The fourth Childcare and Early Years Parents' survey, funded by the Department for Education and carried out by the National Centre for Social Research (Natcen), provides the latest information on parents' views of childcare providers and childcare provision.
Topics include paying for childcare, factors affecting decisions about childcare, out-of-school and holiday childcare for school-age children and provision for disabled children. The full report is at www.education.gov.uk/research.