Recording Childcare
School performance tables include information on what childcare primary and secondary schools offer – from nurseries to after school and holiday provision. Schools provide information on the provision of – or signposting to – for each of the 4 types of childcare as a part of the census submission.
Note - Even if you do not provide or signpost any particular type of childcare, you will still need to enter each type and record a ‘No’ for on-site and a ‘No’ for signposting.
On entering each of the types, you will be prompted for the following information:
On Site
- Yes if childcare is being provided on school premises
- No if childcare is not being provided on school premises
Signposted
- Yes, formal arrangements including transport - if your school has formal arrangements with another provider that provides childcare for your pupils, including transport to their site
- Yes, list of providers that pick up from school - select this option if a list of local providers that will pick up pupils from the school to help parents is provided.
- No
- Not Known
Opening Time (not applicable to after school care).
- Enter the time that the service becomes available
Closing Time (not applicable to before school care)
- Enter the time that the service is closed
Number of Childcare Places
- Enter the maximum number of childcare places that the service can provide
Provider - Select the description which most accurately describes the provider of the service
- School
- School in partnership
- Other (non-school) provider
Other Schools – is the service made available to children from other schools?
- Yes or No
Weeks Open (applicable to holiday and under-fives childcare only)
- Enter the number of weeks for which childcare is provided
Notes
- Not required for census