The charity has announced that it is working with the Department for Education and Department for Work and Pensions to help inform the review, and as part of this is undertaking a survey of its members and parents who use childcare.
However, unlike the Government’s consultation, which closes at the end of this month (31 August), the survey will remain open until 13 September, nearly two weeks later.
Nursery World reported on Monday (20 August) that there was unease among the sector about the timing of the Government’s Childcare Commission consultation, over the summer holidays and during the Olympics, and the questions, which practitioners have suggested are designed to get a specific response.
Simona Mckenzie, a childminder from Twickenham, said, ‘The September closing date on 4Children’s survey gives people who weren’t able to contribute to the consultation another opportunity.’
She added, ‘The charity’s survey is also a lot simpler than the questions in the consultation and there is space for explaining your answers.’
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