More than half of unemployed parents would look for work in order to take advantage of the 30 free hours of childcare, according to Department for Education research.
According to a survey of 851 parents by Ipsos Mori, of those not in work (35 per cent), 60 per cent said they would ‘likely’ or ‘definitely’ seek work to become eligible for the extended entitlement.
Of the parents currently using the 15 hours (65 per cent), 80 per cent said they would take up the extra offer.
The aim of the DfE survey, which took place between March and April 2016, was to understand parents’ views and demand for the extended entitlement. All parents who took part either had a three- or four-year-old or would do so come September.
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