From the 1,146 people surveyed, of those using childcare, 60 per cent described their childcare as excellent, 35 per cent said it was good and five per cent said it was average. None of the respondents judged their childcare to be poor.
The survey was conducted by Bounty – the parenting club – on behalf of the Pre-School Learning Alliance.
Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Alliance, said, ‘At a time when the sector is being criticised by the childcare minister for "breeding a generation of unruly toddlers", it’s good to learn that parents have strongly rejected her perception of childcare in England.’
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