Recording Childcare for the Spring Census

In the Spring Census, your school is required to provide information on the number and type of childcare places your school provides. You must input this information into your site, even if you don't offer this type of childcare, or any childcare. 

There are four types of childcare that you have to provide information on:

  • B - Before school
  • A - After school
  • H - Holiday provision
  • U - Nursery for ages 0-4 (for more than 9 hours/day, not a provision that is only available during school hours or where children can only attend for a morning or afternoon session).

Go to School > School Details. For each type of childcare, you will need to add the type to the Child Care Places section by clicking +Add.

Screenshot_2023-01-12_at_14.43.55.png

 

Select the childcare type.

Screenshot_2023-01-12_at_14.46.39.png

 

We don't provide this type of childcare

If you do not offer this type of childcare, set the Childcare signposting and Childcare for other schools fields to No, leaving the others blank. 

Screenshot_2023-01-12_at_14.47.40.png

 

We do provide this type of childcare

If you do offer this type of childcare, add the details specific to your school's situation.

Please note that this information will flag an error if you add it:

  • Closing Time for Before School Childcare - The closing time is not needed as the school day will start whenever the club is set to end.
  • Opening Time for After School Childcare - The opening time is not needed as the school day will end whenever the club is set to start.
  • Weeks Open for either Before or After School Childcare - This is because the clubs will run during the school term so it will match the number of weeks that the school is open for.

childcare_example.png

 

My school offers childcare for under 5s, and it is for more than 9 hours

If your school offers childcare for under 5s, and it is for more than 9 hours, add Under five childcare to reflect the start and end times.

under_five_offered.png

 

My school offers childcare for under 5s, but it is for less than 9 hours

If your school offers childcare for under 5s but it is less than 9 hours, you do not need to report this.

Set your Under five childcare as in the screenshot below.

under_five_not_offered.png

Was this article helpful?
2 out of 2 found this helpful
I'm still stuck!

Comments

0 comments

Article is closed for comments.