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A research report and data tables summarising mixed methodology research into the impact of Tax-Free Childcare on parental labour market participation.
The impact of Tax-Free Childcare on the labour market participation of…
Research to explore whether perceptions of Tax-Free Childcare, including the name itself, are a barrier to take-up, and whether alternative names might improve take-up.
Research to explore the barriers to take-up of Tax-Free Childcare, understand the extent to which these barriers are interrelated and identify any changes since the initial wave.
HMRC carried out 2 surveys in June and July 2021 to understand how COVID-19 had impacted Tax-Free Childcare customers use of formal childcare and whether it would continue to do so.
HMRC carried out 2 surveys to learn how COVID-19 affected demand for Tax-Free Childcare in late 2020 and in 2021.
Research to track the experiences of parents and childcare providers throughout the early stages of the national rollout of the Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare schemes.
This research explored any barriers or issues preventing childcare providers’ signing-up to Tax-Free Childcare.
Research exploring which families are likely to benefit from the scheme.
This research examined responses to correspondence sent to parents and childcare providers as part of the scheme.
A report outlining key findings from the first 4 waves of the HMRC Customer Experience Survey on Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare.
Research investigating how parents make decisions about childcare and the impact on uptake of government childcare offers.
This research explored parents’ experiences of using the childcare service during the trial to help identify and learn about areas that could be improved.
This report explored whether it would be possible to conduct research with childcare providers to collect historical childcare market information.
These statistics provide information about families using Tax-Free Childcare.
Early years provision for children under 5 years in the local authority maintained, private, voluntary and independent sectors in England.
Research into provider engagement with the 30 hours free childcare offer based on data from 2018.
An evaluation of 8 trials of the free early education entitlement and the early innovators programme.
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