CareforKids.com.au Annual Child Care Survey How does the Australian Child Care System measure up? The CareforKids.com.au® Annual Child Care & Workforce Participation Survey examining the health of Australia's child care system is held in the first quarter of every year. The survey encourages parents to provide insight into their specific child care arrangements and have their say about our child care system and whether it is working for them. The 2008 survey was completed by 1506 parents with pre-school age children, 75 per cent of whom currently have their children in some form of child care, 25 per cent are currently looking. Click here to view results for 2008- 2007 - 2006 Below are last year's questions please review and let us know if you have any questions you think should be included in this year's survey by replying CareforKids.com.au Child Care Survey 2008 - Questions Please answer the following if your children are in child care at some point during a normal week… How many days a week are your children in child care? Please indicate what types of child care you currently use? How long did it take for you to find suitable child care? Were you able to get the type of child care service you wanted? yes no other How would you describe your experience in finding suitable child care? Do you think that there is enough supporting information available to educate parents on the types of child care available to them? What is your daily child care cost per child? What is your total weekly child care cost? Are you eligible to claim Child Care Benefit? yes no don't know Do you claim Child Care Tax Rebate? If yes to either of above, does the CCB/Tax Rebate make a significant impact to your child care costs? Do you think parents should be eligible to claim Child Care Benefit/Tax Rebate for registered nannies and au pairs? Do you believe all child care should be tax deductible? Why do you send your children to child care? [those who answer for work reasons - lead to next Q - others skip to Q19] Is being back at work financially viable in terms of income vs. child care and related costs? yes no don't know What were your main motivations to return to work? financial necessity independence career progression pressure from employers boredom Other What was the hardest thing about returning to work? "mother guilt" finding child care organizing time and daily logistics financial viability (is it worth it?/tax etc) other Did you return to work Earlier than originally planned As originally planned/agreed with employer Later than originally planned other Would you return (or have returned earlier) if child care was more affordable or available? Yes (affordable) Yes (available) Yes (both) no other Did your employer provide help in the child care search process or any other child care support? Yes No If yes, in what way: financial help information child care search flexible hours other (please state) What do you think about the new Federal Government's proposed child care policies? What would you say is a fair period of "paid-maternity leave"? Would an increase the Child Care Tax Rebate from 30 per cent to 50 per cent make a significant difference to the cost of child care for you? How do you think the Federal Government could best help the child care situation? Do you think 260 more child care centres are enough? Should the government subsidise all child care to help women return to the workforce?

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