In the 2023 Spring Budget, the government announced that it will provide up to £289 million of start-up funding over two academic years to support local authorities and providers in England to introduce or expand childcare provision on either side of the school day, which parents of primary school aged children will be able to pay to access.

National Wraparound Childcare Programme will only focus on primary school aged children from reception to year 6, Monday to Friday during term time. The expectation is that Wraparound Childcare will be available between 8am to 6pm, so that parents are able to work a full day with travel time, unless local data shows that there is a demand for different hours, for example reflecting local labour market patterns.

Wraparound Childcare, for example: breakfast club or after school club, can be provided by a school, a private, voluntary or independent provider or a registered childminder, but does not include school run activities, such as a sports club, or arts club.

To help us expand the Wraparound Childcare programme to meet current and future demand, we'd like to hear from parents/carers of primary school age children.

By understanding where, when and how often childcare is needed before and after the school day, we can design our programme to better support parents/carers and children. If you don't use the current services, we'd like to know what barriers, if any, are stopping you from using childcare provision.

We want to hear about your needs for Wraparound Childcare for children aged 4-11yrs.

Do you require childcare for a child/ren aged 4-11yrs? (For ages 4+ starting school from September 2024) Yes No

How many children do you have in the household aged 4-11yrs? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Will you need before school care? (Breakfast club) Yes No Not sure

Will you need after school childcare up to 6pm? Yes No Not sure

Do you have child(ren) with additional needs? By additional needs we mean a child that has a known delay in their development and/or has a medical condition that may require additional support. Yes No My child may have additional needs, this is currently being assessed.

If you have a child with additional needs, please let us know what support they require to access wraparound care? i.e. could access mainstream with support or would need specialist childcare and what support your child would require.

Why do you access Wraparound Childcare? So that I can go to work So that I can study So that my child(ren) can enjoy play time with other children     To help my child(ren)'s education (e.g., by providing somewhere to do homework)  To support with drop off and pick up for siblings in other school/settings To provide respite To allow parent/carer time with other children Because the activity provides my child(ren) with a meal To top up childcare help provided by friends/family Other (please specify)

If you already access Wraparound Childcare, please can you tell us where your child accesses their childcare? School Community space/hall Childminder Other