitlements on respondent working hours

Respondents' plans to change the number of hours of childcare they use once the 30 hours entitlement is available from September 2025.

Section 6 - Future childcare plans from September 2025

Respondents' main reasons for wishing to change the number of hours of childcare they use from September 2025, broken down by household income.

Section 6 - Reasons for changing childcare hours from September 2025

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Children's social care

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COVID-19

Including not in education, employment or training (NEET) statistics

Destination of pupils and students

Including early years foundation stage profile and early years surveys statistics

Early years

Including local authority (LA) and student loan statistics

Finance and funding

Including advanced learner loan, benefit claimant and apprenticeship and traineeship statistics

Further education

Including university graduate employment, graduate labour market and participation statistics

Higher education

Labour market and skills

Including absence, application and offers, capacity, exclusion and special educational needs (SEN) statistics

Pupils and schools

School and college outcomes and performance

Including initial teacher training (ITT) statistics

Teachers and school workforce

Including summarised expenditure, post-compulsory education, qualification and school statistics

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