Research and analysis

Childcare affordability pilot schemes: funding '100% costs'

Reports looking at whether providing all childcare costs acts as an incentive for parents to move into work.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 28 April 2011
• Last updated: 15 September 2016 — See all updates

Documents

Childcare affordability 100% costs pilot: qualitative research into families’ experiences and behaviours

Ref: ISBN 978-1-84775-890-3, DFE-RR101

PDF, 479 KB, 118 pages

Childcare affordability pilots 100% costs pilot: data analysis report on the importance of cost as a driver of family decisions about work and childcare

Ref: DFE-RR100

PDF, 153 KB, 25 pages

Childcare affordability 100% costs pilot: appendix

PDF, 374 KB, 65 pages

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Details

The ‘100% costs pilot’ was one of the childcare affordability pilots. It offered to pay families 100% of eligible childcare support, instead of 80% under the tax credits system.

The qualitative research assesses the reasons why families decide whether to move into work and childcare and looks at those decision-making processes.

The data analysis report outlines the raw data of what families did over the pilot period.

The appendix contains the discussion guide used by researchers to understand the reasons for customers choosing not to – or not being able to – take part in the pilot programme.

Published 28 April 2011
Last updated 15 September 2016 + show all updates

1. 15 September 2016

   Moved the qualitative research from 'Qualitative research into families' experiences and behaviours in the childcare affordability pilots 2009'.

2. 28 April 2011

   First published.