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Evaluation of the Consultation with Parents and Carers

Foxhill March 2007

Executive Summary

All respondents have indicated that it is important to have access to Children’s Centre services in Foxhill itself, with 88% of these indicating that it is very important. This demonstrates a clear need for service provision on this estate.

There is a preference for play activities that promote play between parent, carer and child, as opposed to activities for children only. There is also a clear need

for an enclosed outdoor play area – all respondents replied that this was important or very important to them.  Replies regarding the current provision of flexible childcare in the area illustrate that there are perceived gaps in provision for both the under 2s and the 2- 4s, with at least 90% of respondents stating this.  Over 40% of parents and carers would prefer pre-school care for both age groups to address the gap that is currently perceived. Although the new development does not provide space for full-time day care, there is potential for use as a preschool in the future.

There was a demand for health information about healthy eating and baby massage. It must be noted, however, that when this question was asked, healthy eating was given as an example of the type of healthcare advice that could be offered. It is necessary to consider whether or not the replies have come up had we not listed these examples. However, healthy eating information has come up as an area of need in consultations of a similar nature in other areas so this would suggest that healthy eating is an area of interest.

A similar situation has arisen from the question regarding additional types of information. Advice on benefits and training/employment were all popular preferences, but again, these were all given as examples within the question.

However, the numbers involved, especially regarding ‘Benefits Advice’ suggest that these are areas of information that parents and carers are particularly keen to have access to.

Finally, this situation arises for the question about family support. The most popular choices (parenting courses, counselling, and practical help with parenting) were all examples given in the question. However, despite this, half of all respondents felt they would like access to parenting courses, a proportion that suggests a major need.