32% 30%


If we had the choice and could afford it, our preference for childcare would be…


28% 22% 18% 15% 14% 11% 8% 6%6% 4% 4% 3% 1%


Parent at home


Other family member e.g. grandparent


Nanny


Au pair Childminder Before/after school club


Part-time nursery


Full time nursery


Does not apply


3% 3% 6% 4% 6% 9%9% 7% 13% 15% 11%12%


2015 2011 2010


Our current arrangement is part time pre-school using the free 15 hours per week for a 3 year old. Since moving here I’ve been unemployed and my preference would be to work 3 full days a week which would still be to require full time nursery but for those days from at least 8am until 6pm. This isn’t available on the married patch we’re living on. At a previous posting I couldn’t send my son to the MOD nursery, Brize Norton, because they shut at 1715, husband would not have been able to guarantee pick up and with the commute from the job I accepted neither could I.


We have no family nearby to assist with care and husband’s commitments as a reservist have to come second to those of my regular service.


We would love the option of family caring, however distance is an issue. I enjoy being at home with my daughter and of course there are many positives, however money can be a struggle, and it is a huge lifestyle change since we moved house 7 months ago from me working and daughter in nursery 3 full days. Our income has dropped considerably, my daughters social interaction has dropped dramatically and my career prospects are slipping.


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