State of the Sector (School Age Childcare) Survey 2024 |
Introduction
Work is progressing on the development of the NI Executive’s Early learning and Childcare Strategy for Northern Ireland alongside a review of the Minimum Standards. This is a critical time for the School Age Childcare and Playwork Sector.
To ensure that we have a clear understanding of both the opportunities and challenges facing School Age Childcare providers, PlayBoard in partnership with the School Age Childcare Forum is undertaking a State of the Sector survey. The survey offers YOU an opportunity to provide a range of information about practice, workforce and quality within your setting alongside your views on the challenges facing the sector now and in the immediate future. The results of this survey will help inform and facilitate policy discussions with the Department of Education.
To ensure that we have a clear understanding of both the opportunities and challenges facing School Age Childcare providers, PlayBoard in partnership with the School Age Childcare Forum is undertaking a State of the Sector survey. The survey offers YOU an opportunity to provide a range of information about practice, workforce and quality within your setting alongside your views on the challenges facing the sector now and in the immediate future. The results of this survey will help inform and facilitate policy discussions with the Department of Education.
The effectiveness of this survey relies on YOUR participation in completing the questionnaire. We would urge you to take this opportunity to help shape the future of play-based School Age Childcare Services in Northern Ireland.
ALL School Age Childcare providers (community, voluntary, private, social enterprises etc.) are invited to respond. Whilst a number of questions focus on staffed School Age Childcare settings, we are also keen to hear from childminders whose focus is primarily on school age children.
Please complete if you have a School Age Childcare service as part of your organisation. Please remember no matter how large or small your School Age Childcare service is, we need to hear from you!
If you have any queries about this survey, please contact Katherine Lindsay Dunlop (Regional Coordinator for School Age Childcare) via email to katherine.lindsay@playboard.co.uk.
The closing date for completion of the questionnaire is Friday 4th October 2024.
Organisations that respond to the survey will be included in a prize draw for a £50 voucher.
All of the information collected is strictly confidential and will be used only for the purposes outlined above. This means that no information will be shared with any other person or organisation. All data will be held securely and in line with the Data Protection Act 1998.
ALL School Age Childcare providers (community, voluntary, private, social enterprises etc.) are invited to respond. Whilst a number of questions focus on staffed School Age Childcare settings, we are also keen to hear from childminders whose focus is primarily on school age children.
Please complete if you have a School Age Childcare service as part of your organisation. Please remember no matter how large or small your School Age Childcare service is, we need to hear from you!
If you have any queries about this survey, please contact Katherine Lindsay Dunlop (Regional Coordinator for School Age Childcare) via email to katherine.lindsay@playboard.co.uk.
The closing date for completion of the questionnaire is Friday 4th October 2024.
Organisations that respond to the survey will be included in a prize draw for a £50 voucher.
All of the information collected is strictly confidential and will be used only for the purposes outlined above. This means that no information will be shared with any other person or organisation. All data will be held securely and in line with the Data Protection Act 1998.