Wrap Around Survey 2025
Feedback updated 14 Jan 2026
We asked
We surveyed parents and carers between 5th February and 14th March 2024 to ask about their experiences of accessing good quality, affordable childcare for their school aged children.
You said
- 12% of parents and carers disagreed or strongly disagreed with the statement: ‘I am happy with the quality of childcare’.
- 36% of people who responded said that Wrap Around Childcare was ‘fairly difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to afford.
- 30% of parents or carers told us that it was ‘fairly difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to find childcare for their school aged children.
- 33% of parents of children with Special Educational Needs said it was ‘fairly difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to find childcare for their school aged children.
We did
- We have recruited a Wrap Around Coordinator and Quality Improvement Officer to work with providers, offering a programme of training and Quality Improvement visits.
- Our Wrap Around Coordinator has supported parents and carers to understand the tax free and help with childcare schemes. We have developed a communications plan to promote to families.
- We have developed a process to work with schools and Wrap Around providers to increase the availability of places across Sefton in line with the Department for Education Wrap Around Expansion Agenda.
- We have worked with partners in the inclusion and SEND team to develop training to promote inclusion.
Overview
This survey informs part of the Local Authority's (LA) statutory duty under the Childcare Act 2016. This information return is essential for informing the LA's childcare sufficiency planning to ensure there are enough places in Sefton for families who require them.
Please note that at the end of this survey, before submitting your results, you will be asked if you want to provide an email address so that you can receive a PDF copy of your response. This is completely optional. The email address is only used to send the email to you via the online consultation system provided by Delib as the data processor. The email address will not be stored with the responses and Sefton Council will not have access to it.
Why your views matter
It is essential that Sefton has a flexible, responsive childcare market in order to ensure high quality Early Years Education for children and to promote econimic growth in the borough.
We also need to ensure that we have data so that we can accurately report any challenges in the Childcare Sector to senior leaders.
We appreciate your time working with us to ensure data is correct and meaningful. Thank you for your continued support.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are responsible for multiple settings in the borough, please complete one survey per setting. You are required to provide an answer to every question.
What happens next
Responses will be collated, anonymised, summarised and included in a report which will be published on the Sefton Council Website
Please do not disclose any personal identifiable information unless specified
Responses to the survey to be held for a period of 24 months
Please note that at the end of this survey, before submitting your results, you will be asked if you want to provide an email address so that you can receive a PDF copy of your response. This is completely optional. The email address is only used to send the email to you via the online consultation system provided by Delib as the data processor. The email address will not be stored with the responses and Sefton Council will not have access to it.
We Asked, You Said, We Did Poster
Areas
- All Areas
Audiences
- Children and Young people
Interests
- Early Years and Chilcare