Parents' Demand for Childcare, 2001

The <i>Parents' Demand for Childcare</i> surveys study the demand for childcare among parents of children aged 14 years and under. As such, they form part of the ongoing evaluation of the Government's <i>National Childcare Strategy</i>. The first survey was conducted in 1999, and formed a baseline survey for comparison with the second wave, which was conducted in 2001. A further wave is planned for 2004. Users should note that whereas the 1999 survey was conducted in England and Wales, the 2001 survey was restricted to England.<br>
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The survey series was designed to investigate the use of childcare by parents and to explore the factors that influence their decision to use childcare and how these relate to their participation in the labour market. Specifically, the aims of the research are as follows:<ul><li>to establish the level of usage and take-up of childcare by parents with children aged 0-14</li><li>to discover what influences a parent's decision to use childcare</li><li>to assess the financial cost of paid-for childcare</li><li>to assess parents' satisfaction with current childcare arrangements</li><li>to establish parents' unmet demand for childcare</li><li>to identify parents' ideal childcare provision</li><li>to assess parents' knowledge of the availability of childcare in their local area</li><li>to ascertain the extent to which their current childcare arrangements enable parents to take up paid work, education and training and what activities are associated with the use of childcare.</li></ul> Because of policy interest in a number of sub-groups of parents, for the 2001 survey it was deemed necessary to over-sample certain sub-populations. An additional sample of households was selected from the Child Benefit records, and were included in the survey if they fell into one of three groups:<br>
<li>student parents;<br>
<li>parents whose children used out-of-school clubs;<br>
<li>parents who received the childcare tax credit.</li><br>

《家长对托育服务的需求（Parents' Demand for Childcare）》调研系列聚焦于14岁及以下儿童的家长群体的托育服务需求，该系列是英国政府《国家托育战略（National Childcare Strategy）》持续评估工作的组成部分。首轮调研于1999年开展，作为基准调研用于与2001年开展的第二轮调研对比；第三轮调研计划于2004年实施。需注意，1999年调研覆盖英格兰与威尔士地区，而2001年调研仅限定于英格兰地区。

本调研系列旨在探究家长群体的托育服务使用情况，并剖析影响其选择托育服务的相关因素，以及这些因素与家长参与劳动力市场的关联。具体而言，本研究的目标如下：
1. 明确0-14岁儿童家长的托育服务使用率与参与率；
2. 探究影响家长选择托育服务的决策因素；
3. 评估有偿托育服务的财务成本；
4. 评估家长对现有托育安排的满意度；
5. 明确家长未被满足的托育服务需求；
6. 识别家长理想中的托育服务供给模式；
7. 评估家长对当地托育服务可及性的认知水平；
8. 厘清当前托育安排对家长从事有偿工作、参与教育与培训的赋能程度，以及托育服务使用与各类活动的关联。

鉴于政策层面对多类家长子群体的关注，2001年调研对特定子群体进行了过度抽样。研究人员从儿童福利金（Child Benefit）记录中额外选取了一批家庭，若其符合以下三类群体之一，则纳入调研范围：
- 学生家长；
- 子女参与校外俱乐部的家长；
- 领取托育税收抵免的家长。