Current Childcare Requirements


This year 95% of our audiences told us that they required childcare for at least one child, compared to 81% in 2011 and 71% on 2010.


46% 38% 40% 40% 37%


2015 2011 2010


24% 19% 8% 4% 4% One child Two children Provision of childcare


Once again, we asked audiences to consider whether childcare should be an MOD or Local Authority responsibility, particularly given the Armed Forces Covenant and the government drive to encourage local communities to recognise and support military families living in their areas.


Do you think the provision of appropriate childcare is fundamentally an MOD or Local Authority Responsibility?


34% 17% 10% 1% MOD Local Authority


Shared equally between the two


Don’t know


The Childcare Act 2006 requires local authorities in England and Wales to make sure – as far as is practicable – that there is sufficient childcare for working parents. The Family and Childcare Trust survey reported that despite this duty, this year just 43% of councils in England had enough childcare for them, compared with 54% last year.


www.raf-ff.org.uk 5 55% 48%


2015 2011


19% 16%


Three children


5% 1% 1% 3% Four children 0% 1% 0% Five children


Does not apply


29% I/We currently require childcare for:


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