Counting the cost of childcare
1.
What county do you live in?
Antrim
Armagh
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
Cork
Derry
Donegal
Down
Dublin
Fermanagh
Galway
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
Limerick
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
Tipperary
Tyrone
Waterford
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
2.
Are you male or female?
Male
Female
3.
Do you have a child (or children) in full time or part time childcare outside of the free pre-school programme (ECCE)?
Full-time
Part-time
4.
How many children do you currently have in either full or part time childcare?
5.
Have your fees increased in the last 12 months?
Yes
No
6.
If you selected "yes", by how much have your fees increased?
7.
Do you qualify for the National Childcare Scheme?
Yes
No
8.
If you qualify, what are your WEEKLY fees after the National Childcare Scheme subsidy is deducted?
9.
If you don’t qualify, what are your WEEKLY fees?
10.
How much of your family’s income is spent on childcare?
10%
25%
40%
50%
60%
75%
90%
Other (please specify)
11.
Have you had to cut back on other essentials such as groceries and fuel in order to meet childcare costs?
Yes
No
12.
Is your child (children) in a community or private service?
Community
Private
Other (please specify)
13.
Has the cost of childcare stopped at least one parent in your household from returning to work? This includes single parent households
Yes
No
14.
Have you or your partner had to take extended leave from your work to cover childcare needs within the home?
Yes
No
15.
Are you worried that you or your partner may have to stop working in the future due to childcare costs?
Yes
No
16.
Is there are lack of childcare services in your area?
Yes
No
17.
Do you feel the current cost of living crisis makes it harder for you to cover childcare fees?
Yes
No
18.
Anything else you would like to tell us about your experience of the childcare system?
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