Developing Childminding Services in Hampshire Survey
2009/10
Total Started Survey: 45
Total Completed Survey: 15 (32.6%)
Area you work in
1.In which district/borough council area do you work?
Basingstoke and Deane
4
East Hampshire
1 1
6
Eastleigh
Fareham
8
3
Gosport
1
Hart
Havant
4
New Forest
3
1
13
Rushmoor
Test Valley (Andover, Romsey)
Winchester
Event expectations
1.What made you decide to attend this series of events?
1.
To improve my knowledge.
2.
It is important to keep up date with events.
3.
To find out more about the services that are planned for my area.
4.
I was interested to know what parents where looking for when searching
for childcare and to know whether I could provide it or adapt my setting
to be able to.
5.
I thought it would benefit my business.
6.
Interested, sounded useful.
7.
This is the area I would like to work in, in the future.
8.
I wanted to extend my knowledge and understanding of caring for
children with special needs.
9.
It sounded interesting.
10.
Interested in vacancy filling.
11.
I wanted to see Icknield School.
12.
I had a parent interested in using the funding to pay me.
13.
To get more information and an understanding of what’s going on.
14.
They sounded interesting in the information letter sent out.
15.
I thought it would provide an interesting and informative session and
give me an insight into areas I did not know much about.
16.
Recommendation from network co-ordinator.
17.
Assddad.
18.
Test.
2. Was it made clear to you what the aims/objectives were prior to the event?
1
2
yes
no
other
16
Other (please specify)
1
Yes and no really, I did feel in the end it was focused on special needs
rather than the whole scale which was advertised in the beginning, like
extended hours, emergency care etc.
Event conclusions
1. What did you find most useful about the event? (please select one)
Extended opening hours
Children’s Information Service
(CIS)
Offering overnight care
2
4
4
National Childminding
Association (NCMA)
Babysitting
Parental needs
Special Educational Needs
0
5
Visit to the Specialist School
2. What did you find least useful about the event? (please select one)
Extended opening hours
2
0
Children’s Information Service
(CIS)
Offering overnight care
1
0
4
National Childminding
Association (NCMA)
Babysitting
Parental needs
1
7
0
Special Educational Needs
Visit to the Specialist School
Changes you’ve made
1. As a result of attendance at these events, what have you changed about
your services?
Offering early starts
1
1
Offering overnight care
1
0
0
1
Offering twilight
childcare
Offering weekend
childcare
Offering babysitting
services
10
Looking after SEN
children
No change
Further comments
1.
I offer flexibility in my hours.
2.
I also now offer overnight care.
3.
I now offer over night for two children, following Lorna's comment about
needing childminders who can care for siblings.
2. If you ticked ‘No change’ to the above question, please let us know why you
have decided not to change your service.
Further support/training is needed
before I can offer different services
1
0
0
2
0
I prefer to continue with my current
service
It doesn’t suit my family
circumstances
1
I am unable to offer extended
services/overnight care in my home
I don’t think families need these
services
4
I have a waiting list for services I
currently provide
I am unable to provide care in
parents homes
Further comments
1.
But I am available if the need arose to offer these services, I just can't
commit to do so on a regular basis, as I have a young family myself.
2.
I already offer extended hours.
3.
The parents that were looking for care needed specialist medical care
and one to one care - not a childminder.
4.
I already offer a very flexible service, and the only thing unavailable is
babysitting as, being a single parent, it is not practical.
Contact after the event
1. Have you been contacted by your NCMA Network Co-ordinator or CIS
Outreach Worker recently asking you to provide a place for a child?
4
yes (go to question 2)
no (go to question 4)
10
2. Were you able to provide a suitable placement?
2
2
yes (go to question 4)
no (go to question 3)
3. Why were you not able to fulfil the request?
0
0
No vacanicies
The parent wanted hours
that I could not
accommodate
The parent and I could
not agree terms
2
4. Have you been contacted by parents direct for services as a result of them
attending the event at the Specialist School for parents and childminders?
0
yes (go to question 5)
no (go to next section)
14
5. Were you able to provide a suitable placement?
0
yes (go to next section)
no (go to question 6)
2
6. Why were you not able to fulfil the request?
0
0
No vacanicies
The parent wanted hours
that I could not
accommodate
The parent and I could
not agree terms
2
Aiming High
1. Do you currently care for children accessing the Aiming High offer?
1
yes (go to question 2)
no (go to question 3)
13
2. How did you find the process for applying for funding from Aiming High?
0
straight forward
difficult
1
3. What is the reason you are currently not accessing Aiming High funding?
0
the child was not eligible
for Aiming High funding
The cost of services I
offer are affordable for
the parents without
additional help
3
Other (please specify)
1.
Don’t know what it is.
2.
No one has mentioned it.
3.
Haven’t heard about the Aiming high offer!
4.
No comment.
Further comments
1. Please make any further comments about the events or about the
development of your services in general.
1.
I felt that there wasn't any further advice after the event and even though
I was willing to extend my hours I do not want to advertise that I worked
late every night, but no advice on how to show this service or if it would
be flagged up if a parent phoned for the particular service from a
childminder.
2.
More notice of events would be useful!
Would be good if it was easier to advertise/let parents know about
childminders services locally.
3.
Would be interested in further training.