ceeda news

Low income families pay more towards childcare costs

28 Nov 2011

A new report by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) estimates that in four years time low-income families can expect to pay almost 62 per cent more for childcare, around £600 per year, than they did in 2006 as a result of cut backs in financial support for... Read More

Ceeda Parent Survey Shows Flexibility is Key to Success

17 Oct 2011

High occupancy rates and outstanding levels of customer satisfaction are the rewards for offering greater flexibility, as found by Going Places Day Nursery in Plymouth. Established in 1997 the nursery has adopted a flexible approach to parent bookings whi... Read More

Get Children's Feedback!!

17 Oct 2011

Use our free, professionally designed children's survey to get feedback on your breakfast, after-school and holiday childcare!

The ceeda parent survey shows families travel an average distance of 1.60 miles to their day nursery. The shortest trip recorded by the survey was 0.01 miles and the longest was 36.60 miles. Almost one in two families surveyed travel a mile or less to the... Read More

Childcare Sufficiency in Redcar and Cleveland

08 Feb 2011

The results of the 2011 Childcare Sufficiency Assessment in Redcar and Cleveland are now available. Click here to find out more.

Ceeda Wins Childcare Sufficiency Assessment Contracts

25 Mar 2010

Over the next twelve months Local Authorities across England will be assessing how well local childcare provision meets market demand by producing Childcare Sufficiency Assessments. Ceeda has been commissioned to conduct assessments for Darlington Borough... Read More

Ceeda parent survey instrumental in achieving outstanding grades

22 Sep 2009

Learning Together Day Nursery in Darlington, County Durham are delighted to achieve outstanding grades for 'self evaluation' and 'partnership with parents' as a result of the ceeda parent survey.

Free tips and advice on marketing your setting

26 Aug 2009

What swings parent’s choices when picking a day nursery? Ceeda has recently released a free bulletin drawing together insights from marketing practitioners and research conducted with parents to give tips and practical advice on marketing your nursery. Fr... Read More

Parents give high praise for childcare provision

25 Aug 2009

So often we hear about the quality of care from the perspective of professional inspectors; a new initiative from ceeda is raising the profile of parents’ views on childcare quality and helping childcare settings to undertake effective and inclusive consu... Read More

New Parent Survey Launched Following Successful Trials

13 Aug 2009

Childcare providers across the UK can now benefit from a new parent survey service thanks to the success of a pilot project.