Survey for parents and carers
Breakfast and after-school club
Helps you decide what breakfast and after-school childcare to offer, at what times and cost, and how well the clubs and handovers work now. Best run in spring. About 4 minutes to complete.
What respondents read first
This survey helps the school plan its breakfast club and after-school club. We want to hear from every family, whether you use the clubs or not. If your child does not go to a club, you can skip the questions about what the clubs are like. It takes about 4 minutes. It is anonymous: the school cannot see who answered, and results are only shown for groups of 5 or more. If you write something that makes us worried about a child's safety, the school's safeguarding lead will see that comment so they can help.
How anonymity works in this survey
- The school cannot see who answered. Nothing is reported until 10 people have answered.
- A group, such as one role or one year group, is shown only when 5 or more people in it have answered. Smaller groups are hidden.
- An answer chosen by fewer than 5 people is hidden, along with enough others that it cannot be worked out by subtraction.
- Written comments appear only once 10 people have answered.
The questions
Numbered in the order respondents see them.
Respondents choose
Which school clubs does your child use at the moment?
- Breakfast club
- After-school club
- Both
- Neither
This places each answer in a group for the report. It is the only question about the person answering.
Times, places and cost9
- Question 1.
The school's before and after-school childcare meets our family's needs.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 2.
If the clubs suited your family, how many days a week would your child use breakfast or after-school club?
Choose one
- None
- 1 day
- 2 or 3 days
- 4 or 5 days
- Not sure
- Question 3.
Which times would your family need childcare from the school? Choose all that apply.
Choose any that apply
- From 7:30am or earlier
- From 8am
- Until about 4:30pm
- Until about 5:30pm
- Until 6pm or later
- In the school holidays
- We do not need childcare from the school
- Question 4.
The club opening times fit our family's working day.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 5.
We can get a club place on the days we need one.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 6.
The cost of the club is affordable for our family.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 7.
The club is good value for money.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 8.
The school tells families about help with club costs, for example Tax-Free Childcare.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 16.
What one change would make the school's breakfast or after-school club work better for your family?
Write your own answer
What the clubs are like4
- Question 9.
My child enjoys going to the club.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 10.
My child gets a healthy breakfast or snack at the club.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 11.
There are interesting things for my child to do at the club.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 12.
My child is well looked after at the club.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
Handover to and from class3
- Question 13.
Important information is passed on when my child goes from breakfast club to class.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 14.
Important information is passed on when my child goes from class to after-school club.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 15.
At pick-up, club staff tell me about anything important that happened.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
Free to run. The full report is £149.
Running it is free and gives you the headline result, with strengths and priorities. The full report adds every chart, comments grouped into themes and briefing slides.
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