Information Development Questionnaire

We would like to take this opportunity to ask you for your opinion on our service and the information we provide to you.

We continually assess the service and want to make sure that the information we provide meets your needs as a parent. This month we are asking black and minority ethnic parents and carers to share their views with us.

Your responses will be confidential and anonymous.

Your opinion is valuable to us to help shape the future of our service.

Please complete the quesionnaire below and then click on the submit button to send us your completed form.

1. What is your postcode? *

2. How would you describe your ethnic origin? *

3. Please tell us what your first language is. *

3a. I can read English *

3b. I can speak English *

4. Please tell us how many children you have living with you in each age group?

Age 0-2

Age 3-4

Age 5-11

Age 12-16

Age 17-19

5. Do any of your children have a disability or special educational needs *

5a. If you answered yes to question 5 please explain what needs your child has.

6. What type of childcare do you use? (Please indicate any that you use)

Pre-School Nursery

After School Club

Holiday Play Care Scheme

Childminder

Family or Friends

Not Sure

6a. What type of childcare would you be interested in using? (Please indicate all that you are interested in)

Pre-School Nursery

After School Club

Holiday Play Care Scheme

Childminder

Family or Friends

Not Sure

7. What do you need/want the childcare for?

Childcare while I work

Childcare while I look for work

Childcare while I study and do training

So I get time for shopping, household duties or leisure activities

So I can have a break

Because I have other caring reponsibilities

To give my child the opportunity to socialise with other children

To help my child's development and learning

8. Have you previously heard of Sheffield Information Link or Children's Information Service as we used to be called? *

9. Have you seen or had a copy of any of the following Sheffield Information Link Leaflets?

SIL Core Service Leaflet

SIL Library Leaflet

Children's Rights Leaflet

SIL Recruitment/Options for Training Leaflet

Childcare Providers Factsheet

SIGN Leaflets or Factsheets

10. How would you prefer to access our information?

Written in English

Written in my own language

In person by an English speaking member of staff

In person by someone who speaks my language

Online information (website/internet)

In some other way

Please state how?

11. Did you know that SIL provides a service to help people who don't have English as their first language? *

If No would you use this service from now on if it had your language?

12. Where would you want to find our information?

Children's Centre

GP Surgery

Supermarket

Other Childcare Provider

At School

Online on a website

Other

If other please state where?